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A United Nations committee has accused Israel of serious violations of a global treaty protecting children's rights, stating that its military actions in Gaza have had a devastating impact on children.

Climate change and conflicts are threatening progress in the fight against infectious diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, a group dedicating to eradicating the illnesses warned yesterday.

The world has managed to shrug off the damaging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on efforts to tackle other illnesses, said the Geneva-based Global Fund.

The antiquities, which had been removed from Greece at an unknown time and were in the possession of an American citizen, have been repatriated from Atlanta, USA.

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COPENHAGEN - The Serbia men's national football team lost 2-0 to Denmark in the two sides' UEFA Nations League Group A4 Match Day 2 clash in Copenhagen on Sunday evening.

Denmark took the lead in the 36th minute through Albert Gronbaek after a Yussuf Poulsen assist and Poulsen made it 2-0 in the 61st minute with a spectacular overhead kick following a Victor Kristiansen cross.

Around 24 million Algerians are poised to head to the polls tomorrow for a vote in which experts say incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune faces no real risk to his rule as he seeks a second term.

His main challenge, though, is achieving a higher turnout than in 2019, when he was declared president with 58 percent of the vote but with a record abstention rate of over 60 percent.

Basel will host the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest after the Swiss border city was chosen on Aug. 30 to stage the 69th edition of the glitzy annual TV extravaganza.

Swiss singer Nemo's 2024 Eurovision victory gave Switzerland the right to host next year's event, with a huge global audience guaranteed.

Basel has been selected to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025, winning out over Geneva for the honor of staging the 69th edition of the event, according to AFP. The choice follows Swiss singer Nemo's victory in 2024, which granted Switzerland the right to host the next contest on May 17.

The Constantinople-born diplomat, honorary ambassador Alexandros Alexandris, who had extensive knowledge of Greek-Turkish relations and specialized in minority issues, has passed away.

Alexandros Alexandros was born in Pera, Constantinople, and completed his education at the Great School of the Nation in Phanar.

Numbeo has released its annual index, revealing the cost of living in the world's most expensive cities. The rankings are based on data collected between January and June, with New York City serving as the benchmark. As a result, New York holds an index of 100, against which all other cities are compared, determining whether they are more or less expensive than the Big Apple.

The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has said global commerce was going through troubling times, with protectionism on the rise.

WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the future of trade lay in services, digitalisation and the green economy, in the global trade body's annual report.