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Oman announces second round of US-Iran talks to be held in Rome 17 Apr 2025 - 11:21 pm

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman announced on Thursday that the Italian capital, Rome, will host the second round of talks between Iran and...

Trump softens on Zelensky, says mineral deal coming 'soon' 17 Apr 2025 - 11:09 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he doesn't hold Volodymyr Zelensky "responsible" for Russia's invasion of his country but continued to...

US Supreme Court to hear Trump birthright citizenship case on May 15 17 Apr 2025 - 10:35 pm

Washington: The US Supreme Court will hear arguments over President Donald Trump's move to end birthright citizenship on May 15, the court announced...

Heavy spring snow storm wreaks havoc in the Alps 17 Apr 2025 - 09:46 pm

Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis: An unusually heavy spring storm across the Alps sparked chaos on Thursday, as it dumped more than a metre of snow in...

Remains of 29 genocide victims given decent burial in southern Rwanda 17 Apr 2025 - 09:14 pm

Kigali: The remains of at least 29 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi retrieved from mass graves in southern Rwanda's Nyaruguru...

AES leaders to attend ECOWAS summit in Ghana 17 Apr 2025 - 09:11 pm

Accra: Leaders of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, have accepted an invitation for an extraordinary summit...

Trump says 'joke' Harvard should be stripped of funds, threatens to ban from enrolling foreign students 17 Apr 2025 - 09:07 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump called Harvard a "joke" Wednesday and said it should lose its government research contracts after the prestigious university...

Four dead in Italy cable car crash 17 Apr 2025 - 09:07 pm

Rome: Four people died and another was injured Thursday, when a cable-car fell near the southern Italian coastal city of Naples, firefighters said....

Philippines to establish embassy in Suva, Fiji 17 Apr 2025 - 08:51 pm

Suva: The Fijian cabinet has endorsed a request from the Philippines to establish an embassy in Suva, capital of Fiji, according to a...

Aid to Gaza 'facing total collapse': 12 NGOs 17 Apr 2025 - 08:32 pm

Oslo: The humanitarian aid system in Gaza is "facing total collapse" because of Israel's blockade on aid supplies since March 2, the heads...

China's documentary heritage collections enter UNESCO's Memory of the World Register 17 Apr 2025 - 08:20 pm

Paris: Three documentary heritage collections submitted by China have been inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, the United Nations Educational,...

ECB lowers interest rates by 25 basis points 17 Apr 2025 - 08:18 pm

Frankfurt: The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday decided to cut key interest rates for the seventh time since June 2024, in response...

Lebanese Cabinet approves extension of UNIFIL mandate 17 Apr 2025 - 08:05 pm

Beirut: The Lebanese Cabinet approved on Thursday the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Lebanese Minister...

Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves decrease by 127 mln USD 17 Apr 2025 - 07:34 pm

Islamabad: Foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) have decreased by 127 million USdollars, the central bank said in a...

Zambia confirms second mpox death as cases rise to 49 17 Apr 2025 - 07:23 pm

Lusaka:Zambia on Thursday confirmed its second mpox-related death as the cumulative cases reached 49 in the southern African country. Minister of Health Elijah...

Taliban govt praise Russian 'terror' label removal as 'significant development' 17 Apr 2025 - 07:20 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Thursday praised the Russian move to scrap their designation as a "terrorist organisation", saying it was a "significant...

Trump says Fed chief's 'termination cannot come fast enough' 17 Apr 2025 - 07:07 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Thursday that "termination" of the independent head of the Federal Reserve "cannot come fast enough" as he...