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Meta to officially abandon fact-checking program in U.S.
San Francisco [US], April 5: Meta will officially abandon the company's fact-checking program in the United States next Monday, according...

U.S. adds 228,000 jobs in March as federal...
Olympia [Washington], April 5: U.S. employers added 228,000 jobs in March as federal government employment declines, with the unemployment rate...

U.S. Fed Chair says "tariff increases will be...
Washington [US], April 5: U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Friday that "the tariff increases will be significantly...

Largest port in U.S. sounds alarm on Trump's...
Los Angeles [US], April 5: Tariffs could lead to a 10 percent drop in cargo volume moving through the Port...

Senate Commerce Committee chair warns of major risks...
Houston [Texas], April 5: Ted Cruz, chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee and a veteran Republican from Texas, warned...

Number of active U.S. drilling down this week
Houston [Texas], April 5: The number of active drilling rigs in the United States stands at 590 this week, down...

Russian drone attack hits Kharkiv: 2 dead, 32...
Kharkiv [Ukraine], April 4: A Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, hit dwellings and triggered fires late on...

Several killed as Israel launches air attacks on...
Damascus [Syria], April 4: Israeli military aircraft have carried out attacks in Syria's capital, Damascus and in the central province...

At least 100 killed in Israeli attacks in...
Gaza [Palestine], April 4: Medical sources said at least 100 people have been killed in Israeli bombardment of the Gaza...

Several people die in migrant boat accident near...
Athens [Greece], April 4: At least seven migrants have died in a boat accident in the strait between Turkey and...

Declaration on inclusion agreed at Global Disability Summit
New York [US], April 4: More than 80 countries and international organizations have agreed on a common declaration on improving...

North Sea visibility was 'patchy' when ships collided,...
London [UK], April 4: Visibility was "patchy" when a container ship hit an oil tanker in the North Sea last...

Fed up with gang violence, thousands of Haitians...
Port Au Prince [Haiti], April 4: Thousands of Haitians have taken to the streets of Port-au-Prince to express their anger...

US reaffirms NATO defence spending demand as world...
Brussels [Belgium], April 4: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday underscored the need for NATO allies to spend...

Time to up pressure on Moscow, says Ukrainian...
Brussels [Belgium], April 4: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Thursday urged NATO allies to up the pressure on Russia,...

11, including actor, released in Turkiye probe
Istanbul [Turkey], April 4: Turkish authorities on Thursday released 11 people, including an actor, suspected of spreading calls for a...

Trump's team advising against call with Putin
New York [US], April 4: U.S. President Donald Trump's inner circle is advising him against a call with Vladimir Putin...

President Yoon faces court ruling to decide his...
Seoul [South Korea], April 4: South Korea's Constitutional Court will rule on Friday whether to remove or reinstate impeached President...

Israel seizes Rafah in new Gaza 'security zone'
Gaza [Palestine], April 4: Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter on Thursday in one of the biggest mass...

Trump tariffs could make that happen
Washington [US], April 4: Your favorite iPhone could soon become much pricier, thanks to tariffs.

Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court
Budapest [Hungary], April 4: Hungary is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government has announced.

Abu Dhabi Art announces dates, visual campaign artist...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 4: The 17th edition of Abu Dhabi Art will take place from 19 to 23 November...

Saudi Arabia's travel account surplus reached nearly SAR50...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 4: Saudi Arabia's tourism sector achieved a record surplus in the 2024 travel account, reaching SAR49.8...

BKFC arrives in Dubai
Dubai [UAE], April 4: The World League of Fighters (WLF) orchestrated the first official BKFC conference at the Burj Al...

OPEC+ reaffirms commitment to market stability on healthier...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 4: The eight OPEC+ countries, which previously announced additional voluntary adjustments in April and November 2023,...

European automakers call for swift resolution of EU-US...
Brussels [Belgium], April 4: Rising EU-US trade tensions raise concerns for European automakers over jobs, investment, and economic growth.

Slovakia approves culling of 350 brown bears amid...
Bratislava [Slovakia], April 3: The Slovak government on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in several districts and approved the...