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First Iranians escape Sudan strife via Saudi Arabia 29 Apr 2023 - 04:57 pm

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: The first Iranian evacuees to escape the Sudan conflict through Saudi Arabia arrived on Saturday in Jeddah, relieved that their...

Russian occupied Ukrainian city under 'intense' fire 29 Apr 2023 - 03:05 pm

Moscow: Russian occupational authorities in southern Ukraine said Saturday that Ukrainian forces were subjecting the city of Novaya Kakhovka to "intense artillery fire"...

Pope warns against indifference, meets in Orban's Hungary 29 Apr 2023 - 02:30 pm

Budapest: Pope Francis warned against indifference while thanking Hungary for taking in Ukrainians on Saturday despite the anti-refugee policies of nationalist Prime Minister...

Sudan fighting enters third week as UN says country collapsing 29 Apr 2023 - 02:23 pm

Khartoum: Warplanes on bombing raids drew heavy anti-aircraft fire over Khartoum on Saturday as fierce fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitaries entered a...

Sudan Doctors Syndicate reports 411 civilian casualties 29 Apr 2023 - 11:22 am

Khartoum: The Sudan Doctors Syndicate announced Saturday that the number of casualties in the clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces...

Mexico leader beats COVID, vows to end transparency agency 29 Apr 2023 - 12:16 am

MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s president returned to his morning press briefings on Friday after recovering from COVID-19, and he came out swinging. President Andrés...

Largest powwow draws Indigenous dancers to New Mexico 29 Apr 2023 - 12:07 am

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico: Tens of thousands of people are gathering in New Mexico for what organizers bill as the largest powwow in North...

Russian strikes kill 26 including five children 28 Apr 2023 - 11:43 pm

Uman, Ukraine: Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine on Friday, killing 26 people including five children, as Kyiv said preparations for a counter-offensive...

Palestinian students reach Gaza after fleeing Sudan 28 Apr 2023 - 10:27 pm

Rafah, Palestinian Territories: Palestinians embraced at the Egyptian border with the blockaded Gaza Strip on Friday as students returned home after fleeing the...

Spain opens probe into Russian diesel imports 28 Apr 2023 - 10:21 pm

Madrid: The Spanish government said on Friday it had opened a probe into the possible importation of Russian diesel via third nations to...

24 Indian crew on US-bound tanker seized by Iran: operator 28 Apr 2023 - 09:34 pm

Dubai: A US-bound oil tanker seized by Iranian commandos had 24 Indian crew on board, its operator told AFP on Friday, adding it...

OpenAI: ChatGPT back in Italy after meeting watchdog demands 28 Apr 2023 - 09:26 pm

ChatGPT's maker said on Friday that the artificial intelligence chatbot is available again in Italy after the company met the demands of regulators...

Erdogan makes another online appearance after illness 28 Apr 2023 - 09:17 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his second appearance on Friday after he was forced to cancel his election campaign events over health...

UAE astronaut exits ISS for first Arab space walk 28 Apr 2023 - 06:35 pm

Dubai: Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi stepped out of the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday for the first space walk by an Arab...

Sri Lankan Parliament votes to support IMF recovery program 28 Apr 2023 - 06:17 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Parliament voted on Friday to support the implementation of a four-year International Monetary Fund program aimed at solving the country’s...

UN 'deeply alarmed' at Sudan prison breaks, impunity 28 Apr 2023 - 05:30 pm

Geneva: The United Nations voiced alarm on Friday at the prison breaks amid the violence raging in Sudan that have seen Sudanese war...

UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban to reverse bans on women 28 Apr 2023 - 05:09 pm

UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh...