Istanbul, July 12, (dpa/GNA) – The popular Turkish rock musician, Haluk Levent, has been detained amid a probe into his aid organization Ahbap, state…
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Blaze in Chinese shoe factory leaves at least 28 dead
Beijing, July 9 (dpa/GNA) – At least 28 people have died in a fire at a shoe factory in China. State news agency Xinhua…
Trump signals end to Syria terror label, opening door to investment
Ankara, July9, (dpa/GNA) – President Donald Trump says, he is prepared to remove Syria from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, a…
Nearly 100 dead in south-western Pakistan violence
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…
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…