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British Prime Minister calls for immediate end to war on Gaza 07 Apr 2024 - 12:25 pm

London, UK : British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called Sunday for an immediate halt to the war waged by the Israeli entity on...

Pellegrini nears victory in Slovak presidential election 07 Apr 2024 - 01:31 am

Bratislava: Ukraine-sceptic candidate Peter Pellegrini neared victory in Slovakia's presidential election Saturday against opposition-backed pro-Western diplomat Ivan Korcok, according to 96 percent of...

DR Congo militia accused of killing 15 in village attack 06 Apr 2024 - 10:34 pm

Bunia, DR Congo: Militia gunmen attacked a village in northeast DR Congo killing at least 15 people, local officials and residents said. Scores...

Gaza's largest hospital 'an empty shell with human graves': WHO 06 Apr 2024 - 10:22 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization said on Saturday that Gaza's largest hospital had been reduced to ashes by Israel's latest siege, leaving an...

Trump hosts fundraiser in Florida in funding match with Biden 06 Apr 2024 - 10:19 pm

Washington: Donald Trump is holding a major fundraising event in Florida on Saturday, hoping to lay down a new marker in a swaggering,...

Rwandan, Algerian Foreign Ministers discuss bilateral relations 06 Apr 2024 - 09:34 pm

Kigali: Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta and his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf, who is visiting Rwanda, discussed today strengthening bilateral relations between the...

Thunberg detained twice at Dutch climate protest 06 Apr 2024 - 09:13 pm

The Hague: Dutch police twice detained climate activist Greta Thunberg on Saturday after a group of marchers blocked a main road in The...

Denmark holds 'funeral' for a polluted fjord 06 Apr 2024 - 08:49 pm

Vejle, Denmark: A fjord in the east of Denmark received last rites on Saturday from a group of local activists in an effort...

Togo detains six opposition members over reform protest 06 Apr 2024 - 08:31 pm

Lome: Togo authorities have jailed six opposition members on "public order" charges, their lawyer said Saturday, after they tried to denounce a contested...

Unexpected strawberry crop spins Burkina's 'red gold' 06 Apr 2024 - 07:33 pm

Ouagadougou: In the suburbs of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, lucrative strawberry farming is supplanting traditional crops like cabbage and lettuce and has become...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained twice at Dutch protest 06 Apr 2024 - 06:52 pm

The Hague: Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by Dutch police on Saturday after she and a group of marchers blocked a...

Virgin Atlantic plane clipped BA jet at Heathrow; no injuries reported 06 Apr 2024 - 06:30 pm

London:A Virgin Atlantic jet collided with another plane while it was being towed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday, aviation authorities said. There were...

UN humanitarian chief calls Gaza war 'betrayal of humanity' 06 Apr 2024 - 06:11 pm

United Nations, United States: Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has escalated into a "betrayal of humanity", the United Nations' humanitarian chief said...

P&G recalls 8.2 million bags of Tide, Gain and other laundry detergents 06 Apr 2024 - 05:47 pm

New York: Procter & Gamble is recalling more than 8 million bags of Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel laundry detergent packets sold in...

Finland tops world's happiest countries, Philippines ranks second in Southeast Asia 06 Apr 2024 - 04:27 pm

Doha, Qatar: Finland has once again secured its position as the world's happiest country for the seventh consecutive year, according to the latest...

Russia evacuates over 4,000 people after dam burst 06 Apr 2024 - 02:24 pm

Moscow: Russia said Saturday it had evacuated more than 4,000 people in the Orenburg region, which lies near the Kazakhstan border, due to...

Pakistan PM orders police punished after Chinese dam worker attack 06 Apr 2024 - 01:00 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's prime minister has ordered at least five senior police officials be punished for negligence after a suicide bomber killed five Chinese...

Some 200,000 perform Isha, Tarawih prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque 06 Apr 2024 - 12:49 pm

Occupied Jerusalem:Some 200,000 thousand Palestinians performed the Isha and Tarawih prayers in the Al Aqsa Mosque, despite the restrictions and constraints of the...