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Israeli army calls up tens of thousands of reservists to expand Gaza offensive
Jerusalem: Israel's military has begun issuing "tens of thousands" of call-up orders for reservists to intensify its offensive in the Gaza Strip, a senior defence official said on Sunday,...
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Iran revises port blast death toll to 57, arrests two over safety failures
Tehran: Iran on Sunday revised the death toll from a major explosion at its main commercial port late...
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UN Secy General to present reform proposals to member states soon – Spokesman
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will present proposals for the organization's reform to member states within a...
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US, Japan to start talks on settlement of trade disputes – Treasury Department
Washington: Washington and Tokyo have agreed to begin consultations on the settlement of trade disputes against the backdrop...
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Trump administration plans military parade on June 14
New York: The Trump administration will hold a military parade on June 14, said White House spokesperson Anna...
UN education fund receives $42 mn from donors
United Nations: Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, has received 42 million US dollars in...
Italy opens polls for snap parliamentary elections
Rome: Italy opened polling stations for snap parliamentary elections at 07:00 a.m. local time (05:00 GMT) on Sunday.The citizens are electing 400 members of...
Canada to send military aid to storm-hit eastern region
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his government would deploy armed forces to assist in the recovery of the storm-hit eastern region.After...
Beijing: US sending ‘dangerous signals’ on Taiwan
New York: China has accused the US of sending “very wrong, dangerous signals” on Taiwan after the US secretary of state told his Chinese...
Pakistan asks for urgent global aid to cope with flood
United Nations: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for international support to deal with the consequences of an apocalyptic flooding crisis in his...
North’s nuke test likely during Harris’ Japan-SKorea visit: US official
Washington: North Korea may well conduct a nuclear test during US Vice President Kamala Harris' upcoming trip to Japan and South Korea as Pyongyang...