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May 13, 2024
Ottawa [Canada], may 13: The season's first major wildfires have spread to roughly 8,000 hectares across Western Canada as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of poor air quality across provinces.
UAE President receives condolences from King of Jordan by phone over passing of Hazza bin Sultan bin Zayed
Putin replaces Russian defence, security chiefs
Mr. Trump denied rumors of choosing Ms. Nikki Haley as his deputy
May 12, 2024
Unique 'Australian Flavor' in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City
UN agency says 150,000 have fled Rafah after Israeli warning
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US government says Israel may have violated international law in Gaza
Washington [USA], May 12: The US government considers it possible that Israel may have used weapons provided by Washington to violate international humanitarian law in...
UAE lashes out at Netanyahu over joining post-war Gaza administration
Cairo [Egypt] May 12: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) lashed out on Saturday at a suggestion from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to join a...
Hundreds flee Kharkiv area after Russian attack
Kyiv [Russia], May 12: Russian attacks in north-east Ukraine have prompted the evacuation of almost 1,800 people from the Kharkiv area, the regional governor has...
UN general assembly calls on Security Council to admit Palestine as member
New York [USA], May 12: The UN General Assembly has enhanced Palestine's rights within the organisation and urged it be accepted as a member following...
Israeli govt accuses South Africa of acting 'as legal arm of Hamas
Jerusalem [Israel], May 12: The Israeli government has called on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to reject an urgent request submitted...
Israeli forces shot at fuel truck, denied help to dying Palestinian
Gaza [Palestine], May 12: A new UN report has outlined how Israeli forces are hindering humanitarian operations inside Gaza - and even a life-saving rescue...
Auroras dazzle in Latin America as solar storm causes rare displays
Washington [USA], May 12: The biggest geomagnetic storm in two decades, sparked by solar flares, caused dazzling lights displays in parts of Latin America overnight,...
Wildfire evacuation notice issued for major Canada oil town
Ottawa [Canada], May 12: An evacuation alert has been issued for Fort McMurray, Alberta, as an out-of-control fire rages southwest of the major Canadian...
Canadian police arrest fourth man for murder of Sikh leader Nijjar
Ottawa [Canada], May 12: A fourth person has been arrested and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year, Canadian...
US 'alarmed,' 50,000 protest Georgia's foreign agent bill
Tbilisi [Georgia], May 12: About 50,000 opponents of a "foreign agents" bill marched peacefully in heavy rain through the Georgian capital.
Afghanistan floods kill at least 153
World Bank provides US$125 million in emergency support to flood-hit Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Teleworking in Japan shrinks after COVID, hybrid working on rise: Government survey
Solar storm puts on brilliant light show across the globe, no serious problems reported
Pogačar prevails in Perugia time trial at Giro D'Italia
Paris Summit aims to secure commitments toward $4 billion needed to close clean cooking funding gap for Africa
J20 convenes global judicial leaders to deliberate on climate change, its legal implications
Several students kidnapped as gunmen attack university in central Nigeria
May 11, 2024
WHO warns of food-borne diseases in Kenya amid flood crisis
German electrical industry records sharpest order slump in 4 yrs