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Man arrested in major update after British woman found dead in suitcase

Man arrested in major update after British woman found dead in suitcase ## British National Found Deceased in Athens; Investigation Underway **Athens, Greece** – Authorities in Athens have launched a comprehensive investigation following the discovery of a British national, identified as... read more »

The Board of Peace is a failed body and ...

The Board of Peace is a failed body and should be abandoned

The Board of Peace is a failed body and should be abandoned **Re-anchoring the Palestinian Question: A Call for a Renewed UN Framework** A growing consensus among international observers and policy analysts suggests that the current mechanisms tasked with addressing the Palestinian issue have... read more »

Spanish princess accused of corruption, summoned to testify in court
Spanish Ceuta witnesses a deadly game fo...

Spanish Ceuta witnesses a deadly game for Moroccan migrants

Spanish Ceuta witnesses a deadly game for Moroccan migrants ## Border Surge: Thousands Undertake Perilous Journey to Spanish Enclave **Ceuta, Spain –** The Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta experienced a significant surge in migration this past weekend, as thousands of individuals, primarily... read more »

Why has the EU called an emergency meeti...

Why has the EU called an emergency meeting on Spain migrant surge?

Why has the EU called an emergency meeting on Spain migrant surge? ## European Union Convenes Urgent Session Amidst Unprecedented Migratory Influx into Spanish Enclave **Brussels, Belgium** – The European Union is convening an emergency meeting to address a significant surge in irregular... read more »

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4 schoolchildren killed in China knife attack

BEIJING: Four primary schoolchildren were killed in a knife attack by a man in south China’s Guangxi autonomous region, the latest such incident in the country in recent years. The four... read more »

The number of victims of terrorist attacks Sunday ...

Chinese authorities announced that as a result of the terrorist attacks in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region on Sunday, September 21 killed 50... read more »

13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish teens

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli... read more »

Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life... read more »

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Syrian chemical weapons disposal plan to be released next week: UN

Syrian chemical weapons removal programme on track: official

United Nations – The head of the joint United Nation! s and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons team charged with eliminating chemical weapons in Syria said Wednesday that... read more »

Arafat’s widow challenges French scientists’ over 'natural death' conclusion

Arafat’s widow challenges French scientists’ over ...

Washington – Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s widow has challenged the findings of French scientists that the reason of her... read more »

Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has finalized a deal under which it will pump oil to Turkey. “The formalities were recently completed…... read more »

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched uraniu...

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic Republic... read more »

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'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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Turtle rescued from rubble a month after Venezuela earthquake ## Remarkable Survival: Reptile Emerges Unscathed After Month Beneath Debris **[City, Venezuela] –** In a testament to... read more »

Gemini Robotics 2 Brings Google's AI Into the Physical World

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Spains Ceuta declares emergency over surge in migrant arrivals ### Ceuta Grapples with Unprecedented Influx of Migrants, Declares State of Emergency **Ceuta, Spain –** The Spanish autonomous city... read more »