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Armenia recognises a Palestinian state

Yerevan: Armenia’s foreign ministry said Friday that the former Soviet republic would recognize a Palestinian state, prompting Israel to summon its ambassador for a “severe reprimand.” A short statement from Israel’s Foreign

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Gaza hospital chief says hundreds of children are suffering from malnutrition

Deir Al-Balah: The head of one of the largest hospitals in north Gaza says his staff has recently registered some 250 children suffering from malnutrition and the numbers are raising daily due

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EU envoys agree on more Russia sanctions. LNG imports are among the targets

Brussels: European Union ambassadors have reached agreement on a “powerful and substantial” new series of sanctions that are part of its ongoing response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the bloc’s Belgian presidency

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Russia hammers Ukraine’s power grid again and Kyiv’s drones target more enemy oil depots

Kyiv: Russia resumed its aerial pounding of Ukraine’s power grid and Kyiv’s forces again targeted Russian oil facilities with cross-border drone strikes, seeking to curb each other’s ability to fight in a

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Muslim pilgrims wrap up Hajj with final symbolic stoning of the devil and circling of Kaaba

Mina: Muslim pilgrims wrapped up the Hajj in the deadly summer heat on Tuesday with the third day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, and the last circumambulation around the Kaaba,

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Hundreds died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say

Mecca: Hundreds of people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said on Wednesday

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Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in fatal assault sinks in Red Sea in their second sinking

Dubai: A bulk carrier sank days after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels believed to have killed one mariner on board, authorities said early Wednesday, the second ship sunk in the rebels’

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Putin says Russia and North Korea have vowed to aid each other if attacked

Seoul: Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a new partnership deal that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country is attacked, as both face

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Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Azha

Mina (Saudi Arabia): Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia under the soaring summer heat. The ritual marks the final days of the

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80 countries at Swiss conference agree territorial integrity of Ukraine must be basis of any peace

Obburgen (Switzerland): Eighty countries jointly called Sunday for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war, though some key developing nations at

Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help ramp up aid

Jerusalem: Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting throughout daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries destined for desperate

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Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca September 23, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

Muslim pilgrims converge at Mount Arafat for daylong worship as Hajj reaches its peak

Mount Arafat (Saudi Arabia): Following the footsteps of prophets beneath a burning sun, Muslims from around the world congregated Saturday at a sacred hill in Saudi Arabia for intense, daylong worship and

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US military targets Houthi radar sites in Yemen after a merchant sailor goes missing

Dubai: The United States military unleashed a wave of attacks targeting radar sites operated by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over their assaults on shipping in the crucial Red Sea corridor, authorities said Saturday,

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Zelenskyy eyes ‘history being made’ at Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace conference

Obburgen (Switzerland): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday predicted “history being made” at the Swiss-hosted conference which aims to plot out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine even though experts and

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Iran swaps EU diplomat, another man for Sweden freeing Iranian convicted over ’88 mass executions

Dubai: Iran and Sweden carried out a prisoner swap on Saturday that saw Tehran release a European Union diplomat and another man for an Iranian convicted in Stockholm of committing war crimes

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Hajj 2024 opens officially as pilgrims congregate at Mina

Mina (Saudi Arabia): In sweltering temperatures, Muslim pilgrims in Mecca converged on a vast tent camp in the desert on Friday, officially opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Ahead of their trip, they

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A peace summit for Ukraine opens in Switzerland, but Russia won’t be taking part

Geneva: Switzerland will host scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out first steps toward peace in Ukraine even though Russia, which launched the ongoing war, won’t take part.

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Putin pledges truce if Ukraine exits occupied areas and drops NATO bid

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and

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A missile strike from Yemen”s Houthi rebels sets a cargo ship on fire in Gulf of Aden

Dubai: Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched two anti-ship cruise missiles and struck a commercial ship Thursday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen, setting it on fire and severely wounding one civilian mariner,

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G7 leaders tackle the issue of migration on the second day of their summit in Italy

Bari (Italy): Leaders of the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations are turning their attention to migration on the second day of their summit Friday, seeking ways to combat trafficking and increase

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