Washington, Oct. 14, (dpa/GNA) – US authorities on Sunday said that an armed man was stopped at a police checkpoint near a campaign rally of Republican presidential…
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Second round of polio vaccinations to begin in Gaza
Geneva, Oct. 14, (dpa/GNA) – The second round of polio vaccinations is set to commence on Monday in the Gaza Strip, targeting approximately 590,000 children under the…
EU’s Borrell voices frustration over bloc’s Middle East discordance
Luxembourg, Oct. 14, (dpa/GNA) – European Union top diplomat Josep Borrell has voiced frustration over opposing positions of the bloc’s member countries on an increasingly tense Middle…
EU sets stricter air pollution limits from 2030
Brussels, Oct. 14, (dpa/GNA) – European Union ministers on Monday gave their official backing to stricter air pollution targets from 2030, in a bid to better protect…
World’s 26 poorest nations in worst debt since 2006, World Bank says
Washington, Oct. 14, (dpa/GNA) – The 26 poorest countries worldwide “are deeper in dept than at any other time since 2006,” while being increasingly vulnerable to natural…
Tanzania hosts first Global Land Rover Festival with over 1,000 entries
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Oct. 13 (Xinhua/GNA) — The city of Arusha in northern Tanzania, hosted the first-ever Global Land Rover Festival, that attracted more than…
Iran DenialIranian FM rejects allegations of supplying missiles to Russia
TEHRAN, Oct. 13, (Xinhua/GNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, on Sunday denied allegations that his country has supplied ballistic missiles to Russia, emphasizing…
Terrorist leader killed in Mali, says army
BAMAKO, Oct. 13, (Xinhua/GNA) — Al-Iza Ould Yahia, a notorious terrorist leader, was killed along with several of his associates by the Malian Armed…
Initial results show Social Democrats ahead in Lithuanian election
Riga, Oct 13, (dpa/GNA) – Lithuania’s Social Democrats are ahead, after the first round of voting, with almost 70% of the constituencies counted in…
Ukrainian paratroopers say Russian attack with 30 vehicles repelled
Kiev, Oct 14, (dpa/GNA) – Ukrainian paratroopers said they repelled a major attack by Russian forces near Kurakhove, one of the major centres of…
Guterres says attacks on UN peacekeepers could be war crime
New York, Oct 13, (dpa/GNA) – UN peacekeepers will remain in southern Lebanon, and attacks on them is a violation of international law, that…
Israel forcibly enters UN peacekeeping base
Lebanon, Oct 13, (dpa/GNA) – Despite mounting pressure from Israeli allies to stop firing on UN peacekeeping troops, Israeli tanks forcibly entered a United…
Hezbollah drone attack injures dozens in Israeli town
Tel Aviv/Beirut, Oct 13, (dpa/GNA) – At least 67 people were injured on Sunday in a drone attack on the Israeli town of Binyamina,…
Israeli strikes killed 51 in Lebanon, Health Ministry says
Beirut, Oct 1, (dpa/GNA) – The Lebanese Health Ministry says 51 people were killed and 174 people injured, in Israeli attacks in Lebanon on…
Man arrested near Trump rally had two guns and fake passports
Oct 14 (BBC/GNA) – A man in illegal possession of a shotgun and a loaded handgun was arrested at an intersection near Donald Trump’s…
US Vice President Harris in ‘excellent health,’ medical report states
Washington, Oct 12, (dpa/GNA) – Democratic US presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, is in “excellent health,” according to her doctor. The Office of the Vice…
Unknown gunfire wounds fifth peacekeeper in Lebanon
Unknown gunfire wounds fifth peacekeeper in Lebanon Lebanon, Oct 12, (dpa/GNA )-Another UN peacekeeper was injured by gunfire at the force’s headquarters in southern…
SpaceX catches giant Starship booster in fifth flight test
Oct 13 (Reuters/GNA) – SpaceX in its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday returned the rocket’s towering first stage booster back to its Texas…
UK “appalled” by Israel’s attack on UN troops in Lebanon: spokesperson
LONDON, Oct. 12, (Xinhua/GNA) — A Downing Street spokesperson said on Friday, that the British government is “appalled” by reports of Israel, firing at…
U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran over missile attack against Israel
U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran over missile attack against Israel WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, (Xinhua/GNA) — The United States announced Friday, sanctions targeting Iran’s energy…