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Death toll in Israel strikes on Gaza has risen to 29. The casualties include six children and two senior commanders of the Islamic Jihad militant group, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.Israeli aircraft struck in Gaza…

Syria’s internal commerce ministry has announced a petrol price hike of around 130 percent in the war-torn country facing fuel shortages and extended power cuts.The cost of a liter of subsidized fuel will rise to 2,500 Syrian…

The White House Friday called for calm as violence between Gaza and Israel spirals out of control after a senior militant was killed during Israeli air strikes.“We’re actively engaged with Israelis and Palestinians and…

Russian forces have launched an assault Saturday on two key cities in the eastern Donetsk region and kept up rocket and shelling attacks on other Ukrainian cities, including one close to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant,…

China has announced unspecified sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her visit earlier this week to Taiwan. A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said Friday that Pelosi had disregarded China’s concerns and resolute…

A senior commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad has died in an Israeli air strike on Gaza Friday, the Palestinian militant group said.“The Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine and its military wing the al-Quds Brigade mourn the…

Nancy Pelosi departed Taiwan on Wednesday after meeting President Tsai Ing-wen.“Our delegation had the distinct privilege of meeting with the President of Taiwan @Iingwen today,” Pelosi said in a Twitter post a few minutes…

Ukraine has accused Germany and other EU nations of blocking funds the bloc previously approved for Kyiv as it faces a financial crisis caused by Russia’s invasion.“We are expecting eight billion euros (8.2 billion dollars), but…

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed by a US airstrike in Afghanistan, according to US media reports.US president Joe Biden is set to deliver an address to the nation at 7:30pm in Washington D.C.(12.30am UK time).A…

China has reinstated commitment to restructure the $6 billion it is owed by Zambia.The restructuring raises hope for emerging market debts and a good sign for Sri Lanka and others that have borrowed heavily from Beijing.According to…

Saudi Arabia, Australia, Jordan, and Uzbekistan have submitted Expressions of Interest to host the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Monday.If selected, Saudi Arabia, whose women’s football…

Saudi Arabia’s year-on-year economic growth hit nearly 12 percent for the second quarter, led by a surging oil sector, the government’s statistics agency said Sunday.The Middle East’s largest economy has benefited from a spike…

Saudi Arabia and France have agreed to boost cooperation on renewable energy including solar, wind and clean hydrogen following the guidelines of the Paris Climate Accords, the Saudi Press agency reported, citing a joint statement…

The Philippines has detected its first case of monkeypox in a person with a history of overseas travel, officials said Friday.The announcement comes within a week of the World Health Organization declaring the monkeypox…

New studies have revealed that the Coronavirus actually emerged from the market, and not lab as previously speculated.This was stated in two studies published on Tuesday in the journal Science. Both papers sought to find the…

A tourist from the United Kingdom has reportedly died in Athens, Greece after posing for a selfie too close to a helicopter blade, reports confirmed on Tuesday.Two ground engineers and the aircraft’s pilot, who had been…

Sri Lanka's ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's visa has been extended in Singapore. Rajapaksa fled his country on July 13, after his official residence was stormed by thousands of protesters who had demonstrated for months against…

Alphabet's Google has been fined 2 billion rubles ($34.2 million) on Tuesday by a Russian watchdog for abusing its dominant position in the video hosting market, the regulator said in a statement.The decision is the latest…

India's new President Droupadi Murmu has received congratulatory message from Saudi's leaders.Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wished success, progress and prosperity in their cable…

Nigerian Athlete Tobi Amusan has won Nigeria’s first ever World Championship gold, setting the World Record twice in a row.Earlier on Sunday, Amusan broke the world record in the semi-final at Hayward Field, clocking 12.12…

A weather emergency was declared in Karachi Monday as heavier-than-usual monsoon rains continue to lash Pakistan’s biggest city, flooding homes and making streets impassable.The monsoon, which usually lasts from June to…

United Arab Emirates' doctors have hailed the European Commission’s approval of a vaccine to combat monkeypox as cases of the potentially fatal disease continue to rise globally.The EU on Monday approved Danish biotech company…

The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has called for the arrest of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in the South Asian Nation’s decades-long civil war.The group said Rajapaksa committed grave…

The World Health Organization on Saturday has declared a global health emergency over the uncontrolled spread of monkeypox worldwide.There have now been more than 16,000 reported cases of the disease in 75 countries, and five deaths…

The United States energy advisor tasked with Lebanon-Israel maritime talks is expected in Beirut later this month.Amos Hochstein, the US senior advisor for Energy Security, met with Israeli officials earlier this month when he…

Grain exports are set to be restarted in Ukraine despite the Russian missile strike.Russian missiles hit the southern port of Odesa, the Ukrainian military said, threatening a landmark deal signed just the day before to…

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing against a hotel in the center of Jowhar city near the presidential palace of Hirshabelle State in the Federal Republic of…

Economy has slowed down on a global scale due to the recent fall in oil price.“Things are still negative on the economic front, but we are still in a structural shortfall for prompt oil and that means physical buyers will be…

Kemi Badenoch has been knocked out of Tory leadership race.The politician with Nigerian ancestry failed to advance to the next voting stage after MPs held the fourth ballot to decide the next Tory Leader on Tuesday.Three…

A woman from India’s tribal minority, Droupadi Murmu, has been elected as the country’s president.This was announced on Thursday July 21, 2022.Murmu, who enjoyed the backing of the ruling party, has emerged the first…