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UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo

Congo fighting leaves 350,000 with no shelter, UN agency says

GENEVA, Switzerland: The humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo is worsening, with around 350,000 displaced people left without shelter...

Jeremy Paul makes two eagles, shares lead at Mexico Open

Jeremy Paul makes two eagles, shares lead at Mexico Open

(Photo credit: Logan Newell/The Coloradoan / USA TODAY NETWORK) Jeremy Paul of Germany carded two eagles on his way to a 7-under-par...

COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-FRANCE-MILITARY BASE-HANDOVER

COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-FRANCE-MILITARY BASE-HANDOVER

(250220) -- ABIDJAN, Feb. 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ivorian soldiers attend an official handover ceremony at the military camp in Abidjan,...

SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-PRESIDENT-CHINA-WANG YI-MEETING

SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-PRESIDENT-CHINA-WANG YI-MEETING

(250220) -- JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister...

EAM Jaishankar assures support for South Africa's G20 priorities in meeting with President Ramaphosa

EAM Jaishankar assures support for South Africa's G20 priorities in meeting with President Ramaphosa

Johannesburg [South Africa], February 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met with South African President...

EAM S Jaishankar meets Sergey Lavrov in Johannesburg, discusses India-Russia cooperation and Ukraine conflict

EAM S Jaishankar meets Sergey Lavrov in Johannesburg, discusses India-Russia cooperation and Ukraine conflict

Johannesburg [South Africa], February 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met with Russian Foreign Minister...

Gurbaz's sterling form, bowling options give Afghanistan strong hope in Champions Trophy

Gurbaz's sterling form, bowling options give Afghanistan strong hope in Champions Trophy

New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): The 'X Factor' of hard-hitting opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, fine run in recent ICC events and a...

G20 summit: Russia, Chinese foreign ministers discuss ties with US, Ukraine conflict

G20 summit: Russia, Chinese foreign ministers discuss ties with US, Ukraine conflict

Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi met on Thursday and...

ICC CT2025: England announce playing XI for campaign opener against Australia

ICC CT2025: England announce playing XI for campaign opener against Australia

Lahore [Pakistan], February 20 (ANI): Ahead of their highly-anticipated ICC Champions Trophy opening clash against Australia in Group...

EAM congratulates Ethiopian counterpart on appointment, meets other foreign mins at G20 Summit

EAM congratulates Ethiopian counterpart on appointment, meets other foreign mins at G20 Summit

Johannesburg [South Africa], February 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion...

500 Dirham Note awarded 'Best New Banknote Issue' for 2025 in Europe, Middle East & Africa Region

500 Dirham Note awarded 'Best New Banknote Issue' for 2025 in Europe, Middle East & Africa Region

ABU DHABI, 20th February, 2025 (WAM)-- The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has been awarded the Best New Banknote Issue for...

(SpotNews) MADAGASCAR-ANTANANARIVO-HEAVY RAIN-DEATH TOLL

(SpotNews) MADAGASCAR-ANTANANARIVO-HEAVY RAIN-DEATH TOLL

(250220) -- ANTANANARIVO, Feb. 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A man rows a boat on a flooded road in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Feb. 20, 2025....

"No pressure on us...": Afghanistan skipper Shahidi ahead of CT2025 opener against South Africa

"No pressure on us...": Afghanistan skipper Shahidi ahead of CT2025 opener against South Africa

Karachi [Pakistan], February 20 (ANI): Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy campaign opener against South Africa, Afghanistan skipper...

SUDAN-PORT SUDAN-DISPLACED PERSONS-RETURN

SUDAN-PORT SUDAN-DISPLACED PERSONS-RETURN

(250220) -- KHARTOUM, Feb. 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone in Port Sudan shows buses preparing to depart...

Champions Trophy: Pakistan fined five per cent of match fees for slow over-rate against New Zealand

Champions Trophy: Pakistan fined five per cent of match fees for slow over-rate against New Zealand

Karachi [Pakistan], February 20 (ANI): Pakistan have been fined five per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate...

Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base

Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base

ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST —  Ivory Coast officially took control of the last remaining French military base in the country Thursday as most...

France leaves another military base in Africa

France leaves another military base in Africa

The move in Ivory Coast comes just a week after Paris agreed to withdraw troops from neighboring Senegal by the end of the year ...

Hridoy, Jaker script record-breaking partnership in Champions Trophy

Hridoy, Jaker script record-breaking partnership in Champions Trophy

Dubai [UAE], February 20 (ANI): Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy and Jaker Ali etched their names in the record books with a historic partnership...

Imam-ul-Haq replaces injured Fakhar Zaman in Pakistan's Champions Trophy squad

Imam-ul-Haq replaces injured Fakhar Zaman in Pakistan's Champions Trophy squad

Karachi [Pakistan], February 20 (ANI): The ICC Event Technical Committee has approved the inclusion of opener Imam-ul-Haq as a replacement...

UAE participates in UN meeting to launch humanitarian plans addressing situation in Sudan

UAE participates in UN meeting to launch humanitarian plans addressing situation in Sudan

GENEVA, 20th February, 2025 (WAM) -- Shahad Matar, Deputy Permanent Representative and Acting Charge d'Affaires at the Permanent Mission...

Moscow and BRICS state planning peaceful nuclear projects

Moscow and BRICS state planning peaceful nuclear projects

Russias economic development minister and his Ethiopian counterpart have signed a road map for assessing the feasibility of these initiatives...

Moscow and BRICS state planning 'peaceful' nuclear projects

Moscow and BRICS state planning 'peaceful' nuclear projects

Russia's economic development minister and his Ethiopian counterpart have signed a road map for assessing the feasibility of these...

Russia planning peaceful nuclear projects with BRICS state

Russia planning peaceful nuclear projects with BRICS state

A road map agreement has been signed with Ethiopia Russia and Ethiopia have agreed to develop cooperation in the use of nuclear technologies...

Russia planning 'peaceful' nuclear projects with BRICS state

Russia planning 'peaceful' nuclear projects with BRICS state

A road map agreement has been signed with Ethiopia Russia and Ethiopia have agreed...

EAM Jaishankar meets counterparts from Singapore, Brazil on sidelines of G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Johannesburg

EAM Jaishankar meets counterparts from Singapore, Brazil on sidelines of G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Johannesburg

Johannesburg [South Africa], February 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with his counterparts from Singapore...

Russia-Africa cooperation has huge potential Lavrov

Russia-Africa cooperation has huge potential  Lavrov

Moscow aims to strengthen ties with the continent, including opening new embassies and supporting anti-colonial initiatives, the foreign...

Russia-Africa cooperation has huge potential - Lavrov

Russia-Africa cooperation has huge potential - Lavrov

Moscow aims to strengthen ties with the continent, including opening new embassies and supporting anti-colonial initiatives, the foreign...

Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traore is making waves in west Africa. Who is he?

Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traore is making waves in west Africa. Who is he?

Captain Ibrahim Traore is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against...

Naming and shaming rape suspects: South African court ruling challenges current thinking

Naming and shaming rape suspects: South African court ruling challenges current thinking

Victims and survivors of gender-based violence have increasingly started naming perpetrators in public. This phenomenon has gained...

Kumasi was called the garden city - but green spaces are vanishing in a clash of landuse regulations

Kumasi was called the garden city - but green spaces are vanishing in a clash of landuse regulations

Urban parks in Kumasi, the capital city of Ghana's Ashanti region, are fast disappearing or in decline. Kumasi was designed 60 years...

Lavrov arrives in South Africa for G20 meeting

Lavrov arrives in South Africa for G20 meeting

The Russian diplomat is expected to speak on issues such as Moscows opposition to trade wars and unilateral restrictions Russian...

Lavrov arrives in South Africa for G20 meeting (VIDEO)

Lavrov arrives in South Africa for G20 meeting (VIDEO)

The Russian diplomat is expected to speak on issues such as Moscow's opposition to trade wars and unilateral restrictions ...

"Want to win games as a bowler": KKR's Ramandeep Singh eyes bigger role in IPL 2025

"Want to win games as a bowler": KKR's Ramandeep Singh eyes bigger role in IPL 2025

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 20 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) all-rounder from their title-winning Indian Premier...

Pentagon chief eyes funding cuts to some parts of military by 8%

Pentagon chief eyes funding cuts to some parts of military by 8%

WASHINGTON —  U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked some parts of the military to propose what could be cut as part of a potential...

Pentagon ordered to plan for 8 per cent annual defence budget cuts over next 5 years

Pentagon ordered to plan for 8 per cent annual defence budget cuts over next 5 years

Washington DC [US], February 20 (ANI): Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has instructed top Pentagon and US military officials to prepare...

2025 Mexico Open: Preview, Props & Best Bets

2025 Mexico Open: Preview, Props & Best Bets

(Photo credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images) The PGA Tour dips south for this week's Mexico Open, which tees off Thursday at the Vidanta...

Solar refrigerators in Kenya reduce food waste

Solar refrigerators in Kenya reduce food waste

NAIROBI, KENYA —  Milk and egg vendor Caroline Mukundi has lost a lot of her stock in her years of selling fresh food at a Nairobi...

Labour-Employment ministry Secy leads Indian delegation at first G20 Employment Working Group Meeting

Labour-Employment ministry Secy leads Indian delegation at first G20 Employment Working Group Meeting

New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Sumita Dawra, Secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, led the Indian delegation at...

UGANDA-KAMPALA-EBOLA-PATIENTS-DISCHARGED

UGANDA-KAMPALA-EBOLA-PATIENTS-DISCHARGED

(250219) -- KAMPALA, Feb. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker sanitizes his hands before accessing the isolation center at Mulago...

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U.S. stock markets in sharp retreat Thursday
Wall Street tumbles Thursday, Dow Jones dives 451 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as profit-takers moved in to take the cream off the substantial gains that have...


China’s Xi Jinping reassures private sector on policy stability
China's Xi assures businesses, including Jack Ma, of country's stability

BANGKOK, Thailand: China's President Xi Jinping met with private sector leaders this week and assured them that the government's policies...


Microsoft makes $700m investment in Poland’s cybersecurity
Microsoft to invest $700 million to boost Poland's cybersecurity

WARSAW, Poland: Microsoft has announced a major new investment of $700 million in Poland to strengthen the country's cybersecurity...


December sales growth in US revised up to 0.7% from 0.4 %
US retail sales post biggest drop in two years amid winter freeze

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Retail sales in the U.S. fell by the most in nearly two years in January, likely due to cold weather, wildfires,...


Standard and Poor's 500 closes at new all-time high
Dow Jones rises 71 points Wednesday, S&P 500 hits new high

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks moved modestly higher on Wednesday with the Standard and Poor's racking up a new all-time closing...


Bundesbank chief warns US tariffs could hurt Germany for years
Germany at particular risk from US tariffs, Bundesbank warns

FRANKFURT, Germany: Germany faces significant economic risks from potential U.S. trade tariffs, which could dampen growth for years...


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