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Former Afghan president urges Taliban to reopen schools for girls

Former Afghan president urges Taliban to reopen schools...

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has once again called on the Taliban government to reopen schools...

US defies court order, deports over 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador

US defies court order, deports over 200 Venezuelans...

Washington [US], March 17: A plane carrying more than 200 Venezuelans deported by the United States has landed in El...

Indonesia eases travel costs for Eid al-Fitr homecoming

Indonesia eases travel costs for Eid al-Fitr homecoming

Jakarta [Indonesia], March 16: As the Eid al-Fitr celebration approaches, the Indonesian government has introduced several policies to facilitate transportation,...

Indonesia to host OIC high-level parliamentary meeting in May

Indonesia to host OIC high-level parliamentary meeting in...

Jakarta [Indonesia], March 16: Indonesia will host the 19th high-level parliamentary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states...

Hundreds of thousands rally against govt in Serbian capital

Hundreds of thousands rally against govt in Serbian...

Belgrade [Serbia], March 16: Large crowds gathered in the centre of Belgrade on Saturday for a mass rally against the...

Hundreds in Greenland protest against Trump

Hundreds in Greenland protest against Trump

Copenhagen [Denmark], March 16: Hundreds of people in Greenland protested on Saturday against US President Donald Trump's plans to take...

Zelensky names peace negotiator

Zelensky names peace negotiator

Kiev [Ukraine], March 16: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed presidential office chief Andrii Yermak, as the chief negotiator for...

Ukraine peacekeeping plans entering operational phase, says UK leader

Ukraine peacekeeping plans entering operational phase, says UK...

London [UK], March 16: Planning for a peacekeeping force for Ukraine will move to an "operational phase", British Prime Minister...

Russian captain of North Sea crash ship remanded in custody

Russian captain of North Sea crash ship remanded...

London [UK], March 16: The Russian captain of the container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the...

South African president says expulsion of US envoy 'regrettable'

South African president says expulsion of US envoy...

Johannesburg [South Africa], March 16: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday he had noted the "regrettable expulsion" of...

German president laments 'loss of thoughtfulness' on social media

German president laments 'loss of thoughtfulness' on social...

Berlin [Germany], March 16: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed concern about the consequences of the changing media landscape.

Return mission for stranded astronauts successfully launched

Return mission for stranded astronauts successfully launched

Washington [US], March 16: The return mission for two astronauts stuck in space has successfully launched, US space agency NASA...

Israeli drone strike kills nine in Gaza, including two journalists

Israeli drone strike kills nine in Gaza, including...

Tel Aviv [Israel], March 16: At least nine people, including two journalists, were killed in an Israeli drone attack in...

UN chief calls for global action against rising 'anti-Muslim bigotry'

UN chief calls for global action against rising...

New York [US], March 16: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over "a disturbing rise in anti-Muslim bigotry",...

Trump mulls new travel ban that could hit dozens of nations: Report

Trump mulls new travel ban that could hit...

Washington [US], March 16: United States President Donald Trump's administration is mulling a new travel ban that is expected to...

Trump orders major strikes on Yemen's Houthis, 19 dead

Trump orders major strikes on Yemen's Houthis, 19...

Washington [US], March 16: U.S. President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the...

Massive rallies across South Korea ahead of key ruling on impeachment of Yoon

Massive rallies across South Korea ahead of key...

Seoul [South Korea], March 16: South Koreans gathered in huge numbers in the capital Seoul on Saturday to support or...

NSW endures heatwave, faces 'extreme' bushfire risk

NSW endures heatwave, faces 'extreme' bushfire risk

Sydney [Australia], March 16: Australia's New South Wales on Sunday sweated in a heat wave that raised the risk of...

Israeli air strike kills nine in Gaza, medics say, during ceasefire disputes

Israeli air strike kills nine in Gaza, medics...

Tel Aviv [Israel], March 16: At least nine Palestinians, including three local journalists, were killed and others wounded on Saturday...

Rulers of Emirates condole with Saudi King on passing of Princess Noura bint Bandar bin Mohammed

Rulers of Emirates condole with Saudi King on...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 16: Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent separate messages...

Deadly tornadoes ravage US South, leaving 14 dead

Deadly tornadoes ravage US South, leaving 14 dead

Washington [US], March 16: At least 14 people lost their lives in Arkansas and Missouri as a series of tornadoes...

Dubai's Most Noble Number charity auction held in support of Fathers' Endowment campaign raises over AED83.6 million

Dubai's Most Noble Number charity auction held in...

Dubai [UAE], March 16: The Most Noble Number charity auction, hosted this evening in Dubai, has raised AED83,677,000, all of...

South African energy minister reassures public amid Eskom's blackout setbacks

South African energy minister reassures public amid Eskom's...

Johannesburg [South Africa], March 15: South African Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Friday reassured the public that...

Roundup: Nigerians lament electricity tariff hike amid poor power supply

Roundup: Nigerians lament electricity tariff hike amid poor...

Abuja [Nigeria], March 15: Amid an erratic power supply, electricity consumers across Nigeria have continued to lament the tariff hike,...

Zimbabwe says to increase health funding as external support declines

Zimbabwe says to increase health funding as external...

Harare [Zimbabwe], March 15: The Zimbabwean government said Friday that it will boost health funding to cover a gap left...

U.S. tariffs to pose "moderate impact" on Polish economy: minister

U.S. tariffs to pose "moderate impact" on Polish...

Warsaw [Poland], March 15: The newly imposed tariffs on goods imported into the United States are expected to have a...

Belarus foreign debt down 1.6 bln USD in 2024

Belarus foreign debt down 1.6 bln USD in...

Minsk [Belarus], March 15: Belarusian foreign debt decreased by 1.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, local media reported on Friday.