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Tunisian court hands opposition figures lengthy jail terms

Tunisian court hands opposition figures lengthy jail terms

Tunis [Tunisia], April 20: Dozens of opposition figures in Tunisia have been handed lengthy prison terms on national security charges,...

Palestinian govt denounces threat to Al-Aqsa Mosque

Palestinian govt denounces threat to Al-Aqsa Mosque

Jerusalem [Palestine], April 20: The Palestinian government has expressed "extreme concern" over threats circulating among Israeli settler organisations to destroy...

Iran and the US agree on third round of nuclear discussions

Iran and the US agree on third round...

Rome [Italy], April 20: Iran and the United States have agreed to further nuclear discussions after the second round of...

At least 143 dead in boat accident on Congo River

At least 143 dead in boat accident on...

Goma [Congo], April 20: At least 143 people have died in a boat accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Protests against govt in Turkiye continue

Protests against govt in Turkiye continue

Istanbul [Turkey], April 20: Numerous people gathered in the central Turkish city of Yozgat on Saturday at an anti-government rally...

President Putin orders unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine for Easter

President Putin orders unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine for...

Moscow [Russia], April 20: Russian President Vladimir Putin has unilaterally declared a ceasefire in Ukraine over Easter, the Kremlin's press...

Zelensky says Russian attacks continuing after Putin announces 'Easter truce'

Zelensky says Russian attacks continuing after Putin announces...

Moscow [Russia], April 20: President Zelensky says Russian attacks are continuing on several frontlines, hours after Vladimir Putin called a...

Five dead as huge waves hit Australia coast

Five dead as huge waves hit Australia coast

Canberra [Australia], April 20: Five people have drowned after huge waves hit parts of Australia at the start of the...

US Supreme Court halts deportation of detained Venezuelans

US Supreme Court halts deportation of detained Venezuelans

Washington DC [US], April 20: The US Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to pause the deportation of a...

Christians celebrate Easter Sunday across the nation

Christians celebrate Easter Sunday across the nation

Washington DC [US], April 20: Easter began early in the national capital, with a local Lutheran Church greeting Easter Sunday...

Trump says US will 'pass' on Ukraine peace talks if no progress soon

Trump says US will 'pass' on Ukraine peace...

New York [US], April 19: Donald Trump said the US will "take a pass" on brokering further Russia-Ukraine war talks...

US Vice President Vance to travel to Italy and India with family

US Vice President Vance to travel to Italy...

Washington [US], April 19: US Vice President JD Vance plans to travel to Italy and India with his family from...

U.S. brings second aircraft carrier close to Iran ahead of talks in Rome

U.S. brings second aircraft carrier close to Iran...

Rome [Italy], April 19: A day before the talks with the U.S. and in the context of a second U.S....

Ukraine war on day 1,150: The ceasefire ends, Russia strikes long-range

Ukraine war on day 1,150: The ceasefire ends,...

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 19: Senior U.S. officials have given mixed signals about the prospect of reaching a ceasefire in Ukraine,...

US attacks the Houthis, Hamas rejects new Israeli proposal

US attacks the Houthis, Hamas rejects new Israeli...

Jerusalem [Israel], April 19: Houthi-run al-Masirah television reported yesterday (April 18) that US airstrikes on the Ras Isa fuel port...

Deputy police chief's son shoots at university

Deputy police chief's son shoots at university

New York [US], April 19: On the afternoon of April 17 (local time), a serious shooting occurred at Florida State...

White House and Harvard University tensions escalate

White House and Harvard University tensions escalate

New York [US], April 19: The confrontation between the White House and Harvard University is heating up, even US President...

The US-China 'double defeat' war

The US-China 'double defeat' war

New York [US], April 19: There is no clear indication of de-escalation, but the ongoing trade war between the United...

Can the U.S. recognize Crimea as part of Russia in a peace deal?

Can the U.S. recognize Crimea as part of...

New York [US], April 19: The United States is reportedly ready to recognize Russia's control over Crimea as part of...

U.S. to withdraw 1,000 troops from Syria

U.S. to withdraw 1,000 troops from Syria

Damascus [Syria], April 19: The Pentagon announced on April 18 that the U.S. military would halve its presence in Syria.

Unexpected change in the US government's Covid-19 website

Unexpected change in the US government's Covid-19 website

New York [US], April 19: A US federal website that once provided information about Covid-19 vaccines, tests and treatments has...

Earthquake of magnitude 5 strikes Japan's Nagano Prefecture

Earthquake of magnitude 5 strikes Japan's Nagano Prefecture

Tokyo [Japan], April 19: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5 struck Japan's Nagano Prefecture on Thursday, with no reports...

Dozens martyred, and injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Dozens martyred, and injured in Israeli airstrikes on...

Gaza [Palestine], April 19: A total of 43 Palestinians were killed and dozens more injured, including women, children, and the...

Hundreds of thousands in Gaza at risk amid food shortages: WFP

Hundreds of thousands in Gaza at risk amid...

Rome [Italy], April 19: The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that one million people in Gaza, most of them...

Gaza pharmacies sans baby formula amid severe malnutrition cases

Gaza pharmacies sans baby formula amid severe malnutrition...

Gaza [Palestine], April 19: Basic Necessities, like baby formula, are off Gaza's markets and pharmacies, Al Jazeera reported, as Israel...

Venice doubles entry fee for last-minute day-trippers

Venice doubles entry fee for last-minute day-trippers

Venice [Rome], April 19: Venice resumed charging an entry free for day tourists visiting the Italian lagoon city on Friday.

US attacks on Yemen kill 38, injure 102

US attacks on Yemen kill 38, injure 102

Sanaa [Yemen], April 19: The US military's attack on Ras Isa port in Yemen's Hodeidah governorate killed at least 38,...