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US plans to indict Cuba's Raul Castro, US...
New York [US], May 16: The United States plans to indict Cuba's Raul Castro, a U.S. Department of Justice official...
Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire by 45 days as...
Jerusalem [Israel], May 16: Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 45-day extension of a ceasefire that has tamped down the...
Trump leaves Beijing with few wins but warm...
New York [US], May 16: U.S. President Donald Trump left China on Friday with no major breakthroughs on trade or...
Judge declares another mistrial in Harvey Weinstein New...
New York [US], May 16: A judge has declared a mistrial in the rape case against Harvey Weinstein, after the...
African public health agency announces new Ebola outbreak...
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of Congo], May 16: Africa's top public health agency said on Friday that there was a confirmed...
Trump, Xi discuss Strait of Hormuz as Chinese...
Beijing [China], May 16: United States President Donald Trump has discussed the Strait of Hormuz and the US-Israel war on...
Trump administration offers $100mn in aid to Cuba...
Washington [US], May 16: The United States has offered $100 million in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that...
Federal judge blocks US sanctions against UN rapporteur...
Washington [US], May 16: A federal judge has temporarily blocked United States sanctions against Francesca Albanese (pictured), a United Nations...
Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina resigns after drone...
Riga [Latvia], May 16: Latvian centre-right Prime Minister Evika Silina has announced her resignation, after the Progressives Party, her left-leaning...
Rescuers pull dead from rubble of Kiev flats...
Kiev [Ukraine], May 16: At least eight people have been killed, including a 12-year-old girl, in Kiev after Russia launched...
Trump and Xi set for second day of...
New York [US], May 15: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet on Friday...
OpenAI explores legal options against Apple, source says
New York [US], May 15: Apple's (AAPL.O), opens new tab two-year-old partnership with OpenAI has become strained, with the AI...
Skilled migrants fill key roles in Australian farming...
Canberra [Australia], May 15: Skilled migrants do not take Australian jobs, but fill critical labour shortages, enrich cultural diversity and...
Taliban detains three journalists in Afghanistan, UN says
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 15: Afghanistan's Taliban government has detained at least three journalists on unspecified charges, the United Nations mission...
UAE denies report of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu...
Cairo [Egypt], May 15: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday denied reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly...
International aid flotilla bound for Gaza sets sail...
Istanbul [Turkiye], May 15: Two weeks after being intercepted by the Israeli navy, an international Gaza aid flotilla has again...
Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade attacks ahead...
Washington [US], May 15: Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continued on the ground in Lebanon as Israeli and Lebanese officials...
Xi issues warning over Taiwan
Beijing [China], May 15: Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a stern warning to the United States not to overstep on...
Yemen gov't, Houthis to release more than 1,600...
Sanaa [Yemen], May 15: Yemen's internationally recognised government and the Houthi group have signed a United Nations-backed agreement in Jordan...
UK's Starmer on the brink as health secretary...
London [UK], May 15: Wes Streeting quit as Britain's health secretary on Thursday, paving the way for a leadership challenge...
Turkiye detains over 300 Islamic State suspects in...
Istanbul [Turkey], May 14: Turkish police detained more than 300 suspected Islamic State extremists in coordinated raids across 47 provinces,...
Climbers clear path to Everest summit past giant...
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 14: An elite team of Nepali climbers have managed to clear a way to the summit of...
12 killed in Israeli drone strikes on Lebanon...
Beirut [Lebanon], May 14: Three Israeli drone strikes on cars on a major highway linking Beirut to southern Lebanon have...
Gunshots ring out at Philippine Senate
Manila [Philippine], May 14: Gunshots rang out at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday where a legislator and former police chief...
UN urges probes into Nigeria, Chad air attacks
New York [US], May 14: The United Nations human rights chief has demanded independent investigations into reports that separate air...
IRGC targeted island earlier, says Kuwait
Cairo [Egypt], May 13: Kuwait on Tuesday accused the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) being behind a failed attack on...
Iraq militia sweeps southern desert after report of...
Baghdad [Iraq], May 13: Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a pro-Iranian militia also known as Hashd Shaabi, said on...






