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Ireland poised to get its youngest ever premier as Simon Harris elected leader of Fine Gael party 24 Mar 2024 - 08:37 pm

London: Ireland is poised to get its youngest-ever premier next month after Simon Harris secured the leadership of the Fine Gael party on...

Ethiopia to open up real estate to foreign buyers 24 Mar 2024 - 08:14 pm

Nairobi: Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has unveiled plans to allow foreign nationals to buy real estate and to open up retailing to...

New York City's mayor cancels a border trip, citing safety concerns in Mexico 24 Mar 2024 - 08:03 pm

New York: New York City's mayor nixed a planned Sunday trip to the U.S.-Mexico border over security concerns. Mayor Eric Adams was slated...

Attackers detonate grenade outside Armenian police station 24 Mar 2024 - 08:01 pm

Yerevan: Attackers detonated a hand grenade outside a police station in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, on Sunday, in what the Caucasian country's government...

Palestinians describe bodies and ambulances crushed in Israel's ongoing raid around Gaza hospital 24 Mar 2024 - 07:59 pm

Rafah, Gaza Strip: Palestinians who fled an ongoing Israeli raid of Gaza's main hospital described mass arrests and forced marches past bodies in...

France offers evacuation flights for vulnerable citizens in Haiti 24 Mar 2024 - 07:49 pm

Paris: France will provide special flights for its "most vulnerable" citizens to leave Haiti, Paris' foreign ministry said on Sunday, as air links...

Ukraine had 'no involvement' in Moscow attack: White House 24 Mar 2024 - 05:38 pm

Washington: Ukraine had "no involvement whatsoever" in the massacre in a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people, the White House...

Malawi seeks $200mn aid over El Nino-linked starvation risk 24 Mar 2024 - 05:33 pm

Lilongwe: Malawi's president appealed for $200 million in food aid this weekend, saying millions of citizens faced starvation due to a drought linked...

Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians, injures 7 in Rafah bombing 24 Mar 2024 - 05:22 pm

Gaza: The Israeli occupation targeted and bombed homes on Sunday in the southern Gaza Strip, killing three Palestinians, and injuring seven others. Palestinian...

National day of mourning in Russia after concert hall massacre 24 Mar 2024 - 04:31 pm

Moscow: Russia was observing a national day of mourning on Sunday after a massacre in a Moscow concert hall killed more than 130...

Poland to demand Russian explanation over cruise missile incursion 24 Mar 2024 - 02:53 pm

Warsaw:Poland said Sunday that it would demand an explanation from Moscow after a Russian cruise missile fired at towns in western Ukraine breached...

Senegal votes for new president after years of crisis 24 Mar 2024 - 02:16 pm

Dakar: -Senegalbegan voting Sunday for a new president in an unpredictable race following three years of turmoil and political crisis. Around 7.3 million...

Japan's emperor, empress to visit Britain in June: media 24 Mar 2024 - 01:55 pm

Tokyo: Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are expected to visit Britain for about a week in late June, local reports said Sunday,...

Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza reaches 32,226 24 Mar 2024 - 01:16 pm

Gaza: The death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has risen to 32,226 martyrs, the majority...

More than 250 kidnapped Nigerian school students released 24 Mar 2024 - 11:19 am

Abuja: The more than 250 school students seized by gunmen in a mass kidnapping in northwestern Nigeria earlier this month have been released,...

Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli occupation airstrike targeting house in Deir al-Balah 24 Mar 2024 - 10:22 am

Gaza, Palestine : Seven Palestinian civilians were killed and others wounded after Israeli occupation warplanes bombed a residential house in Deir al-Balah in...

2.9-Magnitude earthquake hits Palestinian territories 24 Mar 2024 - 12:44 am

Ramallah: An earthquake measuring 2.9 magnitude on the Richter scale struck the Palestinian territories today. The Palestinian Seismological Monitoring Center said that the...

Slovak presidential vote ends, analysts predict runoff 24 Mar 2024 - 12:23 am

Bratislava: Slovak polling stations closed on Saturday after the first round of a presidential election pitting the Russia-leaning ruling camp against a pro-Ukraine...