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Aug 06, 2025
Cairo [Egypt], August 6: Mohammed Ahmed Al Yammahi, President of the Arab Parliament, commended the UAE for its pioneering humanitarian role in supporting the Palestinian people and alleviating their suffering amid the dire humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
IOM saddened by loss of dozens of lives in migrant boat tragedy off Yemen
Netanyahu meets security officials as Israel considers full Gaza takeover
Pakistan police arrest 240 protesters demanding ex-PM Khan's release
China reports 7,000 cases of chikungunya virus
Netherlands to buy US arms for Ukraine under new NATO scheme
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Denmark zoo asks people to donate pets to feed predators
Aalborg [Denmark], August 6: A zoo in the northern Danish city of Aalborg is accepting donations in the form of pets to feed its predators.
Bangladesh begins celebrations of uprising anniversary amid high security
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 6: Thousands of people on Tuesday started to gather at Manik Mia Avenue, a major street in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, that forms...
Ferry runs aground in Greece, passengers evacuated safely
Athens [Greece], August 6: A ferry with 105 passengers and nine crew members ran aground near an islet in the Euboean Gulf on Tuesday evening,...
NASA plans to build nuclear reactor on Moon
Washington DC [US], August 6: NASA head Sean Duffy on Tuesday confirmed reports of plans to build a nuclear reactor on the surface of the...
Remote-controlled Russian drone attack kills two in Zaporizhzhya
Kiev [Ukraine], August 6: Two men were killed by a remote-controlled Russian drone in the south-eastern region of Zaporizhzhya, the region's Governor Ivan Federov wrote...
Icelandic volcano eruption ends
Copenhagen [Denmark], August 6: Iceland's weather service said a spectacular volcanic eruption in the country's south-west has come to an end after almost three weeks.
Iran names top adviser Larijani as new Security Council head
Tehran [Iran], August 6: Ali Larijani, the conservative adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been appointed secretary general of the country's powerful...
30,000 deserters rejoin Ukrainian military under amnesty law
Kiev [Ukraine], August 6: Some 29,000 deserters have rejoined Ukraine's armed forces, thanks to a new law that guarantees them amnesty when returning voluntarily, authorities...
Bill and Hillary Clinton subpoenaed in Epstein investigation
Washington DC [US], August 6: A US congressional committee has issued subpoenas to a series of high-ranking former officials, including former president Bill Clinton and...
Israeli army chief presents Netanyahu options for next steps in Gaza
Gaza [Gaza City], August 6: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held talks with army chief Eyal Zamir about the next steps in the Gaza war amid reports that the government is set to order the full occupation of the coastal territory.
Scandinavian NATO members to provide $500 mn for Ukraine
UN warns besieged Sudan city facing famine as supplies cut off by war
Australia pledges more Gaza aid after 90,000-strong Sydney march
Aug 05, 2025
Lebanon's president calls for justice five years after Beirut port blast
South Korea begins removing loudspeakers along border with North
Syria's Kurdish-led SDF, govt forces clash in Aleppo province
SpaceX launches 28 new Starlink satellites
More than 2,000 homes still lack power as Storm Floris hits Ireland
Spain records heat-related death as temperatures soar to 42oC
Russia opens trial over deadly terrorist attack on concert hall
