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Moscow: The Russian Emergencies Ministry has delivered more than 288 tonnes of humanitarian aid to residents of the Gaza Strip since the start of hostilities on October 7, Director of the Information Policy Department of the Emergencies Ministry Roman...

Washington: US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer set up a final vote for Wednesday on President Joe Biden's $106 billion emergency supplemental request to provide additional aid Ukraine, Israel, border security and the Indo-Pacific region."A few moments ago, I...

United Nations: UN humanitarians on Monday reported a 70 percent surge in cholera cases in strife-torn Sudan, which has prompted a scale-up of response.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned the cholera outbreak continues to...

Phnom Penh: Cambodia and Vietnam on Sunday launched bilateral cross-border QR code payments, enabling the people of both countries to scan QR to make payments using their local currencies.National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) governor Chea Serey and State Bank...

United Nations: Flooding caused by heavy rains has killed almost 100 people and left some 750,000 people homeless in Somalia, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Friday."The country is in the midst of a...

Damascus: An Israeli missile attack hit military sites in the vicinity of Syrian capital Damascus early Saturday, the latest in a spate of Israeli attacks against Syria, according to the national Syrian TV.Multiple explosions were heard in Damascus after...

Jerusalem: Negotiations between Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas on the truce in the Gaza Strip continue through the mediation of Qatar and Egypt, AFP reported on Friday, citing a source.Earlier in the day, the Israel Defence Forces said Hamas...

Jerusalem: Six people were killed and dozens were injured as a result of strikes by Israel on the Gaza Strip on Friday morning, the Al Arabiya broadcaster reported, citing the Palestinian Health Ministry.The Gaza Strip authorities held the...

Bissau: Gunshots were heard overnight in Guinea-Bissau's capital, Bissau, till Friday morning, Xinhua reporters there said."There has been shooting from automatic weapons in the morning in the capital, and we are very worried because we do not know what...

Dodoma: At least 13 passengers were killed, and 25 others were seriously injured early Wednesday after a bus in which they were travelling collided with a train engine in the Singida region of central Tanzania, police said."The number of...