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Sep 17, 2024
Geneva [Switzerland], September 17: Human rights are increasingly being disregarded in Russia, according to a UN report published on Monday.
Sweden to lead NATO presence in Finland
Russia evacuates villages in Kursk
Starmer seeks immigration lessons from Italy's far-right
UN Senior Coordinator commends UAE's recent medical evacuation of 252 patients, family members from Gaza
UAE banking sector's liquid assets rise to AED800 billion by end of Q2-24
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Biden and Trump talk on the phone after assassination attempt
Washington [US], September 17: US President Joe Biden had a phone call with Donald Trump on September 16 following an assassination plot against the Republican...
Israel adds new target to Gaza war
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 17: On September 17, Israel added a new objective to its military campaign in the Gaza Strip: to return people displaced...
Ex-BBC presenter avoids jail over indecent child images
London [UK], September 17: Former British TV news presenter Huw Edwards has been given a suspended sentence after admitting to making indecent images of children.
Meta bans RT and other Russian state media networks
Sydney [Australia], September 17: Facebook owner Meta is banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had...
PM defends economic handling from business critique
Sydney [Australia], September 17: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pointed to Labor's strong record in job creation while defending his government's economic record, following criticism...
Musk's post on X about Biden, Harris being investigated
Washington [US], September 17: The US Secret Service says it is aware of a post by billionaire Elon Musk's on the X social media platform...
Ryan Routh charged with gun crimes in Trump assassination attempt
Washington [US], September 17: A man suspected of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump was charged with two gun-related crimes in federal court.
Portugal asks Europe for help as wildfires rage
Lisbon [Portugal], September 17: Portugal asked the EU to send it more fire-fighting planes as at least 15 blazes raged in central and northern regions,...
Germany brings back border checks to curb migration
Berlin [Germany], September 17: Germany reintroduced temporary border checks including at its frontiers with France and the Netherlands as part of efforts to combat irregular...
Central Europe braces for further flooding 'apocalypse'
Warsaw [Poland], September 17: Residents of several areas of Poland and the Czech Republic rushed to evacuate as others in central Europe began cleaning up.
A firefighter dies as torrential rain lashes Austria
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8 rescued from fishing boat capsizing off S. Korea's western coast
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Yellow-eyed penguin wins New Zealand's Bird of the Year
Eight migrants die trying to reach Britain by boat
Russian airstrike injures more than 30 people in Ukraine's Kharkiv
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Astronauts on Polaris Dawn mission return to Earth
Hezbollah fires dozens of missiles at Israel
British royals wish Harry a happy 40th birthday