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Rafah, Palestinian Territories: As garbage piles up and the heat rises in war-torn Gaza, flies and mosquitoes proliferate in crowded Rafah city and...

Dhaka: A Bangladeshi court ordered a nationwide shutdown of schools on Monday due to an ongoing heatwave, the day after the government sent...

Mbandaka, DR Congo: The fearsome slender-snouted crocodile can make torch lights explode just with its eyes -- so the legend goes in the...

Washington, USA: The White House insisted Sunday that pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked US universities in recent weeks must remain peaceful, after police...

Beijing, China: Tesla received a key security clearance from China during Elon Musk's whistlestop visit to the world's biggest electric car market, which...

Bangkok: Between crumbling concrete blocks and sweeping tarmac highways, slivers of verdant "pocket parks" are sprouting in Thailand's capital Bangkok. Residents of the...

Abu Dhabi: Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji, jailed 20 years ago in Israel, won a prestigious prize for Arabic fiction on Sunday for his...

Dublin: Ireland's prime minister Simon Harris warned on Sunday that Dublin would take action to stem an influx of asylum seekers from Northern...

Berlin: Stronger European cooperation on defence would act as "a second life insurance policy" alongside the NATO alliance, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne...

Mamoudzou: Mayotte, a French island in the Indian Ocean, said Sunday it had identified a total of 26 cases of cholera, stretching its...

Dublin: Ireland is looking to amend the law to allow the return of asylum seekers to the United Kingdom, broadcaster RTE said Sunday...

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday she would stand in upcoming European Parliament elections, a move apparently calculated to boost...

Dubai: Dubaiannounced on Sunday that work had begun on a new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, which the Gulf emirate's ruler said...

Tokyo: Beijing has lodged a protest with Tokyo after a group of Japanese lawmakers visited a disputed island chain, with the Chinese embassy...

Beijing: Tech billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk met in Beijing on Sunday with China's number two official, Premier Li Qiang, who promised...

Moscow: Russia's defence ministry on Sunday claimed its forces had taken control of another village in eastern Ukraine, as Moscow's troops press their...

Manila: South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities across the region issued health warnings and residents fled...

Riyadh: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday said the United States is the only country capable of stopping an Israeli invasion of Rafah,...