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Israel tells citizens to avoid travel to Maldives, leave if present there
Jerusalem: Israel has advised its citizens, including those holding an additional foreign passport, to avoid travelling to the Maldives and...
Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
Kyivy: Ukraine imposed emergency power shutdowns in most of the country on Sunday, a day after Russia unleashed large-scale attacks...
China’s Chang’e-6 successfully lands on rarely explored Moon’s far side to collect samples
Beijing: A Chinese spacecraft successfully touched down on the far side of the Moon on Sunday, in the first endeavour...
Iran’s hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election
Dubai: Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered Sunday as a possible candidate for the presidential election, seeking to regain...
Hostage families call for a cease-fire deal pushed by Biden. Israel says conditions must be met
Tel Aviv: Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas called for all parties to immediately accept a proposal detailed by...
The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority
Johannesburg: The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa...
US defence secretary says war with China neither imminent nor unavoidable, stressing need for talks
Singapore: United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin told a gathering of top security officials Saturday that war with China...
12 killed in airstrikes in central Gaza as strikes targeting Houthi rebels kill 16
Jerusalem: At least a dozen people were killed in two airstrikes Friday in central Gaza. Two children and four women...
Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city
Jerusalem: The Israeli military confirmed Friday that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah in its expanding offensive...
UN refugee chief says 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle causes of conflict
United Nations: The number of people fleeing their homes because of war, violence and persecution has reached 114 million and...