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33rd Abu Dhabi International Book Fair kickstarts tomorrow
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 29: Under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the 33rd...

AU expresses concern over deteriorating situation in western...
Addis Ababa [Africa], April 28: African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Friday expressed deep concern over the deteriorating...

19 children killed in suspected measles outbreak in...
Abuja [Nigeria], April 28: At least 19 children have been killed so far by a suspected measles outbreak in Nigeria's...

Cambodia urges people to minimize direct exposure to...
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], April 28: Cambodia's Ministry of Health on Sunday called on people to minimize direct exposure to the...

Australian PM joins mass protests against gendered violence
Canberra [Australia], April 28: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined nationwide protests calling for an end to violence against...

Thousands demonstrating in Madrid want PM Sanchez to...
Madrid [Spain], April 28: Over 10,000 people demonstrated in Madrid on Saturday in favour of keeping left-wing Prime Minister Pedro...

Tehran condemns sanctions introduced by US, UK, Canada
Tehran [Iran], April 28: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned the sanctions imposed by the United States, the...

Thousands rally against violence towards women in Australia
Canberra [Australia], April 28: Thousands of Australians rallied against violence towards women on Saturday following April's attack on a Sydney...

Yemen's Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US...
Sanaa [Yemen], April 28: Yemen's Houthis have damaged an oil tanker and downed another MQ-9 Reaper drone of the United...

An upbeat Biden ranges far as trial keeps...
Washington [US], April 28: Meetings, interviews, fundraising events, official travel: Joe Biden tried this week to be everywhere at once...

King Charles to resume some public duties
London [UK], April 28: British head of state King Charles III will make a limited return to public duties next...

Flash floods kills at least 155 people in...
Dodoma [Tanzania], April 28: Flooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people and left at least 236 injured, the country's Prime...

Trump trial tests his campaign strategy of embracing...
New York [US], April 28: Meetings with foreign dignitaries at Trump Tower. A staged visit to a convenience store in...

Ship with 400 tons of food aid destined...
Nicosia [Cyprus], April 28: A desperately needed shipment of food aid destined for Gaza departed from Cyprus on Saturday, weeks...

Russian missiles pound power plants in central and...
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 28: Russian missiles pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine on Saturday, increasing pressure on the...

Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years...
Baghdad [Iraq], April 28: Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence on Saturday,...

Police arrest scores of pro-Palestinian protesters on US...
Bloomington [US], April 28: Pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on a handful of U.S. university campuses on Saturday, as activists vowed...

Forbes journalist placed under house arrest for allegedly...
Moscow [Russia], April 28: A Russian court has placed Forbes journalist Sergey Mingazov under house arrest after he was detained...

EU's medicinal, pharmaceutical products exports reached €277 bn,...
Brussels [Belgium], April 28: In 2023, EU exports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products to countries outside the EU went down...

Open Forum Riyadh 2024 to spark debate on...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 28: The World Economic Forum, together with the Ministry of Economy and Planning of the Kingdom...

UAE President, VPs condole with Saudi King on...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 28: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences...

3 killed after building collapses in north Nigeria
Abuja [Nigeria], April 27: At least three people were killed and two others injured after a three-storey building under construction...

Opposing armed groups threaten key W Sudan city,...
New York [US], April 27: The maneuvering of opposing armed forces in western Sudan is raising tensions, blocking aid to...

Turkish president, Dutch PM discuss NATO chief candidacy
Istanbul [Turkey], April 27: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte discussed Rutte's candidacy for...

Slovenia's jobless rate falls to historic low
Ljubljana [Slovenia], April 27: Slovenia's jobless rate fell to a historic low of 3.1 percent in March, down by...

Explosions heard across Ukraine amid missile attacks
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 27: Explosions were heard in several Ukrainian regions late on Friday amid Russian missile attacks, local media...

Singaporean authority arrests 67 drug offenders
Singapore, April 27: Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said Friday it arrested 67 suspected drug offenders, including a 16-year-old female,...