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EU member Bulgaria faces protests over adopting the euro 31 May 2025 - 09:15 am

Sofia, Bulgaria: Bulgaria is expected to get a green light from Brussels in June to adopt the euro -- but the prospect is...

Pentagon chief irks Singaporeans with Lee-Trump comparison 31 May 2025 - 09:08 am

Singapore: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth rankled Singaporeans on Saturday by likening President Donald Trump to the city-state's late founding premier Lee...

Vienna calling: Strauss's 'The Blue Danube' to waltz into outer space 31 May 2025 - 09:01 am

Vienna: Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was used in...

Moroccan women embroider 'art with purpose' 31 May 2025 - 08:40 am

Sidi Rbat, Morocco: In a small village on the coast of southern Morocco, women gather in a house to create collaborative works of...

Trump says Chinese students in US will 'be ok' 31 May 2025 - 08:36 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump told reporters late Friday he wanted to assure Chinese international students in the country that they would be...

UK reports sunniest spring since 1910 31 May 2025 - 12:00 am

London: The UK had its sunniest spring since records began, the Met Office said on Wednesday after weeks of above-average temperatures and dry...

Archaeologists discover 2,800-year-old Mayan City in Guatemala 30 May 2025 - 11:27 pm

Guatemala: Archaeologists in northern Guatemala have discovered a Mayan city dating back to more than 2,800 years, providing insights into a deeper understanding...

Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office goodbye 30 May 2025 - 10:59 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump hosts a grand Oval Office farewell for Elon Musk on Friday as the world's richest man ends his...

Death toll in central Nigeria flooding rises to 115 30 May 2025 - 10:52 pm

Mokwa, Nigeria: Flash floods that ripped through parts of central Nigeria have killed at least 115 people, an emergency services official said on...

Gaza ceasefire deal 'very close': US President Trump 30 May 2025 - 10:11 pm

Doha/Washington: US President Donald Trump said today, May 30, that a deal was "very close" on a new ceasefire in Gaza. Trump revealed...

Storms in Pakistan kill 32, injure over 150 in a week 30 May 2025 - 08:17 pm

Karachi: At least 32 people have been killed and more than 150 injured inPakistanin a week of storms that followed a heatwave, with...

Syria welcomes Japan's decision to lift sanctions on four banks 30 May 2025 - 08:05 pm

Damascus: The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the Japanese government's decision to lift sanctions and asset freezes on four Syrian banks, considering...

UN declares Gaza the most food-insecure place in the world 30 May 2025 - 07:56 pm

Geneva: The United Nations has identified Gaza as the most food-insecure region globally, with 100 percent of its population at risk of famine....

Trump signals fresh trade tensions with China 30 May 2025 - 04:31 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump signaled renewed trade tensions with China on Friday, arguing that Beijing had "violated" a deal to de-escalate tariffs,...

Syrian government signs strategic MOU with consortium of international companies led by UCC Holding to develop large-scale Power Generation Projects 30 May 2025 - 11:28 am

Damascus: Under the patronage of His Excellency Ahmed Al-Sharaa, President of the Syrian Arab Republic, the Syrian government has signed a strategic Memorandum...

Iraq, Russia discuss counterterrorism cooperation 30 May 2025 - 12:37 am

Moscow:Iraqi National Security Adviser Qassem Al Araji met on Thursday with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergey Shoigu, to discuss bilateral cooperation...

White House slams court decision blocking Trump tariffs 29 May 2025 - 11:19 pm

Washington: The White House on Thursday blasted a federal court's decision to block many of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs -- and said...

Sri Lanka ex-ministers jailed up to 25 years for corruption 29 May 2025 - 08:43 pm

Colombo: ASriLankan court sentenced on Thursday two former ministers from the government of deposed president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to decades in prison in a...