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Pope voices willingness to return Indigenous loot, artifacts 30 Apr 2023 - 10:29 pm

Aboard the Papal Plane: Pope Francis said Sunday that talks were underway to return artifacts in the Vatican Museum that were acquired from...

Erdogan, rival draw vast crowds ahead of May 14 vote 30 Apr 2023 - 10:25 pm

Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main opponent staged massive rival rallies on Sunday, setting the stage for a bruising battle in...

A powerhouse US doctor slain in Sudan, 'killed for nothing' 30 Apr 2023 - 08:59 pm

Washington: Bound to the country of his birth by ailing parents and his devotion to treating Sudan’s poor, American doctor Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman...

Saudi Arabia announces evacuation of 5,197 people from Sudan 30 Apr 2023 - 06:22 pm

Riyadh: Saudi authorities announced on Sunday that a total of 5,197 people, including 184 Saudi citizens and 5,013 people of other nationalities, have...

Russian army replaces logistics commander 30 Apr 2023 - 05:59 pm

Moscow: The Russian army on Sunday replaced its highest-ranking general in charge of logistics ahead of an expected counter-offensive by Kyiv. The announcement...

Ding Liren becomes China's first world chess champion 30 Apr 2023 - 05:27 pm

Paris: DingLirenbecame China's first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tie-break victory over Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan. Ding, 30, takes...

Texas mass shooting suspect could be anywhere, sheriff says 30 Apr 2023 - 03:23 pm

CLEVELAND, Texas: The search for a Texas man who allegedly shot his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in...

Philippine leader travels to US to bolster ties 30 Apr 2023 - 03:00 pm

Manila: President Ferdinand Marcos left Manila for a visit to the United States on Sunday, after the allies bolstered military cooperation in the...

UK touts 'very successful' Sudan airlift after final flight 30 Apr 2023 - 01:55 pm

London: The UK vowed Sunday to maintain support for Britons trapped in Sudan but said conditions had grown too dangerous to continue evacuation...

India captures rice-raiding elephant after six killed 30 Apr 2023 - 01:46 pm

Idukki, India: Indian forest officials have tranquillised and relocated a rice-loving wild tusker elephant that killed at least six people, media reports said....

Four missing after dive boat sinks at Philippine reef 30 Apr 2023 - 01:38 pm

Manila: Rescuers were searching for four people Sunday after a boat carrying more than a dozen scuba divers sank at a World Heritage-listed...

China factory activity cools in April as recovery challenges loom 30 Apr 2023 - 11:47 am

Beijing: China's manufacturing activity contracted in April, official figures showed Sunday, due to tapering global demand and slow domestic recovery after Covid-related curbs...

Gas leak kills 11 in India 30 Apr 2023 - 11:36 am

Amritsar, India: A gas leak killed 11 people in India, an official said Sunday, in the latest deadly industrial accident in the vast...

Queen Camilla: King Charles's 'non-negotiable' soulmate 30 Apr 2023 - 07:48 am

London: The crowning of Camilla alongside King Charles III on May 6 will be both a royal milestone and a personal victory for...

As battle for Sudan continues, civilian deaths top 400 29 Apr 2023 - 09:05 pm

CAIRO:Gunfire and heavy artillery fire persisted Saturday in parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, residents said, despite the extension of a cease-fire between the...

Poland seizes Russian high school building in Warsaw 29 Apr 2023 - 09:00 pm

Warsaw: Poland on Saturday said it had seized a high school building near Moscow's embassy in Warsaw meant for the children of diplomats,...

India’s anti-money laundering agency searches Byju’s offices 29 Apr 2023 - 05:54 pm

India’s anti-money laundering investigation agency conducted searches at offices of Byju’s, the country’s most valuable startup, as part of a probe and has...