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Slovak PM Fico no longer in critical condition after being shot five times

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition has stabilised and he is no longer in "life-threatening condition" after surviving an assassination attempt on Wednesday, said the country's Deputy PM and Environment Minister Tomas Taraba.

May 16, 2024
Published in International News

Xi, Putin hail ties as ‘stabilising’ force in chaotic world

Leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin framed their nations’ ties as a stabilising force in a chaotic world as they met Thursday in Beijing, where the Russian president is seeking greater Chinese support for his…

May 16, 2024
Published in International News

Biden, Trump agree to first presidential debate next month

Incumbent President Joe Biden and Donald Trump agreed on Wednesday to hold the first presidential debate in June. The Democrat president challenged his rival to “make my day” and the scandal-plagued Republican promptly responded that…

May 16, 2024
Published in International News

Four killed in New Caledonia riots; France declares state of emergency

France declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Wednesday after three young indigenous Kanak and a police official were killed in riots over electoral reform.

May 16, 2024
Published in International News

In talks with Dar, China vows to ‘upgrade’ CPEC

China is ready to work with Pakistan to develop an “upgraded version” of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Pakistani counterpart on Wednesday.

May 16, 2024
Published in International News

Top UN court opens hearings into Israel's Rafah invasion

The United Nations’ top court has opened two days of hearings into a request from South Africa to halt Israel's military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

May 16, 2024
Published in International News

US military says it has completed a Gaza Strip aid to flow soon

US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow

The US military finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip on Thursday, with officials poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged over seven months of intense fighting in…

May 16, 2024
Published in International News

Putin arrives in China to deepen strategic partnership with Xi

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China for a two-day state visit as the two countries look to further deepen a relationship that has grown closer since Moscow invaded Ukraine more than two years…

May 16, 2024
Published in International News

UAE introduces 10-Year Blue Residency Visa

In a groundbreaking move towards environmental conservation, the UAE has introduced the 'Blue Residency' program, offering a decade-long visa to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to protecting our planet.

May 16, 2024
Published in International News

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico shot and injured

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting after a government meeting, news agency TASR reported on Wednesday.

May 15, 2024
Published in International News

Summer 2023 was hottest in 2,000 years, study says

Last year’s northern hemisphere summer was the hottest in 2,000 years, according to a new study published on Tuesday.

May 15, 2024
Published in International News

Qatar sees Israel’s Rafah attack as setback for talks

Israel’s military operation in Rafah has set truce negotiations with Hamas “backward”, mediator Qatar said on Tuesday, adding that talks have reached “almost a stalemate”.

May 15, 2024
Published in International News

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

Putin backs China's Ukraine peace plan, says Beijing understands the conflict

President Vladimir Putin has signalled approval of China’s plan as a “genuine desire” to end the war in Ukraine as he travels to Beijing to shore up support from his vital international partner.

May 15, 2024
Published in International News

Israeli tanks push into Rafah, as battles rage in north

Israeli tanks pushed deeper into Rafah on Tuesday, reaching some residential areas of the southern Gazan border city where more than a million people had sought shelter, and its forces pounded the enclave’s north in…