Russia, Ukraine swap 206 war prisoners in UAE-brokered deal
Moscow and Kyiv swapped 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates, a rare moment of coordination...
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4 dead in Romania floods as rain batters central Europe
At least four people died and thousands of homes were damaged by flooding in eastern Romania on Saturday, officials said, as surging river levels put...
Turkiye buries activist shot in West Bank
Mourners gathered in southwest Turkiye yesterday for the funeral of a US-Turkish activist, who was shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements in the West Bank.The...
Salvage operation for stricken Red Sea tanker underway
An operation to tow an abandoned tanker struck by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in August, threatening environmental disaster, began on Saturday and is ongoing, a Greek...
Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods
Myanmar’s junta chief made a rare request yesterday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who...
Slain Olympian buried with full military honours
Ugandans paid tribute yesterday to Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after her partner set her on fire in Kenya, finally burying her near her family...
Unity govt is S Africa’s only option: president
South Africa’s 10-party government of national unity is the best option for the country and the costs of failure would be “very high”, President Cyril...
Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods
Myanmar’s junta chief made a rare request on Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people...
Uganda holds funeral for murdered Olympian Cheptegei
Ugandans on Saturday paid tributes to Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after her partner set her on fire in Kenya, ahead of her funeral in...
Spain hosts conference on two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
AFP/MadridMinisters from Muslim and European countries along with the European Union’s foreign affairs chief gathered yesterday in Madrid to discuss how to advance a two-state...