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GCC finance undersecretaries meet in Kuwait
Kuwait, May 8: The Sultanate of Oman participated today in the 73rd meeting of GCC Finance Undersecretaries, held in Kuwait...

When OPEC+ 'plays with a knife and cuts...
Vienna [Austria], May 8: Some members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and some partners, collectively known...

North Korea launches a series of missiles
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 8: North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on the...

Cardinals set for second day of conclave to...
Rome [Italy], May 8: The largest and most geographically diverse conclave in history was due to resume, with Roman Catholic...

Junta in quake-hit Myanmar extends ceasefire to May...
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 8: Myanmar's junta has extended a temporary ceasefire to May 31 to support reconstruction efforts following a...

Vatican conclave to pick new pope, world waits...
Rome [Italy], May 8: Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from...

US and China to start talks over trade...
New York [US], May 8: US and Chinese officials are set to start talks this week to try to deescalate...

Western WWII narratives challenged during Xi's Moscow visit
New York [US], May 8: Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Russia today for a four-day state...

Trump says US forges deal to stop bombing...
New York [US], May 8: President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the U.S. will stop bombing the Houthis in...

Merz, Macron seek restart of Franco-German ties
Paris [France], May 8: Less than 24 hours after taking office, Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with French President...

Finnish city welcomes TikTok data center, anticipates major...
Helsinki [Finland], May 8: Kouvola, a city in southeastern Finland, has welcomed TikTok's decision to establish a new data center...

Slovak PM slams EU plan to halt Russian...
Bratislava [Slovakia], May 8: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday blamed the European Commission's proposal to completely halt energy...

Venezuelan opposition members leave Argentinian embassy after months
Washington DC [US], May 8: Five Venezuelan opposition figures that had been sheltering in the Argentinian embassy in Caracas for...

Damascus signals openness to peace talks with Israel,...
Damascus [Syria], May 8: Informed sources in Damascus have revealed that the Syrian government is open to dialogue regarding a...

Ukrainian drone strikes leave 60,000 people stranded at...
Moscow [Russia], May 8: Ukrainian drone attacks have caused major flight chaos in Russia, with delays, diversions and cancellations affecting...

Israeli attacks kill over 60 Palestinians as Gaza...
Jerusalem [Israel], May 8: Israel's attacks on Gaza have killed at least 61 people since dawn, targeting civilians in crowded...

Vance says US thinks Russia's asking too much...
Moscow [Russia], May 8: The US government currently considers Russia's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine to be excessive,...

Junta in quake-hit Myanmar extends ceasefire to May...
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 8: Myanmar's junta has extended a temporary ceasefire to May 31 to support reconstruction efforts following a...

Black smoke after first conclave vote
Washington DC [US], May 8: Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an...

Wildfire destroys 12,500 acres of land on England's...
London [UK], May 7: A wildfire has destroyed about 12,500 acres (50.6 square kilometres) of moorland on Dartmoor in south-west...

Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia returns home after medical...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 7: Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returned to Dhaka on Tuesday after undergoing medical treatment in...

Global AI spending to increase by 60% to...
New York [US], May 7: Global artificial intelligence (AI) spending is projected to rise significantly in the coming years, with...

Dollar dips, gold soars in Trump 2.0's first...
New York [US], May 7: The first 100 days of US President Donald Trump's second term has seen the US...

Oman announces ceasefire between US and Houthis
Cairo [Egypt], May 7: Oman has brokered a ceasefire between the United States and Yemen's Houthi rebels, according to a...

Carney tells Trump Canada will 'never' be for...
Washington [US], May 7: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney humorously but unequivocally rejected any territorial ambitions on the part of...

Total blackout after drone strikes, fire in Sudanese...
Khartoum [Sudan], May 7: Multiple explosions have been heard and a huge fire has erupted in Port Sudan, as the...

Houthis vow to retaliate after Israel hits Sanaa...
Tel Aviv [Israel] / Cairo [Egypt], May 7: The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen have threatened Israel with retaliation following Israel's...