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Türkiye inaugurates new high-speed train line

Türkiye inaugurates new high-speed train line

Istanbul [Turkey], May 5: Türkiye celebrated the inauguration of a new high-speed train line on Saturday, linking Istanbul to the...

Iranian, Egyptian FMs discuss boosting ties, regional developments

Iranian, Egyptian FMs discuss boosting ties, regional developments

Tehran [Iran], May 5: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry on Saturday exchanged views on...

Over 1,000 road accidents reported in Maldives in 1st 4 months of 2024

Over 1,000 road accidents reported in Maldives in...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5: Over 1,000 road accidents have happened in the Maldives in the first four months of...

Sri Lanka expects to conclude debt restructuring in time for IMF package third tranche

Sri Lanka expects to conclude debt restructuring in...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5: Sri Lanka's Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry told journalists in Colombo on Saturday that the...

2 killed, 15 injured in heavy weapon attack in western Myanmar

2 killed, 15 injured in heavy weapon attack...

Yangon [Myanmar], May 5: Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a heavy weapons attack in western Myanmar's...

Western Australia police shot dead 16-year-old boy after one man stabbed

Western Australia police shot dead 16-year-old boy after...

Sydney [Australia], May 5: Western Australian (WA) Police Force announced on Sunday that a 16-year-old boy who stabbed another man...

Labour adds to Tory misery with mayoral wins

Labour adds to Tory misery with mayoral wins

Washington [US], May 5: Sir Keir Starmer has added to Tory election misery with a string of Labour victories in...

German Chancellor Scholz condemns attack on Matthias Ecke

German Chancellor Scholz condemns attack on Matthias Ecke

Berlin [Germany], May 5: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has condemned an attack on a European Parliament member from his party,...

Ceasefire talks intensify in Cairo

Ceasefire talks intensify in Cairo

Cairo [Egypt], May 5: Efforts have intensified to secure a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of...

'Student arrests will be my final college memory'

'Student arrests will be my final college memory'

Texas [US], May 5: In January 2020, they were seniors in high school. Graduation was just around the corner. But...

Russia hits Ukraine regions, Zelenskiy says Su-25 bomber downed

Russia hits Ukraine regions, Zelenskiy says Su-25 bomber...

Moscow [Russia], May 5: Russian attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv and Dnipro regions and the Black Sea port city of Odesa...

North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger

North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications...

Seoul [South Korea], May 5: On 2 January, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Krystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking...

Russia issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian President Zelensky

Russia issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian President Zelensky

Moscow [Russia], May 5: Russian news agencies reported on Saturday that Moscow has issued an alert for Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Tanzania on alert as Cyclone Hidaya approaches

Tanzania on alert as Cyclone Hidaya approaches

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], May 5: Tanzania was on high alert on Saturday as Cyclone Hidaya moved closer to...

New Zealand, Germany agree to Antarctica cooperation

New Zealand, Germany agree to Antarctica cooperation

Auckland [New Zealand], May 5: New Zealand signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute on Saturday to...

Canadian authorities arrest suspects after Sikh murder

Canadian authorities arrest suspects after Sikh murder

Ottawa [Canada], May 5: Following the sensational murder of a Canadian Sikh leader, Canadian police have detained members of a...

Landslides and massive flooding kill 60 in Brazil

Landslides and massive flooding kill 60 in Brazil

Brasilia [Brazil], May 5: Massive flooding and landslides triggered by days of heavy rain in Brazil's southernmost state have killed...

'Progress' in Gaza truce talks but Israel still insists on Rafah ground attack

'Progress' in Gaza truce talks but Israel still...

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 5: A delegation from the Palestinian group Hamas is in the Egyptian capital for truce and...

Saudi Royal Court announces death of Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Saudi Royal Court announces death of Prince Badr...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 5: The Saudi Royal Court today announced that Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud...

Algeria requests UN Security Council meeting on mass graves in Gaza

Algeria requests UN Security Council meeting on mass...

Algiers [Algeria], May 5: Algeria has called for a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council next Tuesday to discuss...

Egypt enters season of wheat harvest

Egypt enters season of wheat harvest

Cairo [Egypt], May 4: Farmers work at a field in Monufia Province, Egypt, on May 3, 2024. Egypt has entered...

Tunisia calls for more investments in economic zones

Tunisia calls for more investments in economic zones

Tunisia [Tunis], May 4: Tunisian Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani urged Tunisian and foreign economic operators to invest in economic zones...

Ukraine's economic growth to slow to 3 pct in 2024: forecast

Ukraine's economic growth to slow to 3 pct...

Kyiv [Ukraine], May 4: Ukraine's economic growth is projected to slow down to 3 percent this year from 5.3 percent...

Euro falls to historic low against Albanian lek

Euro falls to historic low against Albanian lek

The euro's value against the lek fell to 100.31 on the local currency exchange market on Thursday, the lowest value...

UK's ruling Conservative Party suffers heavy losses in local elections

UK's ruling Conservative Party suffers heavy losses in...

London [UK], May 4: Britain's ruling Conservative Party has suffered one of its worst ever election days as massive numbers...

Belgrade-Novi Sad railway brings convenience to commuters in Serbia

Belgrade-Novi Sad railway brings convenience to commuters in...

Belgrade [Serbia], May 4: Aleksandra Radovanovic walks to the Novi Sad railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, April 29, 2024.

Uzbek president outlines priorities for attracting foreign investment

Uzbek president outlines priorities for attracting foreign investment

Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 4: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Friday outlined the country's priorities for attracting foreign investment, according to...