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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…

International students studying for a master’s program less than two years in length are now eligible for a three-year post-graduation work permit (PGWP).  Previously, the duration of a granted PGWP was linked to the…

A New York judge ordered Donald Trump to pay $355 million over fraud allegations and banned him from running companies in the state for three years Friday in a major blow to…

Russia's most significant opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navalny, has died in an Arctic Circle jail, the prison service said. Seen as President Vladimir…

Hundreds of frontline NHS staff are treating patients despite being under investigation for their part in an alleged “industrial-scale” qualifications fraud. More than 700 nurses are caught up in a potential…

Russian President Vladimir Putin described US counterpart Joe Biden on Wednesday as more “predictable” than Donald Trump but said the Kremlin was prepared to work with whoever wins November’s election. Asked by a…

The United Kingdom (UK) economy slipped into a recession at the end of 2023, after output contracted by more than expected in the final three months, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS)…