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JAKARTA, December 7, 2025: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has announced an ambitious plan to acquire up to 200 helicopters beginning next year, a move aimed at bolstering both Indonesia’s defense capabilities and its national disaster response system. The announcement, reported by Indonesia’s state

PERTH, December 6, 2025: A comprehensive fishing closure spanning nearly 900 kilometres of Western Australia’s coast is expected to lift seafood prices nationwide, as authorities move to restore depleted fish populations and reshape the state’s commercial catch sector. The Western Australian

NEW YORK, Dec 3, 2025: Starbucks has agreed to pay $38.9 million to settle claims by New York City regulators that it violated worker protection laws by failing to provide predictable scheduling and stable hours for thousands of baristas across the city.

BRUSSELS, November 22, 2025: Television broadcasters and media networks around the world are marking World Television Day, reaffirming the medium’s enduring influence as a trusted source of information, education, and entertainment. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1996, the annual observance

ABU DHABI, November 21, 2025: Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has inaugurated the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, a new landmark institution in the Saadiyat Cultural District.

MANILA, November 6, 2025: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency across the Philippines on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 114 people and left 127 others missing, making it the country’s deadliest natural disaster this year. The government said the storm

ABU DHABI, November 5, 2025: President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Wednesday with His Excellency Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, President of the Republic of Fiji, to discuss advancing cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and Fiji across key sectors, including renewable

MOSCOW, 5 November 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the Medal of Pushkin to UAE Ambassador to Russia Mohammed Ahmed Al Jaber in a ceremony held in the Russian capital. The honour was conferred under a presidential decree dated 22 October 2025, citing the ambassador’s

MOSCOW, November 2, 2025: Russia has officially launched its new nuclear-powered submarine, the Khabarovsk, at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, marking a major step in the country’s ongoing naval modernization program. The launch ceremony was attended by Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and

CAIRO, 1 November 2025: Egypt officially inaugurated the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) today in a ceremony held at the museum complex near the Giza Pyramids, marking the culmination of more than two decades of planning and construction.The opening event was attended by 79 official