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A popular US stand-up comedian and actor, Richard Lewis, has been confirmed dead. Spokesperson to the deceased, Jeff Abraham, announced the passing of the the 76-year-old in a statement on Wednesday. Lewis gained fame…

Italian, Latvian and Lithuanian police swooped on 55 premises and arrested 18 people – including three main suspects – believed to be involved in the scheme, Eurojust said.…

When the 96-year-old Ruth Gottesman's husband died in 2022, he left behind something that surprised even his wife: $1 billion in Berkshire…

Rishi Sunak has declared himself 'living proof' that Britain isn't a racist country, amid a growing row over suspended Tory MP Lee Anderson's claims that the Mayor of…

An active member of the US Air Force set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington on Sunday, officials said, as media reported he was protesting the war in Gaza. Emergency responders rushed to the scene…

A former US President, Donald Trump, has said that if re-elected, his administration would make it easier for couples to have babies. According to him, his leadership would also support the creation of strong,…

Donald Trump received a warm welcome Thursday when he appeared before an audience of evangelical broadcasters, delivering a campaign-style speech littered with professions of faith and pledges to protect Christians.…

For more than a month now, the Yemen-based, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have disrupted ocean-going trade attempting to transit the Suez Canal, a critical chokepoint in the global economic system. Despite the U.S. Navy’s…

A cellular outage hit thousands of AT&T users in the United States, disrupting calls and text messages as well as emergency services in major cities including San Francisco. According to data from outage tracking website,…

Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has claimed that President of the United States, Joe Biden, is pushing for World War III. World War III, World War 3, WWIII, WW3, or the Third World War are the names…

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague continued its public hearings on the legal consequences arising from Israel’s policies and…

British banknotes with King Charles’ picture will be available in wallets beginning from June 5, the Bank of England has revealed. Notes featuring the King’s image will be available in four denominations: £5, £10, £20,…

A draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip failed in the UN Security Council on Tuesday after the US again vetoed the text tabled by Council member Algeria. Given concerns about a possible major…

Prince William has said that "too many have been killed" in the Israel-Hamas war, as he called for the fighting to end "as soon as possible". In a rare statement on…

A Haitian judge investigating the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise has charged his widow, the former prime minister and an ex-chief of police with complicity in the killing, according to a report obtained…

Israel’s GDP shrunk by almost one-fifth in the final quarter of 2023, compared to the three months prior, according to official figures published on Monday. The 19.4-percent fall in the final quarter was attributed to…

Deadly fighting raged on in Gaza Monday after Israel warned that, unless Hamas frees all hostages, it will push on with its offensive during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, including in the far-southern Rafah area. Global…

All EU countries except Hungary joined a call Monday for an “immediate humanitarian pause” in the Gaza war, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. The European Union has struggled for a united response to Israel’s…

Israel has condemned Brazil’s President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, following his accusation that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, comparing its actions to the Holocaust. Lula said Israel’s military campaign was…

Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, a Pakistani politician who was announced winner of PS-129 provincial election in Karachi, has given up his seat.  Pakistan held its national and provincial elections on February 8. Rehman, who…

Prospects for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire dimmed Sunday after the United States signalled it would veto the latest push for a UN Security Council resolution and mediator Qatar acknowledged that truce talks on the…

Events on the battlefield in Ukraine are a matter of “life and death” for Russia that could determine its fate, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks aired Sunday. The Kremlin has repeatedly framed the almost…

A 30-year-old man killed 12 of his relatives in a rare mass shooting in southern Iran, state media reported Saturday. According to the report, killed 12 members of his family including his father and brother with a…

The UK government is currently making plans to permit foreign dentists to practice their profession without undergoing a qualification exam in a bid to address the shortage of dentists.  The proposed changes therefore…