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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was, on Saturday, sworn in for a fourth seven-year term, amid a worsening economic crisis in the war-ravaged country. In May, al-Assad, who…

Martine Moise, the widow of Haiti’s assassinated president Jovenel Moise, returned to Port-au-Prince on Saturday for his funeral on 23 July. Martine was flown to Miami…

Britain may have overpaid more than £8 billion in welfare payments as fraud and error reached record levels during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The National…

Billionaire Jeff Bezos has donated a whopping $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution, the largest gift ever received since its creation 175 years ago. Bezos’ money will…

Pope Francis has been discharged from the Rome hospital where he underwent an operation on his colon, ten days ago. The 84-year-old was discharged on…

Democrats in the Texas legislature have left their state en masse in an effort to prevent Republicans there from passing a law to tighten voting rules. The move will…

Martine Moise, the recuperating wife of Haiti’s assassinated President Jovenel Moïse gave her first public statement Saturday since being flown to Miami Florida for…

"Shoot me here! Don't take me back!" Princess Latifa – whose full name is Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum – screamed during the raid in March 2018 as the…

Donald Trump, former US president, says he will take legal action against Facebook, Twitter and Google, months after the tech giants flagged his…

President Jovenel Moise of Haiti has been assassinated. According to a statement from the office of Claude Joseph, interim prime minister of Haiti, Moise was…

The United States on Tuesday warned Iran to stop nuclear “brinksmanship,” saying the country’s latest efforts to enrich uranium could complicate its return to talks…

Rescuers were given the all-clear to resume work looking for victims at a collapsed South Florida condo building after demolition crews set off a string of…

Saudi Arabia is engaged in a rare public spat with its Emirati allies over a critical oil output deal, escalating tensions ahead of another meeting of the OPEC+…

Pope Francis, 84, was recovering in hospital Monday from surgery for an inflamed large colon, a potentially painful condition that could…

President Joe Biden has earned high marks for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but the government's effort to vaccinate as many Americans…

A military plane carrying at least 85 people crashed in Cotabato, the southern Philippines on Sunday, the armed forces chief said. So far 15 people have been…

Donald Trump’s company and longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg pleaded not guilty on Thursday to tax fraud charges. In a sweeping indictment from…

The number of registered prostitutes of all sexes fell by more than one-third in 2020 due to COVID, when brothels and similar services were closed in Germany. At the end of…

Donald Rumsfeld, former congressman and US defense secretary best known for his role in advocating the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has passed away just short of his 89th birthday,…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday officially granted China a malaria-free certification as a token of celebration of the country’s successful…

Scores of deaths in Canada's Vancouver area are likely linked to a grueling heat wave, authorities said Tuesday, as the country recorded its highest ever…

COVID-19 may be on the rage in the secretive North Korea, judging by the mass sack of officials for laxity in combatting the virus. According to reports, the…

A shootout between suspected drug cartels left 18 people dead Friday in Mexico, a government official said. The gunfight happened in a remote area of Zacatecas…

Derek Chauvin, former Minneapolis police officer, has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in prison for the murder of George Floyd. Delivering judgement on Friday,…