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GENEVA : The United Nations said Tuesday it had distributed food parcels to one million people in Gaza since the ceasefire, but warned it was still in a race to save lives. The UN's World Food Programme stressed all crossing...

SEOUL : North Korea has sent about 5,000 construction troops to Russia since September to help with "infrastructure reconstruction", a South Korean lawmaker said Tuesday after a briefing by Seoul's spy agency. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been...

KABUL : The United Nations suspended operations at a key border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran on Tuesday, a UN official told AFP, citing new Taliban government restrictions on Afghan women workers. "The UN and humanitarian partners have today suspended...

Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom will once again host the Global Atomic Quiz to mark World Science Day,  a press release said. This year’s quiz promises to be even more inclusive and accessible to participants worldwide. The event will...

ISTANBUL : An inflatable boat carrying migrants capsized in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish resort of Bodrum killing seven people, Turkish media reported Friday, reports BSS. Two people survived, according to the DHA news agency, which said one of...

BANGKOK : More than 1,000 people, mostly Chinese, have fled from Myanmar into Thailand this week, Thai authorities said on Friday, after the Myanmar military raided one of the country’s largest scam centres, reports UNB. Sprawling cyberscam hubs, where fraudsters...

KYIV : A Russian overnight barrage on Ukraine killed six people in and around the capital Kyiv and triggered power cuts across the country, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday. The attack comes a day after efforts to settle the nearly four-year...

Rosatom’s Mechanical Engineering Division has received approval to supply equipment nuclear islands of Units 5 and 6 of the Paks II Nuclear Power Plant, currently under construction in Hungary. The authorization follows a comprehensive inspection by the Paks II...

Emirates is redefining inclusive air travel with a suite of new products, services, and digital innovations unveiled at the 7th AccessAbilities Expo in Dubai.  The initiatives are designed to empower customers with disabilities to fly with confidence, a press...

SAN FRANCISCO : A US judge on Friday granted an injunction barring Israeli spyware maker NSO Group from targeting WhatsApp users but slashed a $168 million damages award at trial to just $4 million. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton ruled that...