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Macron to make state visit to UK before...
London [UK], April 21: Emmanuel Macron will be granted a state visit before Donald Trump's expected trip in September as...

DR Congo bans ex-president Kabila's party over alleged...
Kinshasa [DRC], April 21: The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned the party of former President Joseph Kabila, accusing him...

Kiev, Moscow trade allegations of Easter ceasefire violations
Kyiv [Ukraine]/Moscow [Russia], April 21: Moscow and Kiev traded allegations of Easter ceasefire breaches on Sunday with both sides reporting...

Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank mark sorrowful Easter...
Gaza [Gaza City], April 21: Palestinian Christians in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem have marked a second sombre...

Two killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], April 21: Two people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday, authorities said.

Ukraine seeks apology from Fox News
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 21: Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has sharply criticized US broadcaster Fox News after the network mistakenly identified Kiev...

German police continue search for gunman
Frankfurt [Germany], April 21: Police were continuing their search on Sunday for the gunman who shot and killed two men...

Pope grants brief Easter Sunday audience to US...
Rome [Italy], April 21: Pope Francis granted a brief audience to US Vice President JD Vance on Easter Sunday morning,...
Ecuador accuses 'bad losers' of assassination plot against...
Quito [Ecuador], April 21: Ecuador has declared a state of "maximum alert" over an assassination plot against President Daniel Noboa.
Boy dies after being trapped between rocks off...
Washington DC [US], April 21: A nine-year-old boy has died after being caught between rocks on the NSW Mid North...

At least 4 dead in prison escape in...
Yaounde [Cameroon], April 20: At least four people were killed after inmates attempted to escape from a prison in Chad,...

Over 1.2 mln ecstasy pills seized in Tunisia
Tunis [Tunisia], April 20: Tunisian security forces have dismantled an international drug trafficking network, seizing more than 1.2 million ecstasy...

Russia, Ukraine swap 492 prisoners of war
Moscow [Russia], April 20: Russia and Ukraine on Saturday exchanged 492 prisoners, said the Russian Defense Ministry.

Roundup: Belgian cyclist begins solar-powered journey from Brussels...
Brussels [Belgium], April 20: Belgian cyclist Claude Brouir, now in his sixties, officially set off on his cross-continental journey titled...

Switzerland, north Italy returning to normal after severe...
Rome [Italy], April 20: Travel conditions largely returned to normal in Switzerland after heavy snowfalls cut key routes, and conditions...

British couple among four dead after cable car...
London [UK], April 20: The two Britons who died in a cable crash near Naples were a couple.

Man who admitted UK police pursuit crash charge...
London [UK], April 20: A personal trainer who was taking a woman out on a first date has admitted dangerous...

Cat on loose causes stir at White House
Washington DC [US], April 20: A cat found its way onto the heavily secured north lawn of the White House...
US Supreme Court blocks deportation of Venezuelans
Washington DC [US], April 20: The US Supreme Court temporarily blocked the deportation of dozens of Venezuelans in an order...

Italian PM Meloni interpreter issues public apology for...
Rome [Italy], April 20: An interpreter working for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has made a public apology after...

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