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AstraZeneca is withdrawing its Covid-19 vaccine worldwide, months after the pharma giant admitted the drug could cause very rare, but life-threatening, injuries.…

The porn star at the heart of Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial, Stormy Daniels, testified on Tuesday about an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the former president in a hotel…

Vladimir Putin, who has been Russia’s leader for the past 24 years, was sworn in for a fifth term as president, amid conflict with the West over his war in Ukraine. Putin took the oath of office on Tuesday, placing…

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Monday informed mediators Qatar and Egypt that his Palestinian militant group had accepted their proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza after nearly seven months of war. Haniyeh had spoken on the…

Former U. S. president Donald Trump has been warned that he could be jailed for violating a gag order. The judge handling the criminal trial, Juan Merchan, in a personal address to him, handed Mr Trump the warning,…

A sixth Nigerian national pleaded guilty to operating a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that defrauded elderly and vulnerable consumers across the United States. According to court documents, Amos Prince Okey Ezemma,…

Schools and many offices were closed across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday as heavy rains returned to the desert country just two weeks after record downpours that experts linked to climate change. A lightning…

Pro-Palestinian students have gathered in protest at universities across the UK following violent demonstrations at campuses in the U.S. Students in Leeds, Newcastle and Bristol set up tents outside university buildings…

Forbes recently unveiled a new list of top schools outside the Ivy League, citing ongoing anti-Israel protests on Ivy League campuses. According to Forbes, the  publication highlighted a shift in reputations, naming…

Turkey is joining South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Turkish foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, made…

Former US President Donald Trump took advantage of a break in his hush money trial to hold a major campaign rally Wednesday — blaming his legal troubles and America’s…

The first asylum seeker has been deported to Rwanda under Rishi Sunak’s migrant crackdown. The migrant, whose name is unknown, was flown out of the UK yesterday evening and arrived in Kigali. He was put on a…

The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial fined the former president on Tuesday for defying a gag order and warned that further violations could see him thrown in jail. Trump, 77, is accused…

The 2016 US Democratic Party presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, has said if former US President Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election, his…

Two men have been charged with criminal damage over the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, one of the country’s most photographed trees that used to stand next to the Hadrian’s Wall UNESCO World Heritage site in…

A teenage boy died on Tuesday after a man wielding a sword stabbed the youth, two police and two other people, in a street attack in east London, police said. The man used what appeared to be a Samurai-type sword in the…

King Charles III on Tuesday makes his first official public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer, after doctors said they were “very encouraged” by the progress of his treatment. The British head of state and his…

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and six Arab countries have urged the international community to implement robust sanctions against Israel, including halting the export of weapons, in response to its…

Dubai announced on Sunday that work had begun on a new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, which the Gulf emirate’s ruler said will become “the world’s largest” at a cost of almost $35 billion. “We approved…

American President, Joe Biden, has revealed that he once considered suicide after losing his first wife, Neila and daughter, Naomi, in a car crash in Delaware in…

The Saudi Arabia ministry of hajj and umrah has warned intending pilgrims against patronising fraudulent companies offering cheap services for the forthcoming 2024 pilgrimage. In a statement on Friday, the ministry…

The United Arab Emirates announced $544 million to repair the homes of Emirati families on Wednesday after last week’s record rains caused widespread flooding and brought the oil-rich Gulf state to a standstill. “We learned…

The United States' state of Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds, and bar parents and other teachers from knowing who was armed.…

German police said Wednesday they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam. The Black Axe gang was involved internationally in “multiple areas of criminal activity”,…