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Fifty-three killed in US strikes on Yemen

Fifty-three killed in US strikes on Yemen

Washington DC [US], March 18: The death toll from US strikes on Yemen has risen to 53, including five children,...

Trump and Putin to discuss power plants, land in Ukraine war talks

Trump and Putin to discuss power plants, land...

Washington DC [US], March 18: U.S. President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about...

Blast from suspected old bomb in Syria kills 16

Blast from suspected old bomb in Syria kills...

Damascus [Syria], March 17: An unexploded bomb from Syria's 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Lattakia, killing at...

Trump's cuts hit Voice of America, Radio Free Europe

Trump's cuts hit Voice of America, Radio Free...

Washington [US], March 17: Workers at Voice of America (VOA) received an email on Saturday placing them on paid administrative...

Cruise ship catches fire in Thailand, foreign tourists missing

Cruise ship catches fire in Thailand, foreign tourists...

Bangkok [Thailand], March 17: The Guardian reported on March 17 that a British tourist was missing after a cruise ship...

First photos of Pope Francis released after more than a month in hospital

First photos of Pope Francis released after more...

Rome [Italy], March 17: The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since he was hospitalized more than...

Major power outage hits Cuba

Major power outage hits Cuba

Havana [Cuba], March 17: Cuba's capital Havana plunged into darkness for a second night on Saturday as efforts to restore...

GCC Statistical Centre: $131.5 billion in remittances by workers in GCC countries

GCC Statistical Centre: $131.5 billion in remittances by...

Muscat [Oman], March 17: The total remittances of workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to foreign destinations amounted...

Iraq seeks to join International Solar Alliance

Iraq seeks to join International Solar Alliance

Baghdad [Iraq], March 17: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani has announced that Iraq is seeking to join the...

U.S. Virginia-Class submarines prepare for strategic presence in Australia

U.S. Virginia-Class submarines prepare for strategic presence in...

New York [US], March 17: In the control room of the American Virginia class attack submarine USS Minnesota, off the...

OpenAI and Musk agree to fast tracked trial over for-profit shift

OpenAI and Musk agree to fast tracked trial...

New York [US], March 17: OpenAI and Elon Musk have agreed to fast-track a trial over OpenAI's for-profit shift, the...

Trump, Putin to discuss proposed Ukraine ceasefire this week

Trump, Putin to discuss proposed Ukraine ceasefire this...

New York [US], March 17: US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this...

Nightclub fire in North Macedonia kills at least 59, injures 155

Nightclub fire in North Macedonia kills at least...

Belgrade [Serbia], March 17: Fifty-nine people have died and 155 have been injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia,...

Zelensky appoints new chief of armed forces in military reshuffle

Zelensky appoints new chief of armed forces in...

Kiev [Ukraine], March 17: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered a change in the leadership of the country's armed forces,...

At least 34 people dead as storms sweep across US

At least 34 people dead as storms sweep...

Washington [US], March 17: Severe storms swept across the southern and midwestern United States over the weekend, killing at least...

US rejects Hamas demands as Gaza truce hangs in balance

US rejects Hamas demands as Gaza truce hangs...

New York [US], March 17: Talks to extend the Gaza ceasefire have failed to reach an agreement, a Palestinian official...

SpaceX capsule reaches ISS

SpaceX capsule reaches ISS

Washington [US], March 17: A SpaceX capsule due to bring home two US astronauts that have been stranded on the...

Thousands demonstrate in Mexico to commemorate missing people

Thousands demonstrate in Mexico to commemorate missing people

Mexico City, March 17: Thousands of people in Mexico took to the streets in nationwide vigils for the many missing...

Pakistani security officers killed in blast claimed by Baloch separatists

Pakistani security officers killed in blast claimed by...

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17: A roadside bomb blast near a bus carrying security forces in the Pakistani province of Balochistan...

Houthis claim retaliation as US says its strikes to continue in Yemen

Houthis claim retaliation as US says its strikes...

Sana'a [Yemen], March 17: Yemen's Houthis have said they have retaliated after vowing to "meet escalation with escalation" following the...

Former Afghan president urges Taliban to reopen schools for girls

Former Afghan president urges Taliban to reopen schools...

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has once again called on the Taliban government to reopen schools...

US defies court order, deports over 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador

US defies court order, deports over 200 Venezuelans...

Washington [US], March 17: A plane carrying more than 200 Venezuelans deported by the United States has landed in El...

Indonesia eases travel costs for Eid al-Fitr homecoming

Indonesia eases travel costs for Eid al-Fitr homecoming

Jakarta [Indonesia], March 16: As the Eid al-Fitr celebration approaches, the Indonesian government has introduced several policies to facilitate transportation,...

Indonesia to host OIC high-level parliamentary meeting in May

Indonesia to host OIC high-level parliamentary meeting in...

Jakarta [Indonesia], March 16: Indonesia will host the 19th high-level parliamentary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states...

Hundreds of thousands rally against govt in Serbian capital

Hundreds of thousands rally against govt in Serbian...

Belgrade [Serbia], March 16: Large crowds gathered in the centre of Belgrade on Saturday for a mass rally against the...

Hundreds in Greenland protest against Trump

Hundreds in Greenland protest against Trump

Copenhagen [Denmark], March 16: Hundreds of people in Greenland protested on Saturday against US President Donald Trump's plans to take...

Zelensky names peace negotiator

Zelensky names peace negotiator

Kiev [Ukraine], March 16: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed presidential office chief Andrii Yermak, as the chief negotiator for...