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Amnesty urges justice one year after Chad protest crackdown 20 Oct 2023 - 04:44 pm

Libreville: The families of people killed in a bloody crackdown on a protest against Chad's military regime are still waiting for justice one...

French troops to leave Niger by year's end: French general 20 Oct 2023 - 04:25 pm

Niamey, Niger: The commander of France's forces in the Sahel said Friday that 1,500 French soldiers would leave Niger by December 31, a...

A man whose divorce case was before murdered judge is ID'd as a person of interest in the killing 20 Oct 2023 - 04:25 pm

Hagerstown, Md:Court records show that the Maryland judge who was shot to death outside his home presided over divorce case of the man...

GCC-ASEAN Summit calls for Gaza ceasefire, ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid 20 Oct 2023 - 02:52 pm

Riyadh: The leaders participating in the summit of the GCC countries and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed today, October 20,...

One dead, residents trapped as Storm Babet batters Scotland 20 Oct 2023 - 02:13 pm

Brechin, United Kingdom: A woman died after being swept into a river and families were trapped in flooded homes in Scotland Friday as...

Greta Thunberg calls for ceasefire 20 Oct 2023 - 02:05 pm

The prominent Swedish climate activist has called for an immediate ceasefire and said the world needs to “speak up”. On X, Thunberg wrote:...

Thai government pledges action as Bangkok pollution spikes 20 Oct 2023 - 02:01 pm

Bangkok: Thai officials on Friday promised action to address a spike in air pollution that came before the normal peak of seasonal haze,...

First aid delivery due in Gaza in ‘the next day or so’: UN 20 Oct 2023 - 12:40 pm

The UN’s humanitarian office says it is in advanced talks with all parties in the conflict to ensure an aid operation into Gaza...

Death toll rises to 21 in Khan Younis after Israeli air raid 20 Oct 2023 - 09:14 am

The death toll from the Israeli air raid in southern Gaza has risen from 14 to 21, while the number of injuries rose...

Humanitarian aid piles up in Egypt as Rafah crossing remains shut 20 Oct 2023 - 08:47 am

Food, medicine, water purifiers, hygiene products, and blankets have been piling in Egypt’s Sinai region at El Arish airport, which even opened an...

Israeli war crimes continue, church hit 20 Oct 2023 - 08:12 am

Gaza Strip:Gaza's interior ministry said several displaced people who had taken shelter at a church compound in the Gaza Strip have been killed...

Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India 20 Oct 2023 - 12:03 am

Montreal: Canada said on Thursday it had withdrawn 41 diplomats from India -- fallout from a bitter row over the killing of a...

Sri Lanka wins IMF approval for $330 million payout 19 Oct 2023 - 10:59 pm

Sri Lanka secured a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund, paving the way for the nation to receive the next tranche of...

Defendant in rapper Tupac Shakur killing back in court 19 Oct 2023 - 08:39 pm

Los Angeles: The man accused of murder in connection with the gang-feud slaying of rapper Tupac Shakur a quarter of a century ago...

Egypt-Gaza border crossing to open Friday: state-linked media 19 Oct 2023 - 06:29 pm

Cairo: The Rafah bordercrossingbetween Egypt and the war-torn Gaza Strip "will open tomorrow", state-linked television Al Qahera News reported Thursday, as calls for...

Diphtheria outbreak kills 58 in Guinea 19 Oct 2023 - 05:10 pm

Conakry: An outbreak of diphtheria in northeastern Guinea has killed 58 people, many of them young children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...

Philippines’ Marcos says sovereign wealth fund will proceed 19 Oct 2023 - 04:26 pm

The establishment of the Philippines’ first sovereign wealth fund will proceed, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who said the government is only...