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U.S. Virginia-Class submarines prepare for strategic presence in Australia

U.S. Virginia-Class submarines prepare for strategic presence in...

New York [US], March 17: In the control room of the American Virginia class attack submarine USS Minnesota, off the...

OpenAI and Musk agree to fast tracked trial over for-profit shift

OpenAI and Musk agree to fast tracked trial...

New York [US], March 17: OpenAI and Elon Musk have agreed to fast-track a trial over OpenAI's for-profit shift, the...

Trump, Putin to discuss proposed Ukraine ceasefire this week

Trump, Putin to discuss proposed Ukraine ceasefire this...

New York [US], March 17: US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this...

Nightclub fire in North Macedonia kills at least 59, injures 155

Nightclub fire in North Macedonia kills at least...

Belgrade [Serbia], March 17: Fifty-nine people have died and 155 have been injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia,...

Zelensky appoints new chief of armed forces in military reshuffle

Zelensky appoints new chief of armed forces in...

Kiev [Ukraine], March 17: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered a change in the leadership of the country's armed forces,...

At least 34 people dead as storms sweep across US

At least 34 people dead as storms sweep...

Washington [US], March 17: Severe storms swept across the southern and midwestern United States over the weekend, killing at least...

US rejects Hamas demands as Gaza truce hangs in balance

US rejects Hamas demands as Gaza truce hangs...

New York [US], March 17: Talks to extend the Gaza ceasefire have failed to reach an agreement, a Palestinian official...

SpaceX capsule reaches ISS

SpaceX capsule reaches ISS

Washington [US], March 17: A SpaceX capsule due to bring home two US astronauts that have been stranded on the...

Thousands demonstrate in Mexico to commemorate missing people

Thousands demonstrate in Mexico to commemorate missing people

Mexico City, March 17: Thousands of people in Mexico took to the streets in nationwide vigils for the many missing...

Pakistani security officers killed in blast claimed by Baloch separatists

Pakistani security officers killed in blast claimed by...

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17: A roadside bomb blast near a bus carrying security forces in the Pakistani province of Balochistan...

Houthis claim retaliation as US says its strikes to continue in Yemen

Houthis claim retaliation as US says its strikes...

Sana'a [Yemen], March 17: Yemen's Houthis have said they have retaliated after vowing to "meet escalation with escalation" following the...

Former Afghan president urges Taliban to reopen schools for girls

Former Afghan president urges Taliban to reopen schools...

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has once again called on the Taliban government to reopen schools...

US defies court order, deports over 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador

US defies court order, deports over 200 Venezuelans...

Washington [US], March 17: A plane carrying more than 200 Venezuelans deported by the United States has landed in El...

Indonesia eases travel costs for Eid al-Fitr homecoming

Indonesia eases travel costs for Eid al-Fitr homecoming

Jakarta [Indonesia], March 16: As the Eid al-Fitr celebration approaches, the Indonesian government has introduced several policies to facilitate transportation,...

Indonesia to host OIC high-level parliamentary meeting in May

Indonesia to host OIC high-level parliamentary meeting in...

Jakarta [Indonesia], March 16: Indonesia will host the 19th high-level parliamentary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states...

Hundreds of thousands rally against govt in Serbian capital

Hundreds of thousands rally against govt in Serbian...

Belgrade [Serbia], March 16: Large crowds gathered in the centre of Belgrade on Saturday for a mass rally against the...

Zelensky names peace negotiator

Zelensky names peace negotiator

Kiev [Ukraine], March 16: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed presidential office chief Andrii Yermak, as the chief negotiator for...

Ukraine peacekeeping plans entering operational phase, says UK leader

Ukraine peacekeeping plans entering operational phase, says UK...

London [UK], March 16: Planning for a peacekeeping force for Ukraine will move to an "operational phase", British Prime Minister...

Russian captain of North Sea crash ship remanded in custody

Russian captain of North Sea crash ship remanded...

London [UK], March 16: The Russian captain of the container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the...

German president laments 'loss of thoughtfulness' on social media

German president laments 'loss of thoughtfulness' on social...

Berlin [Germany], March 16: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed concern about the consequences of the changing media landscape.

Return mission for stranded astronauts successfully launched

Return mission for stranded astronauts successfully launched

Washington [US], March 16: The return mission for two astronauts stuck in space has successfully launched, US space agency NASA...

Israeli drone strike kills nine in Gaza, including two journalists

Israeli drone strike kills nine in Gaza, including...

Tel Aviv [Israel], March 16: At least nine people, including two journalists, were killed in an Israeli drone attack in...

UN chief calls for global action against rising 'anti-Muslim bigotry'

UN chief calls for global action against rising...

New York [US], March 16: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over "a disturbing rise in anti-Muslim bigotry",...

Trump mulls new travel ban that could hit dozens of nations: Report

Trump mulls new travel ban that could hit...

Washington [US], March 16: United States President Donald Trump's administration is mulling a new travel ban that is expected to...

Trump orders major strikes on Yemen's Houthis, 19 dead

Trump orders major strikes on Yemen's Houthis, 19...

Washington [US], March 16: U.S. President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the...

Massive rallies across South Korea ahead of key ruling on impeachment of Yoon

Massive rallies across South Korea ahead of key...

Seoul [South Korea], March 16: South Koreans gathered in huge numbers in the capital Seoul on Saturday to support or...

NSW endures heatwave, faces 'extreme' bushfire risk

NSW endures heatwave, faces 'extreme' bushfire risk

Sydney [Australia], March 16: Australia's New South Wales on Sunday sweated in a heat wave that raised the risk of...