International

June 18, 2024 8:39 AM June 18, 2024 8:39 AM

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EU Environment Ministers Approve Nature Restoration Law to Rehabilitate Ecosystems

European Union Environment Ministers have approved a much-fought-over conservation law intended to restore habitats to their natural condition, in a vote that was live-streamed publicly.     The purpose of the Nature Restoration Law is to regrow forests, re-wet moors and return rivers to their natur...

June 17, 2024 9:36 PM June 17, 2024 9:36 PM

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Israeli PM Netanyahu dissolves 6-member war cabinet amid Gaza conflict

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved his six-member war cabinet, less than a week after centrist opposition leader Benny Gantz and his ally Gadi Eisenkot resigned.   The sensitive issues about the war with Hamas in Gaza will now be discussed in a smaller forum, media reports sai...

June 17, 2024 10:22 AM June 17, 2024 10:22 AM

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Bangladesh: Eid-ul-Adha celebrated with religious fervour & solemnity

The festival of Eid-ul-Adha is being celebrated in Bangladesh with religious fervour and solemnity. People started gathering in the mosques early in the morning to celebrate the festival of sacrifice and sharing.   The Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan, Dha...

June 17, 2024 8:40 AM June 17, 2024 8:40 AM

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Russian Forces Freed 2 Prison Guards, Kill 6 ISIS-Linked Inmates

Russian special forces freed two prison guards and shot dead six inmates linked to the Islamic State militant group who had taken them hostage at a detention centre in the southern city of Rostov yesterday. Russian state media reported that some of the men had been convicted of terrorism offences an...

June 17, 2024 8:10 AM June 17, 2024 8:10 AM

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Saudi Arabia: Heatwave Claims Lives of 14 Jordanian Pilgrims During Hajj

At least 14 Jordanian citizens have died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia due to intense heat. Jordan's foreign ministry said 14 of its nationals had died after suffering sunstroke due to the extreme heat wave and a further 17 had been reported missing. The Iranian Red Crescent confirmed t...

June 16, 2024 8:25 PM June 16, 2024 8:25 PM

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Torrential rains prompt evacuations in east China’s Fujian

Torrential rains have forced the evacuation of 36,000 people in the eastern province of Fujian, China. The provincial flood control office said that days of heavy rains have wreaked havoc in many parts of Fujian, which has declared an emergency response to rainstorms. Heavy rainfall has caused flood...