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UN Chief At Iraq Camp Urges More Aid For People of Mosul
UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed Friday for more aid and international solidarity for the people of Mosul, as he...
Fifa Reveals Allocation For 48-Team Tournament For 2026 World Cup
Fifa is proposing a six-nation play-off tournament to decide the last two slots at the 48-team World Cup in 2026....
Ghosts of Mosul Stalk Iraq’s Fleeing Children
The children proudly wield donated plastic water bottles like freshly dug nuggets of treasure, smiling despite the fear...
Court To Rule On Online Luxury Resellers
One of Europe’s top courts is due to open a landmark case that could determine whether luxury goods companies can ban...
Cow Crackdown Puts India’s Meat Industry On Edge
Not a buffalo in sight as businessman Haji Shadab paced the silent abattoir, his meat shipments indefinitely on hold as...
S.African Rand Plunges After Finance Minister Sacked In Reshuffle
South Africa's rand plunged five percent Friday after President Jacob Zuma sacked his finance minister and made ten new...
Malaysians’ Emotional Return From Pyongyang In Kim Body Swap
Nine Malaysians freed by Pyongyang made an emotional return home Friday, after Kuala Lumpur sent back the body of the...
Asian Traders Tread Carefully As Quarter Draws To A Close
Asian investors moved cautiously Friday following a Wall Street rally inspired by better-than-expected US economic...
S.Korea’s Park In Custody After Court Orders Arrest
South Korea's ousted president Park Geun-Hye was spending her first day in custody Friday after a court ordered her...
Ghana To Make Easy World Cup Qualification
Ghana's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup will be easier from 2026 after FIFA allocated nine slots to Africa for...
US Stocks Shake Gloom As Oil Tops $50/barrel
Wall Street stocks rallied Thursday, shrugging off uncertainty over President Donald Trump's agenda and advancing as US...
Fifa Propose Nine African World Cup Spots
An African nation has never lifted the World Cup trophy in its 87 year history Fifa is proposing that Africa gets nine...
Syrian Opposition Rejects ‘any Role’ For Assad
The Syrian opposition to the Damascus regime said Thursday it rejected "any role" now or in the future for current...
Nine African Nations To Play In 2026 Fifa World Cup
Four more African nations will participate in the FIFA world cup in 2026 if the proposal by the Bureau of the body’s...
Gulf Ministers Condemn Iran’s Support To Bahrain ‘terrorists’
Gulf ministers meeting in Riyadh on Thursday condemned what they termed Iran's support for "terrorist gangs" in Bahrain...
Trump Lifts Rights Conditions On Bahrain Arms Sales
The US State Department is removing human rights conditions on a large sale of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain, as the...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Defends First Year In Power
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi defended her civilian government's first year in power in a rare public address on Thursday,...
A Timeline of Key Events In the Kim Assassination
The body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea's leader, which has been stored in a Malaysian morgue for more...
Syria Refugee Total Hits Over Five Million
More than five million Syrians are now refugees, the UN said Thursday, as aid groups urged the international community...