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Heavy clashes rock Sudan’s capital despite truce extension
Cairo: Heavy explosions and gunfire rocked parts of Sudan's capital, Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman early on Friday,...
China flies 38 warplanes near Taiwan, 6 navy vessels in area
Taipei: China's military flew 38 fighter jets and other warplanes near Taiwan, the Taiwanese defence ministry said on Friday, in...
Tense face-off: Philippines confronts China over sea claims
Aboard BRP Malabrigo: A Chinese coast guard ship blocked a Philippine patrol vessel steaming into a disputed shoal in the...
Reported fighting in Sudan’s Darfur mars fragile truce
Cairo: Fighting intensified in Sudan's war-ravaged province of Darfur during a fragile three-day truce between the country's battling top generals,...
NATO allies send 1,500 combat vehicles, 230 tanks to Ukraine
Kyiv: NATO countries have delivered more than 98 per cent of the combat vehicles promised to Ukraine amid its war...
Sudan fighting eclipses new truce as aid groups raise alarm
Cairo: Sudanese and foreigners streamed out of the capital of Khartoum and other battle zones, as fighting Tuesday shook a...
Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport
Washington: A ground assault by the Taliban killed the Islamic State militant who spearheaded the August 2021 suicide bombing at...
EU launches overhaul of euro rules as pandemic and war bite
Brussels: The European Union moved Wednesday to overhaul its euro single currency rulebook as the 27-nation bloc's economies creak under...
Major UK faith review warns against ‘aggressive’ pro-Khalistan extremism
London: A major independent review commissioned by the British government into engagement with faith groups on Wednesday warned against the...
UN fears more ‘displacement’ from Sudan despite ceasefire
Geneva: The UN refugee agency warned Tuesday of “further displacement” of people from Sudan after thousands streamed into neighbouring Chad...