Riyadh hosts Arab, EU diplomats for talks
AFP : Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe arrived in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria, as world powers push for...
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5 Bangladeshi officials withdrawn from foreign missions
NN Online: Five Bangladeshi officials stationed in missions in Pakistan, Malaysia, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Japan have been withdrawn and instructed to return home....
Restaurant fire claims 6 lives in Czech Republic
NN Online: A devastating fire at a restaurant in northern Czech Republic claimed six lives and left six others seriously injured, authorities confirmed on Sunday....
Why wildfires are becoming faster-more furious
BBC : It was terrible timing. In the late morning of Tuesday 6 January, a “life-threatening and destructive” windstorm was heading for the northern suburbs...
Will Iran build nuclear bomb while Trump in power ?
Al Jazeera : Donald Trump’s second term as president of the United States promises Iran a rocky road that could lead to different outcomes when...
Surreal finish to Trump’s historic criminal trial
AFP : It was, by many measures, a trial like New York had definitely seen before — a panel of citizen jurors finding a real...
Free-meal programme to combat stunting
AFP : Indonesia launched an ambitious $4.3 billion free-meal programme on Monday to combat stunted growth due to malnutrition, a key election promise of President...
Gaza death toll 40pc higher than recorded
AFP : Research published in The Lancet medical journal on Friday estimates that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the...
Los Angeles fire claims 10 lives
AFP : Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, authorities said, as California’s National...
South Korea’s presidential security chief resigns
Al Jazeera : The head of South Korea’s presidential security service has resigned after warning authorities to avoid “bloodshed” in any attempt to arrest impeached...
Pope calls situation in Gaza ‘shameful’
Reuters : Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave...
KSA prepares for another Hajj menaced by extreme heat
AFP : The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed by extreme...