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Nigerian Airport Workers Go On Strike: Nigerian airport workers go on strike; travelers stranded
ABUJA: Thousands of travellers were stranded in Nigeria Monday as airport union workers began a two-day strike demanding better conditions. The strike canceled flights as…
Violence in Khartoum: Indian embassy in Sudan advises Indians to not venture out
New Delhi: As Sudanese capital Khartoum continued to witness large-scale violence, the Indian embassy in Sudan issued a fresh advisory on Monday urging Indians not…
Sudan news: Sudan battles intensify on 3rd day; civilian deaths reach 97 | World News
KHARTOUM: Gunbattles, airstrikes and shelling shook Sudan‘s embattled capital Monday in a third day of heavy fighting between the army and a powerful rival force…
Mexico official arrested over fire that killed 40 migrants
MEXICO CITY: A top Mexican immigration official has been arrested over a fire at a detention center last month that killed 40 migrants, according to…
Syria: US raid in Syria targets senior IS leader
BEIRUT: A US helicopter raid on Monday targeted a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria suspected of plotting attacks in Europe and the Middle…
North: US, allies conduct more drills in face of North Korean threat
SEOUL: The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted a joint missile defence exercise Monday in waters near the Korean Peninsula as they expand military…
US, allies conduct more drills in face of North Korean threat
SEOUL: The United States, South Korea, and Japan conducted a joint missile defence exercise Monday in waters near the Korean Peninsula as they expand military…
‘I am Taiwanese’: China threat toughens island’s identity
TAIPEI: At a barbed-wire museum where political prisoners were once held, visitors lauded Taiwan‘s modern-day democracy shaped by its own national identity on the island…
Taiwan: US warship sails through Taiwan Strait following China war games
TAIPEI/BEIJING: The US warship USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in what the U.S. Navy described on Monday as a “routine” transit,…
Myanmar junta to free 3,000 prisoners in Buddhist New Year amnesty
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta on Monday began releasing more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the Buddhist New Year, without specifying whether those jailed in its bloody…