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Forcing people from their land completely unacceptable: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Forcing people from their land completely unacceptable: UN...

Geneva [Switzerland], February 25: Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the international system was going through...

Austria strengthens commitment to IAEA in tackling nuclear security challenges

Austria strengthens commitment to IAEA in tackling nuclear...

Vienna [Austria], February 25: Austrian Chancellor and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg met with Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International...

UAE, Italy sign three investment memoranda to facilitate cooperation in pharmaceuticals, minerals, data centres, AI

UAE, Italy sign three investment memoranda to facilitate...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 25: The Ministry of Investment has signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Republic of...

Israel to maintain "indefinite" presence in Syria's Mount Hermon, buffer zone: Netanyahu

Israel to maintain "indefinite" presence in Syria's Mount...

Jerusalem [Israel], February 24: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will maintain an indefinite military presence...

Iraq conveys messages to Syria over security threats

Iraq conveys messages to Syria over security threats

Baghdad [Iraq], February 24: Head of Iraq's National Intelligence Service Hamid al-Shatri said on Sunday that Baghdad has sent messages...

Qatar's PM meets Syrian FM on cooperation, developments in Syria

Qatar's PM meets Syrian FM on cooperation, developments...

Doha [Qatar], February 24: Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met here on...

Conservative CDU/CSU wins German federal election -- preliminary results

Conservative CDU/CSU wins German federal election -- preliminary...

Berlin [Germany], February 24: Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken...

American Airlines flight diverted to Rome after bomb threat

American Airlines flight diverted to Rome after bomb...

Rome [Italy], February 24: An American Airlines flight en route from New York to Delhi was diverted to Rome following...

Congolese President Tshisekedi rules out dialogue with M23 rebels

Congolese President Tshisekedi rules out dialogue with M23...

Kinshasa [DR Congo], February 24: Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has ruled out dialogue with the rebel militia...

Meloni warns against Western split at US conservative conference

Meloni warns against Western split at US conservative...

Washington [US], February 24: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday called for Western unity, a strong US-European partnership, and...

Zelensky ready to resign in exchange for NATO admission

Zelensky ready to resign in exchange for NATO...

Kyiv [Ukraine], February 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is willing to resign in exchange for NATO admission for...

UN chief calls for peace in Ukraine

UN chief calls for peace in Ukraine

New York [USA], February 24: A day before the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, UN Secretary General Antonio...

Thousands attend funeral for slain Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

Thousands attend funeral for slain Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

Beirut [Lebanon], February 24: Tens of thousands of people in Lebanon paid their last respects to Hezbollah's late leader Hassan...

Hamas slams Israel as release of over 600 Palestinians delayed

Hamas slams Israel as release of over 600...

Gaza [Palestine], February 24: Hamas has condemned Israel's decision to postpone the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, saying...

Israel deploys tanks in Jenin

Israel deploys tanks in Jenin

Jerusalem [Israel], February 24: Israel is deploying tanks in the occupied West Bank, the military said on Sunday, in what...

Russia and US plan another meeting this week

Russia and US plan another meeting this week

Moscow [Russia], February 24: Russian and U.S. teams plan to meet this week to discuss improving relations after the war...

German election victor Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom

German election victor Merz plans pivot from US...

Berlin [Germany], February 24: Friedrich Merz, set to become Germany's next chancellor after his opposition conservatives won the national election,...

Moldova urges clergy to "tell the truth" about Ukraine war

Moldova urges clergy to "tell the truth" about...

Chisinau [Moldova], February 24: Moldova's government, a fierce critic of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, appealed to the country's clergy to...

Pope Francis remains critical and has 'slight' kidney issue

Pope Francis remains critical and has 'slight' kidney...

Rome [Italy], February 24: Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in a critical condition for a second day running and...

UAE President exchanges medals, gifts with Italian President during dinner banquet hosted in his honour

UAE President exchanges medals, gifts with Italian President...

Rome [Italy], February 24: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today attended a dinner banquet hosted by...

Sultan bin Ahmed crowns Sharjah Ruler's Show Jumping Cup winners

Sultan bin Ahmed crowns Sharjah Ruler's Show Jumping...

Sharjah [UAE], February 23: On Sunday evening, H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah,...

Dubai to host 'PropTech Connect 2026'

Dubai to host 'PropTech Connect 2026'

Dubai [UAE], February 23: In line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President,...

Real Madrid secure victory over Girona in La Liga

Real Madrid secure victory over Girona in La...

Madrid [Spain], February 23: Real Madrid claimed a 2-0 victory over Girona today at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Round 25...

Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder, faces up to 32 years in prison

Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder,...

New York [US], February 23: A jury in western New York convicted Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old from New Jersey, of...

Trump tells Putin, Zelenskyy to 'get together' to end war

Trump tells Putin, Zelenskyy to 'get together' to...

Washington DC [US], February 23: US President Donald Trump called Friday for his Ukrainian and Russian counterparts Volodymyr Zelenskyy and...

France: Knife attack leaves 1 dead, several wounded

France: Knife attack leaves 1 dead, several wounded

Paris [France], February 23: A knife attack in in the eastern city of Mulhouse, France left one passerby dead and...

Germany preps for elections as right-wing party gains momentum

Germany preps for elections as right-wing party gains...

Berlin [Germany], February 23: Germany is preparing for high-stakes elections, amid fears that far-right sentiment rising while migration policies sit...