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Sudan warring sides agree to negotiate, says UN envoy
CAIRO: Sudan’s warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia, the top UN official in the country said on Monday,…
On May Day, workers rally for better labour conditions
SEOUL: A large number of workers and activists globally marked May Day on Monday with rallies calling for higher salaries, reduced working hours and other…
Earthquake of 5.9 magnitude strikes near Japan’s Katsuren-haebaru
KATSUREN: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale struck 79 km East Southeast of Katsuren-hasbara, Japan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey…
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he favours nation becoming a republic
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Monday he personally favours his country becoming a republic, but it’s not a change he intends…
Sudan: Sudan’s army and rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes
CAIRO: Sudan‘s army and its rival paramilitary said Sunday they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. The decision follows international pressure to…
Paraguay: Paraguay’s conservatives score big election win, defusing Taiwan fears
ASUNCION: Paraguayan conservative economist Santiago Pena, 44, won the country’s presidential election on Sunday, tightening the ruling Colorado Party’s political grip in the country and…
UN sending envoy over ‘unprecedented’ Sudan war fallout
KHARTOUM: The top United Nations humanitarian official is heading to the Sudan region due to the “rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis” in the conflict-racked country, the…
Sudan’s army agrees to extend truce for 72 hours
CAIRO: The Sudanese army said in a statement on Sunday that it had agreed to extend a truce with the paramilitary RSF for a period…
‘Dotage of the old’: Kim’s sister slams Biden over nuclear threat
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un slammed US President Joe Biden for making nuclear threats, saying it marked the “dotage of the…
Islamic State leader killed in Syria by Turkish intelligence services: Erdogan
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkish intelligence forces killed Islamic State leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi in Syria.“This individual was neutralized as…