Islamabad, July 8, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistan’s military said on Wednesday that dozens of people had been killed, in multiple clashes with militants in the…
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Germany’s Merz urges deal with Iran after Trump questions ceasefire
Ankara, July 8 (dpa/GNA) – German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has called for an agreement with Tehran to end the fighting in the Middle East,…
Zelensky promised €140bn military aid, missile licence at NATO summit
Ankara, July 8 (dpa/GNA) – Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, is leaving the NATO summit in Ankara with promises for military aid worth €140 billion…
Trump says ceasefire with Iran is ‘over’ in fiery NATO summit remarks
Ankara, July 8, (dpa/GNA) – US President Donald Trump, said he considers a ceasefire with Iran “over” and threatened to reimpose a naval blockade…
Damascus explosions during Macron visit leave at least 18 injured
Damascus, July7, (dpa/GNA) – A visit by French President, Emmanuel Macron to Syria, the first by a European head of state since the end…
China sentences official to death for taking $325m in bribes
July 7 (BBC/GNA) – A court in eastern China has sentenced a former city official to death for taking more than 2.2bn yuan ($325m;…
At least 25 killed in clashes inside high-security jail in Sri Lanka
Colombo, July 6 (dpa/GNA) – At least 25 prisoners and guards have been killed, and more than 75 injured inside a high-security jail near…
NATO boss stresses importance of press freedom ahead of Ankara summit
Ankara, July 6, (dpa/GNA) – NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, on Monday sidestepped questions about a crackdown on opposition politicians, journalists and government critics…
Afghan police seize 60 kg illicit drugs, arrest 2 smugglers
KABUL, July 5 (Xinhua/GNA) – Afghan police have confiscated 60 kg of illicit drugs, and arrested two suspected drug smugglers in a targeted operation…
2 dead, 4 injured in truck explosion in China’s Inner Mongolia
HOHHOT, July 5 (Xinhua/GNA)- Two people were killed and four others injured, when a truck exploded following a collision in north China’s Inner Mongolia…
Death toll from Houthi attack on Yemeni government forces in Hodeidah rises to 14
ADEN, Yemen, July 5 (Xinhua/GNA) — The death toll from a Houthi attack on Yemeni government forces in the Red Sea province of Hodeidah…
S. Philippines armed group leader killed by soldiers, police
MANILA, July 5 (Xinhua/GNA) – A leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in southern Philippines’ Mindanao Island, was killed in a joint…
Christian pastor freed in China after Trump intercedes
Beijing, July 5, (dpa/GNA) – Underground Christian pastor, Jin Mingri, has been released from prison in China and flown to the United States, US-based…
At least nine killed in Damascus cafe bombing
Damascus, July 2, (dpa/GNA) – An improvised explosive device (IED), detonated inside a cafe in central Damascus on Thursday, killing at least nine people…
5.5-magnitude quake hits Tonga Islands — GFZ
BEIJING, July 2, (Xinhua/GNA) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Tonga Islands at 2113 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research…
7 killed, 1 missing after tourist boat capsizes in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, July 2 (Xinhua/GNA) — Seven people were killed, one person went missing, after a tourist boat capsized on Saifullah Lake in Pakistan’s northwest…
Syria reports Israeli attacks on south of country
Damascus, June 30 (dpa/GNA) – The Israeli military has attacked targets in the southern Syrian province of Daraa, the SANA state news agency reported…
UN says 28 civilians killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan
Islamabad, June 30 (dpa/GNA) – At least 28 civilians, including women and children, were killed, and 49 others were injured in Pakistani airstrikes in…
6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan’s Iwate Prefecture
TOKYO, June 28 (Xinhua/GNA) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1, struck off Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan on early Sunday, the…
Long prison sentences in Hamburg family poisoning trial in Istanbul
Istanbul, June 28, (dpa/GNA) – In the trial following the death of a family of four from the northern German city of Hamburg, who…