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Nigerian leader calls for regional counter-terrorism effort to address poverty, inequality

Nigerian leader calls for regional counter-terrorism effort to...

Abuja [Nigeria], April 23: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Monday called for the establishment of a regional counter-terrorism center that...

PowerChina launches construction of photovoltaic power plant in Algeria

PowerChina launches construction of photovoltaic power plant in...

Algeria [Algiers], April 23: Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) on Monday started the construction of a photovoltaic power plant...

Seoul consults with US after N Korea fires missiles into the sea

Seoul consults with US after N Korea fires...

Seoul [South Korea], April 23: North Korea has once again fired several suspected ballistic missiles toward the open sea, prompting...

'Kebab diplomacy': German President Steinmeier in Turkey

'Kebab diplomacy': German President Steinmeier in Turkey

Berlin [Germany], April 23: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Istanbul on Monday carrying a 60-kilo kebab skewer symbolizing stories...

Pro-China party wins election in Maldives

Pro-China party wins election in Maldives

Male [Maldives], April 23: The party of Maldives's President Mohamed Muizzu won Sunday's parliamentary election, according to preliminary results released...

Israel provided no evidence of UNRWA workers' ties to terror groups: UN probe

Israel provided no evidence of UNRWA workers' ties...

New York [USA], April 23: An independent review of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the...

350 healthcare workers killed in Gaza since Oct 7: UN rapporteur

350 healthcare workers killed in Gaza since Oct...

Gaza [Palestine], April 23: At least 350 healthcare workers have been killed and 520 others injured in the Gaza Strip...

A grave of nearly 300 people was discovered in Gaza, with their bodies tied up

A grave of nearly 300 people was discovered...

Gaza [Palestine], April 23: Civil defense forces in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip said they...

Escaped alcohol penalty thanks to autogenic alcohol syndrome

Escaped alcohol penalty thanks to autogenic alcohol syndrome

Brussels [Belgium], April 23: The defense lawyer said that the number of cases of autogenic alcohol syndrome in the world...

War in Ukraine on Day 789: Russia said it would take 2 villages in 2 days; Kyiv intelligence worried about May

War in Ukraine on Day 789: Russia said...

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 23: The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had taken control of a second village for...

The Voyager 1 spacecraft suddenly 'talked' to Earth again

The Voyager 1 spacecraft suddenly 'talked' to Earth...

New York [USA], Aril 23: NASA said the Voyager 1 spacecraft, about 24 billion km from Earth, suddenly sent back...

What's in the 'larger than normal' aid package the US will send to Ukraine?

What's in the 'larger than normal' aid package...

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 23: Politico on April 22 cited information from US officials saying that President Joe Biden's administration is...

Solomon Islands faces tense wait for election results

Solomon Islands faces tense wait for election results

Honiara [Solomon Islands], April 23: Solomon Islands faces a tense wait for an election result after opposition parties pulled ahead...

Trump trial: Election corruption alleged

Trump trial: Election corruption alleged

New York [USA], April 23: New York prosecutors said on the first day of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial...

Israeli troops storm back into eastern Khan Younis

Israeli troops storm back into eastern Khan Younis

Jerusalem [Israel], April 23: Israeli troops fought their way back into an eastern section of Khan Younis in a surprise...

Sharjah Emergency and Crisis Team orders steps to attend to urgent aid requests by affected families

Sharjah Emergency and Crisis Team orders steps to...

Sharjah [UAE], April 23: The Local Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Team in Sharjah has directed the Sharjah Social Services...

UAE, Iraq, Türkiye, Qatar sign MoU on 'Development Road Project'

UAE, Iraq, Türkiye, Qatar sign MoU on 'Development...

Baghdad [Iraq], April 23: The United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Qatar and Türkiye, have signed a quadrilateral Memorandum of Understanding for...

Brunei's economy to grow 2.4 pct in 2024: IMF

Brunei's economy to grow 2.4 pct in 2024:...

Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], April 20: The Brunei's economy is projected to grow 2.4 percent in 2024 and 2.5 percent...

Cambodia, ASEAN, Asia-Pacific region make great strides in digitalization: Cambodian PM

Cambodia, ASEAN, Asia-Pacific region make great strides in...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], April 22: Cambodia, ASEAN and the Asia-Pacific region have made significant progress in digitalization over the last...

Sydney Airport sees passenger traffic closer to pre-pandemic levels

Sydney Airport sees passenger traffic closer to pre-pandemic...

Sydney [Australia], April 22: Australia's Sydney Airport has seen a total of 10.3 million passengers pass through its terminals in...

Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-ever joint military drills amid criticism

Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-ever joint military drills...

Manila [Philippines], April 22: More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday...

New Zealand's trade relationship with China remains strong: minister

New Zealand's trade relationship with China remains strong:...

Wellington [New Zealand], April 22: China remains a strong commercial opportunity for Kiwi exporters as Chinese businesses and consumers continue...

Putin unpredictable, could use nuclear weapon, warns Navalny's widow

Putin unpredictable, could use nuclear weapon, warns Navalny's...

Moscow [Russia], April 22: The widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny has warned of the unpredictability of Russian President...

Two Japanese military choppers with eight occupants crash

Two Japanese military choppers with eight occupants crash

Tokyo [Japan], April 22: Two Japanese military helicopters with a total of eight crew members on board crashed over the...

58 killed in boat accident in Central African Republic

58 killed in boat accident in Central African...

Kampala [Central African Republic], April 22: At least 58 people died in a boat accident in the Central African Republic.

Hamas politburo chief wants to see Russia among Gaza security guarantors

Hamas politburo chief wants to see Russia among...

Ramallah [Palestine], April 22: Ismail Haniyeh, the chief of the political office of the Palestinian movement Hamas, said on Sunday...

200 bodies found in mass grave at hospital in Gaza's Khan Younis

200 bodies found in mass grave at hospital...

Gaza [Palestine], April 22: Palestinian civil defence crews have uncovered a mass grave inside the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza's...