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UN adopts resolution to correct world map representation

Sep 05, 2026

New York [US], September 5: The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a new resolution calling for more accurate and balanced representation of the relative sizes of continents on world maps, particularly Africa, in a move aimed at addressing historical distortions in cartographic representation.

Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve safeguards biodiversity, natural heritage: Report

Sep 05, 2026

Dubai [UAE], September 5: The Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR) is an...

Nepal floods death toll reaches 1,287 as losses hit $2.56 bn

Sep 05, 2026

Kathmandu [Nepal], September 5: Nepalese police said on Friday that the death...

Malaysia declares emergency in Sarawak over air pollution, closes 647 schools

Sep 05, 2026

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 5: Malaysia on Friday declared a state of...

US midterm mail-in voting begins in North Carolina

Sep 05, 2026

New York [US], September 5: Mail-in voting for the US midterm elections...

AFP Documentary to explore realities of reporting from Gaza at Arab Media Summit 2026

Sep 04, 2026

Dubai [UAE], September 4: As part of the second day of the...

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Extreme thunderstorms hit Toronto, causing flooding, mass power outages

Sep 04, 2026

Toronto [Canada], September 4: A set of extreme thunderstorms ripped across southern Ontario, plunging Toronto's rush...

El Niño is surging, months of extreme heat could follow: WMO warns

Sep 04, 2026

Geneva [Switzerland], September 4: Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Niño climate pattern is...

Nepal floods leave 22,000 children without safe water: UNICEF

Sep 04, 2026

Kathmandu [Nepal], September 4: More than a week after flash floods struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river...

Korea, Africa chart new course on AI, digital infrastructure

Sep 04, 2026

Abidjan [UAE], September 4: A new Action Plan to accelerate Africa's digital and AI transformation to...

Astronauts swab ISS exterior for microorganisms

Sep 03, 2026

Washington [US], September 3: Two astronauts spent nearly seven hours outside the International Space Station (ISS)...

Zelensky's stark warning: Stay out of Russian skies amid drone surge

Sep 03, 2026

Kiev [Ukraine], September 3: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned all airlines against flying over Russia,...

Ukrainian drones damaged 100 Russian ships: Putin

Sep 03, 2026

Moscow [Russia], September 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that Ukrainian drone attacks have damaged...

Cargo ship sinks after collision off Istanbul; 10 crew missing

Sep 03, 2026

Ankara [Turkiye], September 3: One of two cargo ships that collided in the Sea of Marmara...

European royals to gather in Oslo for King Harald's funeral

Sep 03, 2026

Oslo [Norway], September 3: Sweden's royal family will travel to Oslo next week for the funeral...

Czech minister's death investigated

Sep 03, 2026

Prague [Czech Republic], September 3: The investigation into the mysterious death 78 years ago of the...

US sailors take a break in Thailand

Sep 03, 2026

Bangkok [Thailand], September 3: After more than 200 days at sea and reports of serious problems...

Israel will not withdraw from Gaza: Netanyahu

Sep 03, 2026

Tel Aviv [Israel], September 3: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited an Israeli military base...

Bus crash in Egypt's South Sinai kills at least 21 people and injures over 20

Sep 03, 2026

Cairo [Egypt], September 3: A bus crash in Egypt's South Sinai governorate has killed at least...

Nigerian anticorruption agency sacks 40 staff over misconduct allegations

Sep 03, 2026

Abuja [Nigeria], September 3: Nigeria's anticorruption watchdog has dismissed more than 40 of its own employees...

Al Rayyan edge Shamal 5-4 on penalties after 3-3 draw to set up Qatar Cup final with Al Sadd

Sep 02, 2026

Doha [Qatar], September 2: Al Rayyan managed to keep down the challenge from a resurgent Al...

Zelensky criticises international partners for being 'on holiday'

Sep 02, 2026

Kiev [Ukraine], September 2: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised representatives of Ukraine's international partner nations...

Germany accuses Russia of drone attack on Leipzig airport

Sep 02, 2026

Berlin [Germany], September 2: The German government has accused Russia of being behind an attempted drone...

Summer 2026 is UK's warmest since records began: MeT

Sep 02, 2026

London [UK], September 2: Summer 2026 was the warmest in the UK since records began in...

Nepal-China floods: Death toll exceeds 1,000

Sep 02, 2026

Kathmandu [Nepal], September 2: The death toll from the flood catastrophe in the Himalayas has risen...

Ousted UK PM Keir Starmer to quit domestic politics

Sep 02, 2026

London [UK], September 2: Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced he is to stand...

Norway's new King Haakon VIII takes oath

Sep 02, 2026

Oslo [Norway], September 2: Norway's King Haakon VIII took the constitutional oath before parliament in Oslo...

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