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Severe weather causes disruptions across Italy and Switzerland

Severe weather causes disruptions across Italy and Switzerland

Rome [Italy], April 18: Severe rains have caused disruptions across northern Italy and southern Switzerland, with a popular Swiss ski...

Hamas accuses Israel of weaponising aid as Gaza's hunger crisis worsens

Hamas accuses Israel of weaponising aid as Gaza's...

Gaza City [Gaza], April 18: Hamas has accused Israel of openly using starvation as a weapon of war, a day...

Russia's Supreme Court suspends ban on Afghanistan's Taliban

Russia's Supreme Court suspends ban on Afghanistan's Taliban

Moscow [Russia], April 18: Russia's Supreme Court has suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more...

US, Somalia carry out airstrike against militants as battle rages for key town

US, Somalia carry out airstrike against militants as...

Mogadishu [Somalia], April 18: The US and Somalia have carried out an airstrike against Islamist militants during a battle for...

Colombia declares health emergency after dozens die of yellow fever

Colombia declares health emergency after dozens die of...

Bogota [Colombia], April 18: Colombia has declared a nationwide health emergency after at least 34 people died of yellow fever,...

At least 29 killed in Israeli attacks

At least 29 killed in Israeli attacks

Jerusalem [Israel], April 18: Five Palestinians, including a young girl, were killed on Thursday afternoon in Israeli air strikes on...

Trump reportedly rejected Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities

Trump reportedly rejected Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear...

Washington DC [US], April 18: US President Donald Trump has refused to support Israel in a potential attack on nuclear...

Hamas ready to release all remaining hostages for end to Gaza war

Hamas ready to release all remaining hostages for...

Gaza [Gaza City], April 18: Hamas' Gaza chief said the group was ready to immediately negotiate a deal to swap...

Judges warn Trump risks public perception of lawlessness in his fight with courts

Judges warn Trump risks public perception of lawlessness...

Washington DC [US], April 18: A U.S. appeals court urged the Trump administration on Thursday to back off from its...

Japan to spend 1.8% of GDP on defence in 2025, 2% target in sight

Japan to spend 1.8% of GDP on defence...

Tokyo [Japan], April 17: Japan's defence spending and related costs for fiscal 2025 are expected to total 9.9 trillion yen...

Temporary tariff pause mitigates trade contraction, but strong downside risks persist: WTO

Temporary tariff pause mitigates trade contraction, but strong...

Geneva [Switzerland], April 17: The volume of world merchandise trade is expected to decline by 0.2% in 2025 under current...

25 killed in Israeli bombing of Gaza Strip

25 killed in Israeli bombing of Gaza Strip

Gaza [Palestine], April 17: Twenty-five Palestinians were martyred, and 39 others were wounded over the past 24 hours as a...

Iran - US disagree over negotiations

Iran - US disagree over negotiations

Tehran [Iran], April 17: This was Mr. Araqchi's answer after US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff called on the Tehran government...

WHO reaches agreement on future pandemic response

WHO reaches agreement on future pandemic response

Geneva [Switzerland], April 17: The agreement outlines measures to prevent future pandemics and strengthen global cooperation, including establishing an access...

Harvard University 'duels' President Trump

Harvard University 'duels' President Trump

Massachusetts [US], April 17: Yesterday (April 16), President Trump threatened to deprive Harvard University of its tax-exempt privileges and...

Israel turns 30% of Gaza into a buffer zone, claims to block aid

Israel turns 30% of Gaza into a buffer...

Gaza [Palestine], April 17: AFP news agency on April 17 quoted the Israeli government as claiming to have used 30%...

North Korea reacts to U.S. sending B-1B bombers to Korean Peninsula

North Korea reacts to U.S. sending B-1B bombers...

Pyongyang [North Korea], April 17: The KCNA news agency reported on April 17 that North Korea criticized the United States...

Israel is about to attack Iran's nuclear facility, Mr. Trump stops?

Israel is about to attack Iran's nuclear facility,...

Jerusalem [Israel], April 17: The New York Times on April 17 quoted US officials and sources familiar with the matter...

Biden slams Trump administration's handling of Social Security Administration in first post presidency speech

Biden slams Trump administration's handling of Social Security...

Chicago [US], April 17: Former US President Joe Biden has criticised the Trump administration's handling of the Social Security Administration,...

Syrian doctors leave Germany to work for free at home

Syrian doctors leave Germany to work for free...

Damascus [Syria], April 17: The 55-year-old from the Syrian city of Hama had open-heart surgery in April, a procedure that...

IAEA chief Grossi meets Iran FM Araghchi, stresses need for nuclear cooperation

IAEA chief Grossi meets Iran FM Araghchi, stresses...

Tehran [Iran], April 17: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, held a meeting with...

China's Xi promises to 'safeguard' Asia amid Trump tariffs

China's Xi promises to 'safeguard' Asia amid Trump...

Beijing [China], April 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping promised more trade cooperation on Wednesday during his ongoing tour of Southeast...

Trump officials could face contempt charges over deportations

Trump officials could face contempt charges over deportations

New York [US], April 17: Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt charges for violating a U.S. federal judge's order...

Ex New York police sergeant sentenced to prison for acting as Chinese agent

Ex New York police sergeant sentenced to prison...

New York [US], April 17: A former New York City police sergeant was sentenced to 1 - 1/2 years in...

California sues Trump administration to block tariffs

California sues Trump administration to block tariffs

New York [US], April 17: California on Wednesday filed a lawsuit seeking to block U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs...

Pentagon leak probe expands

Pentagon leak probe expands

New York [US], April 17: A Pentagon investigation into leaks of classified and sensitive information has expanded to include two...

Israel will keep Gaza buffer zone

Israel will keep Gaza buffer zone

Gaza [Palestine], April 17: Israeli troops will remain in the buffer zones they have created in Gaza even after any...