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Blinken arrives in China on delayed diplomatic mission 18 Jun 2023 - 10:36 am

Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing on Sunday morning for a whirlwind diplomatic trip as the Biden administration seeks to stabilize...

New truce between Sudan's warring generals takes effect 18 Jun 2023 - 10:12 am

Khartoum: A fresh ceasefire took effect in Sudan on Sunday after intense fighting that saw deadly air strikes in Khartoum and an exodus...

Vegas Golden Knights and fans celebrate 1st NHL championship with parade and rally 18 Jun 2023 - 10:11 am

Las Vegas: Thousands of Vegas Golden Knights fans lined the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday for a Stanley Cup victory parade and a...

Philippine ferry catches fire at sea, all 120 people aboard rescued 18 Jun 2023 - 09:48 am

MANILA, Philippines:All 120 passengers and crew members aboard a Philippine ferry that caught fire at sea on Sunday were rescued safely and the...

Ukraine flood death toll in Russian-held areas hits 29 17 Jun 2023 - 10:10 pm

Moscow: The death toll from devastating floods in Russian-occupied areas of southern Ukraine has risen to 29, a regional official said Saturday. "Unfortunately,...

Ramaphosa tells Putin 'war must be settled' 17 Jun 2023 - 09:00 pm

Moscow: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is in Russia as part of a peace-seeking delegation, on Saturday told his Russian counterpart VladimirPutinthat...

Sudan officials say 17, including 5 children, killed in Khartoum airstrike 17 Jun 2023 - 04:49 pm

Cairo: An airstrike in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Saturday killed at least 17 people, including five children, health officials said, as fighting continued...

Did migrants reject help before deadly Greek wreck, or beg for it? Coast guard, activists disagree 17 Jun 2023 - 04:15 pm

This much is clear: On June 9, an old steel fishing trawler left eastern Libya for Italy, carrying far too many people. As...

Saudi foreign minister in first Iran visit since detente 17 Jun 2023 - 02:57 pm

Tehran: Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived Saturday in Tehran, Iranian media reported, in his first visit to Iran since...

Blinken set for high-stakes China visit with tensions rising and breakthrough prospects low 17 Jun 2023 - 02:40 pm

BEIJING: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has embarked on a high-stakes diplomatic trip to China to try to cool down escalating tensions...

Thousands in western India relief camps begin returning home as Cyclone Biparjoy recedes 17 Jun 2023 - 01:30 pm

JAKHAU, India:Over 100,000 people who had sheltered from Cyclone Biparjoy in relief camps in western India have begun to return home after the...

Doctors advise people over 60 to stay indoors as India's northern state swelters in extreme heat 17 Jun 2023 - 10:18 am

LUCKNOW, India: At least 34 people have died in the past two days as a large swath of the north Indian state Uttar...

Ukraine's Zelensky urges African leaders to press Putin on release of political prisoners 17 Jun 2023 - 12:03 am

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to a group of African leaders to ask his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to free political prisoners...

Rallies take over Bamako ahead of Mali constitutional referendum 16 Jun 2023 - 11:37 pm

Bamako: Tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of a new Malian constitution held separate rallies in the capital Bamako on Friday before...

At least 125 Syrians aboard Greece migrant shipwreck 16 Jun 2023 - 11:26 pm

Beirut: At least 125 Syrians were on board a migrant ship that sank off Greece this week, relatives and activists said on Friday,...

Mali's top diplomat calls for immediate end of UN mission 16 Jun 2023 - 10:52 pm

New York: Mali's foreign minister called Friday for the UN Security Council to withdraw the peacekeeping mission in his country "without delay," denouncing...

European leaders host Elon Musk, chase Tesla investment 16 Jun 2023 - 08:54 pm

Paris: Billionaire Elon Musk swept into Paris on Friday to hold court at an event with thousands of spectators hours after meeting the...

Finland's new coalition government to crack down on immigration 16 Jun 2023 - 08:13 pm

Helsinki: Finland's new coalition government, which includes the far-right Finns Party, on Friday announced plans to crack down on immigration with the far-right...