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Photos: Dubai reels from flood chaos as record rains lash…

Posted by April 17, 2024

A torrential downpour has left Dubai’s highways clogged by floodwaters and passengers were urged to stay away from the airport as the glitzy financial centre

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Dubai submerged in floods as UAE gets over a year’s…

Posted by April 17, 2024

By the end of Tuesday, more than 142mm (5.59 inches) of rain had soaked Dubai over 24 hours.Heavy thunderstorms have lashed the United Arab Emirates (UAE), dump

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Will Modi win 400 seats in India’s election? The south…

Posted by April 17, 2024

New Delhi, India – In the early part of his campaign for India’s upcoming 2024 election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a target for his ruling Bhar

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UN’s Libya envoy resigns citing no hope for political progress

Posted by April 16, 2024

Abdoulaye Bathily says ‘lack of political will and good faith’ on the part of Libyan leaders are making UN governance efforts in Libya futile.The UN’s spe

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Russia’s Putin urges restraint in call with Iran’s Raisi

Posted by April 16, 2024

Russian president makes comments as Israel weighs its response to Iranian missile and drone attack.Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for restraint as

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Israel artist says Venice Biennale pavilion won’t open until Gaza…

Posted by April 16, 2024

An artist representing Israel at the international art fair calls for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.The artist representing Israel at the Ven

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It is time for a democratic world order

Posted by April 16, 2024

There has been much discussion about South Africa’s landmark case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, accusing it of committing the crime of

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Is Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at risk of an ‘accident’?

Posted by April 16, 2024

EXPLAINERGlobal powers raise alarm after latest drone attack on Russian-held nuclear facility hits reactor confinement structure.Ukraine’s Russian-held Zapori

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Israeli ‘diplomatic offensive’ urges sanctions against Iran

Posted by April 16, 2024

Push on partners to sanction Tehran comes as Israel mulls military retaliation for Iran’s weekend attack.Israel has launched a “diplomatic offensive” agai

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‘This fire will burn in their house’: Ukraine’s anger grows…

Posted by April 16, 2024

Athens, Greece – Frustration with the United States for holding back critical financial and military aid from Ukraine spilled into the open at the Delphi Econ

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International support for Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi

Posted by April 16, 2024

Newly formed International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi says the Ennahdha party leader is ‘oldest prisoner of conscience in the Arab world

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Solomon Islands prepares for ‘most important election since independence’

Posted by April 16, 2024

The people of the Solomon Islands are set to vote for their next government on April 17, in an election that could have repercussions for the rest of the Asia P

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