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UN outraged by loss of WFP staffer in Yemen

UN outraged by loss of WFP staffer in...

New York [US], February 12: The United Nations World Food Programme said Tuesday one of its staffers has died in...

Jordan reiterates steadfast position against displacement of Palestinians

Jordan reiterates steadfast position against displacement of Palestinians

Amman [Jordan], February 12: His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan published a post on his official X account, where...

Billionaire Musk wants to spend $97.4 billion to control the company that owns ChatGPT

Billionaire Musk wants to spend $97.4 billion to...

Washington [US], February 11: Billionaire Elon Musk wants to control OpenAI, the company that owns the artificial intelligence application ChatGPT,...

Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement broken?

Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement broken?

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 11: Hamas announced on February 10 that it would postpone plans to release hostages this weekend...

France to invest 109 billion euros in AI

France to invest 109 billion euros in AI

Paris [France], February 11: Speaking on France-2 television on February 9, French President Emmanuel Macron said the country will invest...

Trump sued for suspending US immigration program

Trump sued for suspending US immigration program

Washington [US], February 11: Refugees, their families and refugee advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump...

Russian spacecraft engine breakthrough

Russian spacecraft engine breakthrough

Moscow [Russia], February 11: Scientists from Russia's State Nuclear Energy Corporation recently announced the development of a plasma electric rocket...

North Korean Defense Ministry warns after news of US submarine arriving in South Korea

North Korean Defense Ministry warns after news of...

Seoul [South Korea], February 11: The Defense Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on February 11 accused the...

German couple sentenced for killing Ukrainian refugee woman to steal her child

German couple sentenced for killing Ukrainian refugee woman...

Berlin [Germany], February 11: An infertile couple in Germany murdered two Ukrainian refugee women to kidnap a newborn baby with...

Mr. Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25% tax on imported steel and aluminum, with no exceptions

Mr. Trump signed an executive order imposing a...

Washington [US], February 11: Signing an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on all imported aluminum and steel, US President...

Ukraine in military and diplomatic dilemma

Ukraine in military and diplomatic dilemma

Kiev [Ukraine], February 11: Ukraine is facing a Russian advance in the east while at risk of having its military...

Asian economy under pressure from US trade war escalation

Asian economy under pressure from US trade war...

Washington [US], February 11: US President Donald Trump continues to make new moves on tariffs, raising concerns that the trade...

Trump says Hamas should free all hostages by midday Saturday or 'let hell break out

Trump says Hamas should free all hostages by...

Washington [US], February 11: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Hamas should release all hostages held by the...

Hamas says it will stop releasing Israeli hostages, throwing Gaza ceasefire into doubt

Hamas says it will stop releasing Israeli hostages,...

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 11: Hamas on Monday announced it would stop releasing Israeli hostages until further notice over what...

US woman sues Tate brothers, accuses them of luring her into sex work

US woman sues Tate brothers, accuses them of...

Washington [US], February 11: A woman in the U.S. accused internet personalities Tristan and Andrew Tate of conspiring to coerce...

Trump loosens enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials

Trump loosens enforcement of US law banning bribery...

Washington [SU], February 11: U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to pause...

U.S. funding freeze threatens Ukraine investigations of alleged Russian war crimes

U.S. funding freeze threatens Ukraine investigations of alleged...

Washington [US], February 11: The Trump administration's freeze of foreign funding has begun impacting an international effort to hold Russia...

Europe's AI push: €150 bn pledge to supercharge AI startups

Europe's AI push: €150 bn pledge to supercharge...

Brussels [Belgium], February 11: As the 2025 two-day AI Action Summit unfolds in Paris, a major push to position Europe...

34th Sharjah Theatre Days launches February 19

34th Sharjah Theatre Days launches February 19

Sharjah [UAE], February 11: Sharjah Theatre Days will take place on February 19 -26, featuring 15 theatrical performances across three...

Egypt affirms Palestinians' right to return, self-determination, establishment of Independent State

Egypt affirms Palestinians' right to return, self-determination, establishment...

Cairo [Egypt], February 11: Egypt has reiterated its unwavering commitment to the Palestinian people's right to return to their homeland,...

Some international airlines resume flights to Aden: Minister

Some international airlines resume flights to Aden: Minister

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 11: Dr. Abdul Salam Saleh Humaid, Yemen's Minister of Transport, announced that some international airlines have...

UN suspends its humanitarian work in Yemen's Saada after more staff abductions

UN suspends its humanitarian work in Yemen's Saada...

New York [US], February 11: The United Nations said Monday it has suspended its humanitarian operations in Saada, Yemen, after...

Uganda sends 8 players to 2025 All Africa Badminton Senior Championship

Uganda sends 8 players to 2025 All Africa...

Kampala [Uganda], February 10: Uganda has sent an eight-strong team to the 2025 All Africa Badminton Senior Championship which is...

13 killed in minibus-truck collision in South Africa's Limpopo

13 killed in minibus-truck collision in South Africa's...

Cape Town [South Africa], February 10: At least 13 people were killed in a road accident involving two vehicles on...

East African bloc approves new chair to monitor peace in South Sudan

East African bloc approves new chair to monitor...

Juba [South Sudan], February 10: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, has endorsed the appointment of...

IMF chief sees "strong progress" in Ethiopia's economic reforms

IMF chief sees "strong progress" in Ethiopia's economic...

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], February 10: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has praised Ethiopia's "strong progress" in its...

Afrikaner groups in South Africa reject Trump's resettlement offer

Afrikaner groups in South Africa reject Trump's resettlement...

Johannesburg [Gauteng], February 10: Organizations representing Afrikaners in South Africa have said that they will not accept U.S. President Donald...