LONDON, U.K.: On April 17, Opposition politicians renewed their demands for the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, to resign after...
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: After many hours of sirens in northern Israel mid-week, people felt an unusual calm later in the week as the ceasefire...
ANNANDALE, Virginia: Virginia's former lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, once seen as a rising Democratic leader before sexual assault...
ROME, Italy: The scope of a year-old law passed by Giorgia Meloni's government limiting citizenship claims to Italian descendants who...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump said there would be a 10-day pause in fighting between Israel and Lebanon starting at...
GAZA CITY, GAZA—Three-year-old Yahya Al-Malahi lay on a metal table in the morgue of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. Family members...
DUBLIN, Ireland: The International Protection Bill, which introduces new asylum rules to speed up decisions and improve support for...
MEXICO CITY, Mexico: The United States this week placed sanctions on a well-known human rights activist in Mexico, accusing him of...
LONDON, U.K.: British prosecutors told a London court this week that two arms brokers illegally supplied ex-Soviet surface-to-air missile...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: On April 15, U.S. President Donald Trump said that China had agreed not to send weapons to Iran, even though there...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Conversations with artificial intelligence tools could be used as evidence in court, U.S. lawyers are warning, following...
DUBLIN, Ireland: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed that property prices have risen 6.8 percent in the 12 months to February...
WARSAW, Poland: With Poland partially suspending the right to seek asylum last year, Afghan migrants are facing a life of fear and...
DUBLIN, Ireland: The government won the Dáil confidence vote tabled by Sinn Féin following the fuel protests by 92 votes to 78. The...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Even as the standoff between the United States and Iran deepened on Monday, and the U.S. declared it had blockaded...
IRBIL, Iraq: Women in Iraq are mourning the legendary Iraqi singer, Sajida Obaid, who died early this month from lung cancer in the...
ROME, Italy: After U.S. President Donald Trump directly attacked Pope Leo XIV, the head of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church told...
After the breakdown of talks in Pakistan, the ceasefire between the US and Iran is more fragile than ever, and now seems likely to...
HAVANA, Cuba: Already struggling with the U.S. energy blockade, people in the Cuban capital have started packing their bicycles, scooters,...
LONDON, U.K.: Oil prices surged above US$100 a barrel on Monday as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, including...
(New York) - The Indian government should immediately withdraw rules that would allow greater executive control over online content...
Tehran [Iran], April 19 (ANI): Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Friday (local time) strongly criticised the European...
Matteo Salvini says lifting EU restrictions is key to averting an economic crisis Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has...
New York [US], April 19 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday (local time) strongly condemned a deadly attack on...
(Photo credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images) Another strong finish from England's Matt Fitzpatrick would put him where he wants to be...
ABU DHABI, 19th April, 2026 (WAM) -- Emirati shooting has maintained a distinguished international presence for decades, producing...
(Photo credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images) Matt Fitzpatrick of England turned in a strong stretch on the back nine Saturday to shoot...
MANAMA, 19th April, 2026 (WAM) -- The Kingdom of Bahrain has welcomed the decision of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)...
Taicang has become an important hub for German enterprises developing in China, said Gudrun Weidmann, senior official of the Bavarian...
Washington DC [US], April 19 (ANI): Ministers from across the globe have reiterated their commitment to tackling illicit finance through...
Washington reportedly aims to ramp up pressure on Tehran beyond the naval blockade to force it to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and abandon...
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed his grief at the death of former Rajya Sabha...
ABU DHABI, 19th April, 2026 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the attack targeting the French contingent within...
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday strongly...
Lalitpur [Nepal], April 19 (ANI): Running over a span of weeks, depending vaguely on astrology, the Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival...
State nuclear corporation Rosatom is closely monitoring the US-Iran talks, Aleksey Likhachev says Russia stands ready to help remove...
(Photo credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images) The Colorado Avalanche are prohibitive favorites in their first round Western Conference...
CAIRO, 18th April, 2026 (WAM) -- Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, called on all national, regional, and...
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): India on Saturday issued a stern condemnation following a deadly attack on French UN Peacekeepers...
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Mohammed Kaif has hailed veteran Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar following...
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ROME, Italy: After U.S. President Donald Trump directly attacked Pope Leo XIV, the head of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church told Reuters on April 13 that he had no intention...
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