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Oct 10, 2024
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], October 10: Saudi Arabia narrowly failed on Wednesday to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, a blow to Riyadh's efforts to boost the country's rights reputation abroad and four years after it was rejected in a 2020 bid to join the 47-member body.
Hezbollah, Israeli troops clash at border
16 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza hospital, 4 shot in Nablus
Mongolia's foreign trade turnover increases by 13 pct in first 3 quarters
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Brunei to hold Islamic calligraphy festival
Saudi crown prince reassures public about king's health
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France issues an entry ban against Osama bin Laden's son
Paris [France], October 9: France has imposed an entry ban on Omar bin Laden, son of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, citing national...
Five Russian climbers found dead in Nepal's Himalayas
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 9: Nepali officials said on Tuesday that five Russian climbers have been found dead on the 8,167-metre Mount Dhaulagiri I in the...
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as grisly anniversary passes
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 9: Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on northern and central Gaza as the besieged territory marks the...
Ukraine accuses Russia of attacking grain ships in the Black Sea
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 9: Ukrainian officials say a Russian missile hit a Palau-flagged grain ship in the southern Ukrainian port of Odessa on Oct. 7,...
Artificial Intelligence 'sublimates' at the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
Washington [US], October 9: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to an American-Canadian duo for their achievements in machine learning, key to the...
Ms. Harris gives CBS interview, Mr. Trump refuses
Washington [US], October 9: Yesterday (Vietnam time), ahead of the US presidential election, CBS News broadcast the program "60 Minutes" interviewing US Vice President Kamala...
Fluctuating with world gold prices
Washington [US], October 9: Gold prices continue to fluctuate at high levels while the long-term trend seems to be still increasing, while also posing many...
Hurricane Milton reaches peak strength, President Biden says evacuation is a matter of survival
Florida [US], October 9: Hurricane Milton has strengthened into a Category 5 storm (the highest level on the hurricane scale) and is expected to make...
North Korea reappoints defense minister amid warming ties with US-South Korea
Seoul [South Korea], October 9: The National Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has passed many important issues and appointed new positions in...
Biden cancels major trip to deal with super storm of the century
Washington [US], October 9: The situation with Hurricane Milton about to hit the US could affect plans to hold an important meeting of Ukraine's allies in Germany.
Hurricane Milton threatens Florida as Category 5 storm, thousands flee
UK seeks to move migrants held on secretive island
Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon up to 2,119 fatalities,10,019 wounds since onset of aggressions
Over 6% of Gazans killed or injured in one year: WHO
New law blocking UNRWA 'would be a catastrophe', Guterres warns
Kazakhstan's historic referendum sees strong support for nuclear power plant construction
Oct 08, 2024
Iran dismisses rumours of the death of top IRGC general
Calls for ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon as world marks October 7 anniversary
At least 10 emergency workers killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon
The Middle East 'oil pan' continues to boil