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People in northern Gaza already facing famine, says...
Washington [US], April 12: Samantha Power, the director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), says that people in...

Myanmar junta's forces lose control of important town...
Bangkok [Thailand], April 12: Rebel groups in crisis-hit Myanmar have reportedly taken control of the important trading town of Myawaddy...

South African president says Palestinians in Gaza 'faced...
Cape Town [South Africa], April 12: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that after more than 70 years "of...

Three Dutch skiers die in avalanche in Austrian...
Vienna [Austria], April 12: Three skiers from the Netherlands were killed in an avalanche in the Ă–tztal Alps in Austria...

Russia attacks Ukrainian power supply again
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 12: Power infrastructure in the Ukrainian regions of Kharkiv, Lviv, Kiev and Zaporizhzhya was hit in renewed...

Czech court sentences man for pushing tourist off...
Prague [Czech], April 12: A Czech court in Brno on Thursday sentenced a man to more than 10 years in...

Von der Leyen should revoke hiring of party...
Brussels [Belgium], April 12: The European Parliament called for the appointment of German EU lawmaker Markus Pieper to an EU...

New Zealand wants to get closer to the...
Washington [US], April 12: In a statement released after a trip to the US, Egypt and Europe, Foreign Minister Peters...

The French Navy prepares for war
Paris [France], April 12: In an interview with Politico this week, Rear Admiral Jacques Mallard, commander of the French aircraft...

NASA announced a new mission to search for...
Washington [US], April 12: AFP news agency reported on April 12 that US space scientists have just announced that an...

TikTok affirms commitment to upholding online safety
Nairobi [Kenya], April 11: TikTok, a short-form video hosting platform, on Wednesday highlighted its dedication to maintaining user safety while...

German coal mining emits up to 184 times...
Berlin [Germany], April 11: Climate-damaging methane emissions from opencast lignite mining in Germany are "massively underestimated," and could be...

Switzerland to host peace conference on Ukraine in...
Geneva [Switzerland], April 11: Switzerland said on Wednesday that it would host a high-level peace conference for Ukraine in mid-June,...

The Prime Minister of South Korea resigned
Seoul [South Korea], April 11: On April 11, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo expressed his intention to resign after...

North Korea declared it urgent to prepare for...
Pyongyang [North Korea], April 11: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said now is the urgent time to prepare war...

Iran's head of state reiterates threat of retaliation...
Tehran [Iran], April 11: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reiterated his threat of retaliatory action against Israel,...

UN calls for de-escalation of hostilities at Lebanese-Israeli...
Beirut [Lebanon], April 11: At the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the United Nations has reiterated its...

US sends thousands of weapons confiscated in Arabian...
Washington [US], April 11: Washington has sent thousands of weapons confiscated in the Arabian Sea to Ukraine, which is under...

Canada risks another 'catastrophic' wildfire season
Ottawa [Canada], April 11: Canada risks another "catastrophic" wildfire season, the federal government said.

Russians flee 'very unusual' floods in boats
Moscow [Russia], April 11: Residents of the flood-stricken Russian city of Orenburg arrived at evacuation points by inflatable boat, carrying...

Triple-murder, suicide in Spain blamed on gender-based violence
Madrid [Spain], April 11: Spanish police have discovered the bodies of a woman, her husband and their two young children.

Gazans live on memories of past Eid festivals...
Gaza [Palestine], April 11: Palestinians visited the graves of loved ones killed in the Gaza war and prayed beside the...

Three sons of Hamas leader Haniyeh killed in...
Gaza [Palestine], April 11: Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza...

Mali's junta suspends political party activities until further...
Bamako [Mali], April 11: Mali's junta has issued a decree halting political party activities, government spokesperson Abdoulaye Maiga announced in...

South Korea: Opposition set to boost majority -...
Seoul [South Korea], April 11: South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party (DP) and its liberal allies looked set to increase...

EU parliament to vote on stricter migration rules
Brussels [Belgium], April 11: The European Parliament was preparing Wednesday to vote on sweeping reforms to the European Union's migration...

ORF announces five new Refugee Athlete Scholarship-holders ahead...
Paris [France], April 11: The Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) has announced five new Refugee Athlete Scholarship-holders who are being supported...