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US transfers land on Mexican border to the...
Washington DC [US], April 16: The Trump administration announced an emergency transfer of nearly 110,000 acres of federal land along...

Ministers coy on Indonesia reply to Russia warplane...
Moscow [Russia], April 16: Australia's foreign and defence ministers have evaded questions about a possible request from Russia to station...

Oman, Netherlands sign three agreements covering diverse fields
Muscat [Oman], April 16: The Sultanate of Oman and the Netherlands today signed three agreements related to the production and...

UAE urges 'concrete, collective action" to save lives...
London [UK], April 16: Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs, headed the UAE delegation at the Conference for Sudan...

Jordan thwarts major plot to destabilize national security
Amman [Jordan], April 16: Jordan's Intelligence Department said on Tuesday it has thwarted a series of plots aimed at undermining...

Maldives to ban entry for Israeli citizens due...
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 16: The Maldivian government has announced its intention to ban Israeli citizens from entering the country...

Israel has killed at least 71 civilians in...
Washington [US], April 16: The United Nations has said at least 71 civilians have been killed by Israeli forces in...

Hamas 'studying' Israeli ceasefire proposal; demand to disarm...
Gaza [Palestine], April 16: Negotiations for a renewed ceasefire and an end to the war in Gaza appear to be...

Singapore to hold general election on May 3...
Singapore, April 16: Singapore will head to the polls on May 3, in what will be the first electoral test...

Arson attacks and gunfire target several prisons in...
Paris [France], April 16: Several prisons in France were targeted with arson attacks and gunfire overnight, Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin...

UK's Lammy urges warring parties in Sudan to...
London [UK], April 16: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has urged the warring parties in Sudan to "put peace first"...

S Korea's Yoon attends first trial for insurrection...
Seoul [South Korea], April 15: Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Monday for...

Come to Ukraine before peace deal, Zelensky urges...
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 15: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has implored US President Donald Trump to visit his country and witness...

Houthis report 36 casualties in US airstrike
Washington DC [US], April 15: The number of casualties from a US airstrike targeting a ceramics factory on the outskirts...

Ecuador's Noboa re-elected as president as rival demands...
Quito [Ecuador], April 15: Ecuador's conservative President Daniel Noboa has secured victory in the country's presidential run-off vote on Sunday,...

Iran to consult Russia on US nuclear talks,...
Tehran [Iran], April 15: Tehran's foreign minister will travel to Moscow this week for consultations over Iran's nuclear talks with...

Landmark anti-trust trial of tech giant Meta begins...
Washington DC [US], April 15: A trial of the US company Meta began in Washington on Monday over the tech...

Trump blames Biden, Zelensky for war in Ukraine
Washington DC [US], April 15: US President Donald Trump on Monday accused his predecessor Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

EU ministers back German Taurus missile delivery to...
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 15: European officials on Monday responded positively to comments by Germany's incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz on deliveries...

Russia says Sumy strike hit commanders
Moscow [Russia], April 15: Russia's Defence Ministry on Monday said the airstrike on the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy was...

Tariffs on imported semiconductor chips coming soon, Trump...
Washington DC [US], April 15: U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would be announcing the tariff rate on...

5.2-magnitude earthquake hits California
Sacramento [California], April 15: A 5.2 earthquake rattled San Diego, California, and the surrounding area on Monday afternoon, according to...

Apple takes top spot for first-quarter smartphone sales,...
Washington DC [US], April 15: Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab took the top spot for global smartphone sales in the...

Israeli makes new Gaza ceasefire proposal but prospects...
Israeli [Jerusalem], April 15: Mediator Egypt has presented a new Israeli proposal for a Gaza ceasefire to Hamas, Egyptian state-affiliated...

Trump administration cancels $3 billion climate-friendly farming program
Washington DC [US], April 15: The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday said it had canceled a $3 billion program...

Up to 400,000 displaced from Darfur camp after...
Sudan [Khartoum], April 15: Between 60,000 and 80,000 households - or up to 400,000 people, - have been displaced from...

Trump administration wants to halve State Department budget
Washington DC [US], April 15: U.S. President Donald Trump's administration wants to halve the State Department budget, cutting more than...