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Haiti violence: Gangs free 4,000 inmates in mass jailbreak

Haiti violence: Gangs free 4,000 inmates in mass...

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], March 4: Armed gangs have stormed the main prison in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, releasing many inmates.

Israel said to boycott Cairo ceasefire talks over hostage list

Israel said to boycott Cairo ceasefire talks over...

Jerusalem [Israel], March 4: Israel boycotted Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo on Sunday after Hamas rejected its demand for a...

US VP Harris urges Hamas to agree to an immediate ceasefire, pushes Israel on aid to Gaza

US VP Harris urges Hamas to agree to...

Washington [US], March 4: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday demanded Palestinian militant group Hamas agree to an immediate...

Latvia takes over hosting of NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission

Latvia takes over hosting of NATO's Baltic Air...

Riga [Latvia], March 3: A deployment ceremony for NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission was held Saturday at a military...

At least 8 killed in drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa

At least 8 killed in drone attack on...

Kiev [Ukraine], March 3: At least eight people were killed and eight others injured when a drone hit an apartment...

Trump wins Missouri's Republican presidential caucus

Trump wins Missouri's Republican presidential caucus

Washington [US], March 3: Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday won Missouri's Republican presidential caucus, continuing his march toward...

Singaporean police arrest 306 for scam

Singaporean police arrest 306 for scam

Singapore, March 3: Singaporean police arrested 306 suspects, aged between 15 and 73, for scam offenses during an operation from...

Maldives' police rescue 13 people adrift at sea

Maldives' police rescue 13 people adrift at sea

Male [Maldives], March 3: Maldivian marine police rescued 13 individuals, including 10 foreign divers and local instructors, who were adrift...

Malaysia eyes food security with increased training in agricultural sector

Malaysia eyes food security with increased training in...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 3: Malaysia aims to secure and strengthen its food security by increasing the number of...

Climate activists spray paint on German chancellery

Climate activists spray paint on German chancellery

Berlin [Germany], March 3: Members of the Last Generation climate activism group daubed orange paint onto the façade of the...

Yemen says British-owned vessel sank

Yemen says British-owned vessel sank

Sanaa [Yemen], March 3: A British-owned vessel has sunk in the Red Sea, nearly two weeks after it was attacked...

Despite differences, Paris sees no rift with Berlin over Ukraine

Despite differences, Paris sees no rift with Berlin...

Paris [France], March 3: Despite differing positions on support for Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne sees no rift between...

Europe risks losing credibility over silence on Israel's war on Gaza: MP

Europe risks losing credibility over silence on Israel's...

Gaza [Palestine], March 3: Europe risked any credibility to speak on Russia's actions in Ukraine if it remained silent on...

Zelensky appeals to West over deadly Russian drone attack on Odesa

Zelensky appeals to West over deadly Russian drone...

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 3: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had called on Western allies to deliver more air defence systems after...

Bangladesh fire toll rises to 46; safety lapses to blame

Bangladesh fire toll rises to 46; safety lapses...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 3: Bangladesh firefighters said Friday that glaring safety lapses were responsible for a Dhaka restaurant blaze that...

Iran counts votes as reports suggest low turnout

Iran counts votes as reports suggest low turnout

Tehran [Iran], March 3: Iran began counting ballots on Saturday after a vote for parliament and a key clerical body,...

US makes its first Gaza aid airdrop as mediators to seek truce deal

US makes its first Gaza aid airdrop as...

Gaza [Palestine], March 3: The United States on Saturday carried out the first of what it said would be a...

Spain braces for wildfires as beef farmers battle red tape

Spain braces for wildfires as beef farmers battle...

Madrid [Spain], March 3: Across Europe, farmers have jammed roads, burned tyres and dumped manure in protest at a host...

Gaza truce talks expected as offensive and aid crisis rage on

Gaza truce talks expected as offensive and aid...

Gaza [Palestine], March 3: Mediators expected to reconvene in Cairo as soon as Sunday and search for a formula acceptable...

UN helps Zambian gov't tackle humanitarian crisis

UN helps Zambian gov't tackle humanitarian crisis

United Nations, March 2: UN humanitarians said Friday that they are supporting the Zambian government-led response to a worsening...

Ethiopia secures 46 mln USD grant to improve water access, sanitation

Ethiopia secures 46 mln USD grant to improve...

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 2: The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a 46 million U.S. dollars grant to improve...

German public transport paralyzed amid strikes

German public transport paralyzed amid strikes

Berlin [Germany], March 2: The week-long strike in the German local public transport reached its climax on Friday with a...

19 injured as car strikes crowd in Poland

19 injured as car strikes crowd in Poland

Warsaw [Poland], March 2: A car struck a crowd at a tram stop in the northwestern Polish city of Szczecin...

Ukraine, Netherlands sign deal on security cooperation

Ukraine, Netherlands sign deal on security cooperation

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 2: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte signed an agreement on security...

NASA, SpaceX target Saturday for launching 8th crew mission to space station

NASA, SpaceX target Saturday for launching 8th crew...

Los Angeles [US], March 2: NASA and SpaceX are targeting Saturday to launch the eighth crew mission to the...

Biden signs stopgap spending bill to avert government shutdown hours before deadline

Biden signs stopgap spending bill to avert government...

Washington [US], March 2: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law a short-term stopgap spending bill to...

Canada announces additional ban on imports of Russian diamonds

Canada announces additional ban on imports of Russian...

Ottawa [Canada], March 2: Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly announced on Friday that Canada is imposing additional import...