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Gold rises as U.S. dollar weakens
Chicago [US], April 25: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Monday as...
Powerful earthquake jolts western Indonesia, tsunami alert issued
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 25: A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra early Tuesday and was potential of...
Japan evacuates all nationals wishing to leave Sudan
Tokyo [Japan], April 25:The Japanese government said on Tuesday that all of its nationals who wished to leave conflict-hit Sudan...
Mohammed Shahabuddin is new B'desh president
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 25: Mohammed Shahabuddin, a retired judge, has been sworn in as the new president of Bangladesh for...
Tens of thousands flee Sudan war via land...
Khartoum [Sudan], April 25:As foreign governments continued to evacuate their nationals from embattled Sudan on Monday, tens of thousands of...
1,200 boat migrants arrive on Italy's Lampedusa, two...
Rome [Italy], April 25: More than 1,200 migrants have reached the Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa in just 24 hours,...
EU, Ukraine to recognise court decisions
Brussels [Belgium], April 25:European Union and Ukraine will mutually recognise and enforce each other's court decisions in civil and commercial...
Lavrov defends Ukraine invasion at UNSC
New York [US], April 25:Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the West of hegemonic plans and defended his country's...
Estonia pledges more support to Kyiv
Tallinn [Estonia], April 25: Estonian head of government KajaKallas has assured Kyiv of her country's continued support during her first...
UK sanctions Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
London [UK], April 25: The UK government on Monday slapped sanctions on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as part of...
Australia unveils biggest defense reform in decades
Canberra [Australia], April 25: Australia launched its biggest defense overhaul in decades Monday, vowing to turn a military that is...
South Korea restores Japan to trade white list...
Seoul [South Korea], April 25: South Korea has formally restored Japan to its list of countries it gives preferential treatment...
Biden's domestic policy adviser Susan Rice departs
Washington [US], April 25: White House domestic policy adviser Susan Rice is departing after two years.
Czech Republic looks to supply Vietnam more aircraft,...
Hanoi [Vietnam],April 25:Vietnam is in talks with the Czech Republic for military supplies.
Death toll in Kenyan starvation cult rises to...
Nairobi [Kenya], April 25: Kenyan police have recovered 73 bodies, mostly from mass graves in a forest in eastern Kenya,...
U.S. Supreme Court to decide if public officials...
Washington [US], April 25: The U.S. Supreme Court, exploring free speech rights in the social media era.
Biden's re-election campaign faces new challenges
Washington [US], April 25:It won't be a campaign from the basement this time.
Dubai records over AED2.2 bn in realty transactions...
Dubai [UAE], April 25: Dubai real estate market recorded 391 sales transactions worth AED1.27 billion, in addition to 59 mortgage...
Minister of Economy emphasises need to create investment...
London [UK], April 25: Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, participated in the 13th edition of the City...
Iran says Blinken's anti-Iran remarks aimed at selling...
Tehran [Iran], April 24: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Sunday rebuked the remarks by the U.S. secretary of state...
Iran says receives Saudi Arabia's proposal to launch...
Tehran [Iran], April 24: Iran's Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) has received a proposal from Saudi Arabia to launch three regular...
Türkiye greatly reduces defense industry's foreign dependency: Erdogan
Ankara [Turkey], April 24:Türkiye has reduced its foreign dependency in the defense industry from around 80 percent to some 20...
Book bans rising rapidly in U.S.: NYT
Washington [US], April 24: Book bans are rising at a rapid pace in school districts around the United States, driven...
7.1-magnitude quake jolts New Zealand's Kermadec Islands
Wellington [New Zealand], April 24:New Zealand is assessing the possibility of a tsunami risk after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the...
Chinese envoy statement in Paris outrages Baltic states
Riga [Latvia], April 24: The Baltic states have reacted with indignation to statements by the Chinese ambassador in France that...
Hundreds protest in Italy to release bear that...
Rome [Italy], April 24: Hundreds of people have demonstrated for a brown bear to be released that fatally injured a...
Millions of British phones receive test of new...
London [UK], April 24:Millions of mobile phones across Britain sounded a siren on Sunday as part of a test for...