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Pakistani apex court declares dissolution of national assembly...
Islamabad (Pakistan), April 4: The Pakistani Supreme Court on Thursday declared Pakistani President Arif Alvi's decision to dissolve the National...

Russia-Ukraine conflict complicates ECB's rate hike considerations
Frankfurt (Germany), April 8: The Russia-Ukraine conflict added to the uncertainties amid which the European Central Bank (ECB) chose to...

Myanmar to issue electronic COVID-19 vaccination certificate for...
Yangon (Myanmar), April 8: Myanmar's health ministry announced on Thursday that it will issue electronic COVID-19 vaccination certificates in English...

U.S. Senate confirms first African American woman for...
Washington (US), April 8: The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court in a 53-47 vote...

Russia vows retaliation against latest U.S. sanctions
Moscow (Russia) April 8: The Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that Moscow would retaliate against Washington's latest package of sanctions,...

U.S. prepared to deal with any N. Korean...
Washington (US), April 7: The United States and its allies are prepared to deal with any further provocations by North...

UN chief welcomes news of food aid reaching...
United Nations, April 7: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the news that trucks with food assistance and fuel...

Jordan welcomes UNESCO resolution on old Jerusalem
Amman (Jordan), April 7: Jordan on Wednesday welcomed a resolution adopted by UNESCO on old Jerusalem and its walls, which...

Lebanese PM urges cross-party cooperation to save country
Beirut (Lebanon), April 7: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Wednesday called on all political parties to cooperate to pull...

Burkina Faso's ex-President Roch Marc Christian Kabore authorized...
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), April 7: Burkina Faso's ex-president Roch Marc Christian Kabore, arrested on Jan. 24 during the military coup...

Sri Lankan president appoints advisory group on debt...
Colombo (Sri Lanka), April 7: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed an advisory group on debt sustainability composed of...

New fighting blocks aid distribution in DR Congo's...
United Nations, April 7: Fresh fighting between forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the M23 armed...

Ukrainian president orders formal halt of trade with...
Kiev (Ukraine), April 7: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed the government to formalize the cessation of Ukraine's trade with Russia,...

Biden's extension of payment pause on federal student...
Washington (US), April 7: U.S. President Joe Biden's newly announced plan to extend a pause on federal student loan repayments...

Greek workers stage 24-hour general strike over high...
Athens (Greece), April 7: Tens of thousands of Greeks walked off the job across the country on Wednesday to join...

U.S. gov't extends repayment pause on federal student...
Washington (US), April 7: U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that his administration is extending a pause on federal...

U.S. Fed plans to shrink balance sheet by...
Washington (US), April 7: U.S. Federal Reserve could begin reducing the size of its balance sheet as soon as May,...

Tunisian president announces new voting rules of legislative...
Tunis (Tunisia), April 7: Voting in Tunisia's legislative elections, scheduled for Dec. 17, will be organized in two rounds, and...

Sudan resumes livestock exports to Saudi Arabia
Khartoum (Sudan), April 7: Sudan announced Wednesday it has resumed shipping livestock, the country's main export, to Saudi Arabia after...

World Bank lowers Mongolia's economic growth forecast to...
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), April 6: The World Bank has lowered Mongolia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2022 to 2.5...

S. Korea's daily infections stay in 200,000s for...
Seoul (South Korea), April 6: South Korea's new coronavirus cases remained in the 200,000s for the second straight day on...

N. Korea poses 'real' threats to U.S. and...
Washington (US), April 6: North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs pose a real danger to the U.S. homeland, as...

Yoon delegation discusses deployment of U.S. strategic assets...
Washington (US), April 6: South Korean delegates representing President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol discussed the possible deployment of U.S. strategic assets to...

Putin-Zelensky meeting possible only after treaty ready: Kremlin
Moscow (Russia), April 6: A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is possible only after...

U.S. Fed official says getting inflation down is...
Washington (US), April 6: U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said Tuesday that it is "of paramount importance" to get...

France reports over 200,000 COVID-19 cases as presidential...
Paris (France), April 6: France reported on Tuesday 203,021 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as the country...

Russia "more prudent" in food supply to "hostile"...
Moscow (Russia), April 6: Russia will be more prudent this year in exporting food, especially to countries that are pursuing...