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Over 1 million affected by extreme weather events in Mozambique 21 Mar 2026 - 03:57 pm

Maputo: More than one million people have been affected by extreme weather events in Mozambique since the start of the 2025-2026 rainy and...

Record-breaking heat wave grips western US 21 Mar 2026 - 03:30 pm

Los Angeles, United States: A record early heat wave striking the west of the United States on Friday is a one-in-500-years type event...

From bats to bonds: Uganda's 'cricket grannies' 21 Mar 2026 - 01:49 pm

Jinja, Uganda: Giggles and songs ripple across a field in rural eastern Uganda where elderly women swing cricket bats as a way to...

US jury finds Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders 21 Mar 2026 - 01:09 pm

San Francisco, United States: A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's...

LIVE UPDATES: US temporarily lifts sanctions on Iranian oil loaded on vessels 21 Mar 2026 - 11:57 am

Doha, Qatar: The US temporarily lifted sanctions on the sale of Iranian oil loaded on vessels as of March 20, in a bid...

11 dead in South Korea car plant fire 21 Mar 2026 - 09:10 am

Seoul: Rescuers combed the charred wreckage of a South Korean car parts factory for missing people after a fire killed at least 11...

King of Bahrain, Indian Prime Minister review bilateral relations, regional developments by phone 20 Mar 2026 - 08:25 pm

Manama: HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain and Indian Prime Minister HE Narendra Modi discussed by phone...

Egypt, Turkiye warn of catastrophic repercussions of continued violence, escalating conflict in region 20 Mar 2026 - 07:54 pm

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, warned in a phone call today of the catastrophic and dangerous...

UAE President, Turkish Foreign Minister discuss regional developments 20 Mar 2026 - 07:41 pm

Abu Dhabi:The President of the UAE, HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Foreign Minister of Turkiye, HE Hakan Fidan met...

Syrian Foreign Ministry denounces Israeli airstrike on southern Syria 20 Mar 2026 - 07:35 pm

Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry has denounced the airstrike carried out by Israeli warplanes targeting a military site in Daraa province in southern...

Turkiye is mobilising all resources to achieve peace, stability in the region: President Erdogan 20 Mar 2026 - 07:26 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that his country is harnessing all its resources to achieve peace and stability in the region....

Ballistic missile, 25 hostile drones detected in past 24 hours: Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense 20 Mar 2026 - 07:09 pm

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense announced Friday that its armed forces detected one ballistic missile in the past 24 hours, which was...

Poland withdraws its troops from Iraq due to Middle East escalating tensions 20 Mar 2026 - 06:36 pm

Warsaw: Poland announced Friday the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Polish Defense Minister...

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister receives phone call from US Counterpart 20 Mar 2026 - 06:32 pm

Kuwait: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah received a phone call today from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Kuwaiti...

NATO mission evacuated from Iraq due to regional situation 20 Mar 2026 - 05:39 pm

Baghdad: Iraqi security sources announced today the commencement of the evacuation of the NATO mission from its base and its withdrawal from Iraq....

UN warns of UNRWA's collapse amid severe funding crisis, potential repercussions in Gaza 20 Mar 2026 - 05:14 pm

New York: Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini warned that the agency's continued operation...