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Tony Blair: Putin can't use Iraq as justification...
London [UK], March 19: Former UK prime minister Tony Blair is by turns pensive and defiant as he reflects on...

Kyiv thanks UN, Turkey for 'sticking to' grain...
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 19: Ukraine's infrastructure minister on Saturday thanked the United Nations and Turkey for adhering to the agreements...

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan fears arrest as he...
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 19: Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan said on Saturday he expected to be arrested as he...

Biden celebrates St Patrick's Day with Irish PM...
Washington [US], March 19: US President Joe Biden and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar painted the town green Friday, celebrating...

Finland on course to join NATO
Ankara [Turkey], March 19: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to...

Trump expects 'arrest', calls for protests
Washington [US], March 19: Former US President Donald Trump said he expects to be "arrested" on Tuesday over hush money...

Int'l war crimes court issues arrest warrant for...
The Hague [Netherlands], March 19: The International Criminal Court on Friday announced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin...

WHO: COVID poses similar threat to flu
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19: The COVID-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat...

US leadership role in Middle East facing deep...
Washington [US], March 19: China's shock success at bringing Saudi Arabia and Iran together has challenged the United States' longstanding...

North Korea claims almost 800,000 have signed up...
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 19: North Korea claims that about 800,000 of its citizens volunteered to join or reenlist in...

Temporary increase in egg, poultry prices aims to...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 19: The Ministry of Economy said that increasing prices of eggs and poultry products in the...

UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation supports 'Bridges of Goodness' for...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 19: The UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation said the proceeds of registration in the Abu Dhabi World Professional...

Six-hit City power past Burnley into FA Cup...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 19: ErlingHaaland hit a sixth hat-trick of the season with Julian Alvarez claiming a brace and...

President Biden says banking crisis has subsided
Washington [US], March 18: US President Joe Biden said the banking crisis had subsided after the bankruptcy of two mid-sized...

Building collapse kills 5, injures 2 in south...
Cairo [Egypt], March 18: At least five people were killed and another two wounded on Friday after a building collapsed...

Somali bank acquires 62.5 pct stake in Kenyan...
Nairobi [Kenya], March 18: Somali lender, Premier Bank, has acquired a 62.5 percent stake in Kenya's First Community Bank Limited...

Huawei launches Wi-Fi 7 for east African market...
Nairobi [Kenya], March 18: Chinese technology firm Huawei on Friday launched its latest Wi-Fi technology, Wi-Fi 7 for the east...

4 IS militants killed in W. Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], March 18: Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Friday in an operation in Iraq's western province...

Lebanese central bank chief denies financial misconduct in...
Beirut [Lebanon], March 18: Lebanese central bank governor RiadSalameh on Friday maintained his innocence by rejecting accusations of transferring public...

Gold rises as U.S. dollar weakens
Chicago [US], March 18: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Friday as...

Oil prices drop as banking woes stoke recession...
New York [US], March 18: Oil prices fell on Friday, booking significant losses for the week, as banking turmoil rattled...

5.3-magnitude quake hits North Island of New Zealand:...
Wellington [New Zealand], March 18: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted North Island of New Zealand at 15:46...

Japanese PM vows to raise childcare leave benefits...
Tokyo [Japan], March 18: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday vowed to increase childcare leave benefits in a bid...

11 US banks pumped money to rescue 1...
Washington [US], March 18: Eleven of the largest banks in the United States will deposit a total of $30 billion...

Two NATO countries send fighter jets to Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 18: On March 17, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger said that the government of Slovakia had approved...

Protests erupt over pension reform in France
Paris [France], March 18: The French government faces fierce protests after pushing for controversial pension reforms without a vote in...

Vietnam calls for end to violence in Myanmar
Hanoi [Vietnam], March 18: The head of Vietnam's permanent representative mission to the United Nations expressed Vietnam's concerns and called...