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Bank of Finland chief urges unified EU stance...
Helsinki [Finland], April 23: Bank of Finland Governor Olli Rehn on Tuesday emphasized the necessity for Europe to adopt a...

Man given prison sentence in Germany for violent...
Berlin [Germany], April 23: The main defendant has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison in a...

'Major' coup plot foiled: Burkina Faso army
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], April 23: Burkina Faso's military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader...

Israeli attack kills al-Jamaa al-Islamiya leader in Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], April 23: A top commander of the armed wing of the Lebanese party al-Jamaa al-Islamiya has been killed...

Iran-US nuclear talks postponed until Saturday
Tehran [Iran], April 23: Expert-level Iran-US nuclear talks that were supposed to take place on Wednesday will be moved to...

Russian drone attacks hit Ukraine as munitions depot...
Moscow [Russia], April 23: Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odessa overnight, according to...

Turkish opposition leader asks Germany to clear Eurofighter...
Istanbul [Turkey], April 23: Imprisoned Turkish opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu has appealed to the future German government not to block...

Putin discusses US-Iran nuclear talks with Omani leader
Moscow [Russia], April 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed Iran's nuclear programme with the visiting leader of Oman, Sultan...

Palestinian activist detained in US denied release for...
New York [US], April 23: Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist who has been detained in the United States pending his...

Cardinals to meet after death of Pope Francis,...
Washington DC [US], April 23: Cardinals were due to meet on Tuesday to plan Pope Francis' funeral, which leaders from...

Pope Francis' body to lie in state before...
Washington DC [US], April 23: Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, Roman Catholic cardinals...

Australian leaders vow to stand firm on social...
Canberra [Australia], April 23: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he expects to receive pressure from social media giants to ease...

Remains of over 4,000 genocide victims reburied as...
Kigali [Rwanda], April 22: Remains of up to 4,209 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi were given a...

UN agency opens migration response center in northern...
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 22: The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency, has officially inaugurated the Migration Response...

Sudanese gov't okays building UN logistical supply bases...
Khartoum [Sudan], April 22: The Sudanese government announced Monday that it has agreed to build UN logistical supply bases in...

Death toll of suspected herders attacks in Nigeria...
Abuja [Nigeria], April 22: The death toll of recent attacks by suspected armed herders in Nigeria's central state of Benue...

Ukraine to hold peace talks with UK, France,...
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 22: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Monday that Ukraine will hold peace talks with the United...

Hundreds of BiH truck drivers protest Schengen restrictions
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], April 22: A protest convoy of 543 trucks paraded through the streets of Sarajevo on Monday,...

World lost defender of the poor, say European...
Berlin [Germany], April 22: The world has lost a defender of the poor and marginalized, European leaders said on Monday...

Passengers evacuate Delta plane after engine fire at...
Tallahassee [Florida], April 22: Passengers have been forced to evacuate a Delta plane after an engine caught fire while on...

Arab world pays tribute to late Pope
Beirut [Lebanon], April 22: Leaders across the Arab world on Monday honoured Pope Francis, who died aged 88 at his...

UK prison officers want to use electric stun...
London [UK], April 22: Prison officers in the United Kingdom are calling on the government to allow the use of...

President Trump says 'hopefully' Russia, Ukraine will make...
Moscow [Russia], April 22: US President Donald Trump has sounded an optimistic note in the Ukraine conflict.

Israel denies entry to group of left-wing French...
Jerusalem [Israel], April 22: Israel has refused to allow a group of left-wing French politicians to enter the country, officials...

UN says forced displacement in Sudan's North Darfur...
Khartoum [Sudan], April 22: Aid organisations are struggling to respond to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Sudan's North Darfur, being...

Iran to brief China as it accuses Israel...
Tehran [Iran], April 22: Iran says it will brief China this week in advance of a third round of talks...

Houthis report casualties in US airstrikes on Yemen's...
Washington DC [US], April 22: US airstrikes targeting Yemen's capital killed 12 people and wounded 34 others, the Houthi rebels...