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France receives help from EU nations to battle raging forest fires
Firefighters and aircraft from several European Union (EU) countries are engaged to tackle a raging forest fire in France, the European Commission announced.
Firefighters from...
UN, Italy sign deal to repair Beirut train station, blast-affected houses
An Italian agency and the UN have signed a two-year agreement to repair the Mar Mikhael railway station in the Lebanese capital of Beirut...
British lawmaker warns people not to become ‘desensitised’ on Ukraine
British Conservative peer and former party leader William Hague of Richmond has warned of the "danger of getting desensitised" to Russia's war in Ukraine.
Amid...
Taiwan begins live-fire artillery exercise amid China manoeuvres
Taiwan on Tuesday began scheduled live-fire artillery exercises amid China's ongoing military manoeuvres around the island.
The live ammunition artillery exercise known as the Tien...
Truce between Israel, Palestinian militants holds; Gaza crossings reopen
An Egypt-brokered ceasefire to halt a flare-up in fighting by Israel and Palestinian militants was held on Monday, with crossings into the besieged Gaza...
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