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North Korea warns US after air drill on Kim Il Sung birthday

North Korea warns US after air drill on...

Pyongyang [North Korea], April 18: North Korea threatened retaliation on Thursday after the United States flew long-range B-1B bombers over...

Japan, US agree to more talks over tariffs, reach deal soon

Japan, US agree to more talks over tariffs,...

Washington [US], April 18: The United States and Japan have agreed to more discussions over US tariffs during ministerial talks...

Strongest sign yet of possible life beyond Earth - study

Strongest sign yet of possible life beyond Earth...

New York [US], April 18: A team of scientists said Wednesday they have found the strongest signs yet of possible...

Hamas ready to release all remaining hostages for end to Gaza war

Hamas ready to release all remaining hostages for...

Gaza [Palestine], April 18: Hamas' Gaza chief said the group was ready to immediately negotiate a deal to swap all...

Judges warn Trump risks public perception of lawlessness in his fight with courts

Judges warn Trump risks public perception of lawlessness...

New York [US], April 18: A U.S. appeals court urged the Trump administration on Thursday to back off from its...

US Senator Van Hollen says he met wrongly deported man in El Salvador

US Senator Van Hollen says he met wrongly...

New York [US], April 18: Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Thursday he met Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a...

US envoy holds talks with Europeans in Paris on ending Ukraine war

US envoy holds talks with Europeans in Paris...

Washington DC [US], April 18: US representatives have begun talks with European counterparts in Paris to discuss ways to end...

Severe weather causes disruptions across Italy and Switzerland

Severe weather causes disruptions across Italy and Switzerland

Rome [Italy], April 18: Severe rains have caused disruptions across northern Italy and southern Switzerland, with a popular Swiss ski...

Hamas accuses Israel of weaponising aid as Gaza's hunger crisis worsens

Hamas accuses Israel of weaponising aid as Gaza's...

Gaza City [Gaza], April 18: Hamas has accused Israel of openly using starvation as a weapon of war, a day...

Russia's Supreme Court suspends ban on Afghanistan's Taliban

Russia's Supreme Court suspends ban on Afghanistan's Taliban

Moscow [Russia], April 18: Russia's Supreme Court has suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more...

US, Somalia carry out airstrike against militants as battle rages for key town

US, Somalia carry out airstrike against militants as...

Mogadishu [Somalia], April 18: The US and Somalia have carried out an airstrike against Islamist militants during a battle for...

Colombia declares health emergency after dozens die of yellow fever

Colombia declares health emergency after dozens die of...

Bogota [Colombia], April 18: Colombia has declared a nationwide health emergency after at least 34 people died of yellow fever,...

At least 29 killed in Israeli attacks

At least 29 killed in Israeli attacks

Jerusalem [Israel], April 18: Five Palestinians, including a young girl, were killed on Thursday afternoon in Israeli air strikes on...

Trump reportedly rejected Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities

Trump reportedly rejected Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear...

Washington DC [US], April 18: US President Donald Trump has refused to support Israel in a potential attack on nuclear...

Hamas ready to release all remaining hostages for end to Gaza war

Hamas ready to release all remaining hostages for...

Gaza [Gaza City], April 18: Hamas' Gaza chief said the group was ready to immediately negotiate a deal to swap...

Judges warn Trump risks public perception of lawlessness in his fight with courts

Judges warn Trump risks public perception of lawlessness...

Washington DC [US], April 18: A U.S. appeals court urged the Trump administration on Thursday to back off from its...

Japan to spend 1.8% of GDP on defence in 2025, 2% target in sight

Japan to spend 1.8% of GDP on defence...

Tokyo [Japan], April 17: Japan's defence spending and related costs for fiscal 2025 are expected to total 9.9 trillion yen...

Temporary tariff pause mitigates trade contraction, but strong downside risks persist: WTO

Temporary tariff pause mitigates trade contraction, but strong...

Geneva [Switzerland], April 17: The volume of world merchandise trade is expected to decline by 0.2% in 2025 under current...

25 killed in Israeli bombing of Gaza Strip

25 killed in Israeli bombing of Gaza Strip

Gaza [Palestine], April 17: Twenty-five Palestinians were martyred, and 39 others were wounded over the past 24 hours as a...

Iran - US disagree over negotiations

Iran - US disagree over negotiations

Tehran [Iran], April 17: This was Mr. Araqchi's answer after US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff called on the Tehran government...

WHO reaches agreement on future pandemic response

WHO reaches agreement on future pandemic response

Geneva [Switzerland], April 17: The agreement outlines measures to prevent future pandemics and strengthen global cooperation, including establishing an access...

Harvard University 'duels' President Trump

Harvard University 'duels' President Trump

Massachusetts [US], April 17: Yesterday (April 16), President Trump threatened to deprive Harvard University of its tax-exempt privileges and...

Israel turns 30% of Gaza into a buffer zone, claims to block aid

Israel turns 30% of Gaza into a buffer...

Gaza [Palestine], April 17: AFP news agency on April 17 quoted the Israeli government as claiming to have used 30%...

North Korea reacts to U.S. sending B-1B bombers to Korean Peninsula

North Korea reacts to U.S. sending B-1B bombers...

Pyongyang [North Korea], April 17: The KCNA news agency reported on April 17 that North Korea criticized the United States...

Israel is about to attack Iran's nuclear facility, Mr. Trump stops?

Israel is about to attack Iran's nuclear facility,...

Jerusalem [Israel], April 17: The New York Times on April 17 quoted US officials and sources familiar with the matter...

Biden slams Trump administration's handling of Social Security Administration in first post presidency speech

Biden slams Trump administration's handling of Social Security...

Chicago [US], April 17: Former US President Joe Biden has criticised the Trump administration's handling of the Social Security Administration,...

Syrian doctors leave Germany to work for free at home

Syrian doctors leave Germany to work for free...

Damascus [Syria], April 17: The 55-year-old from the Syrian city of Hama had open-heart surgery in April, a procedure that...