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World leaders denounced a deadly attack by gunmen on a Moscow concert hall on Friday that killed more than 60 people and wounded over 100. Attackers dressed in camouflage uniforms entered the Crocus City venue ahead of the start of a rock concert, opened fire and threw a grenade or incendiary bomb, ...
After weeks of wild speculation, the UK was on Saturday digesting the shock news that Catherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer, with many praising her courage and others criticising those who spread conspiracies.Catherine revealed the news on Friday in a highly personal video, which came just weeks ...
One person died Saturday in the Russian border region of Belgorod adjoining Ukraine and a fire broke out at an oil refinery further east in Samara after drone attacks, officials said.Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram that two districts in his region had been hit by drones."...
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Russia and China on Friday vetoed a US-led draft resolution at the Security Council on a ceasefire in Gaza, with Moscow accusing Washington of a "hypocritical spectacle" that does not pressure Israel.The United States, Israel's main ally which has vetoed previous ceasefire calls, put f...
More children are living in poverty across the United Kingdom than ever before, according to official government figures released Thursday. Previous studies have shown that growing social inequalities in the G7 nation have hit children's health and rising numbers are forced to use food bank...
Indonesian rescuers called off the search for Rohingya refugees missing at sea after their boat capsized, despite reports from some of the survivors that dozens of people were swept away.Friday's announcement comes a day after authorities staged a dramatic rescue of 69 Rohingya who had been adri...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Bhutan on Friday for a two-day state visit to the tiny but strategic Himalayan nation also being courted by China.Landlocked Bhutan, known for its policy of prioritising "Gross National Happiness" over growth, has long been regarded by New Delh...
Cooperation across borders on shared water resources can help avert conflicts and build peace, the United Nations said Friday, urging all countries to join its Water Convention.The UN stressed that with climate change and rising water scarcity worldwide, cross-border water cooperation was increasing...
Sports,Tennis
Former world number four Kei Nishikori's return to the ATP Tour after a lengthy injury absence ended in a first round 6-3, 6-4 loss to Sebastian Ofner.Japan's Nishikori has barely played on the tour in the past two years with his last appearance on the ATP Tour coming at Atlanta July.Given a...
Sports,Football
Japan and Australia strode towards the next stage of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup but South Korea dropped points despite leading through talisman Son Heung-min.Later, Iran thrashed Turkmenistan, Asian champions Qatar beat Kuwait and Saudi Arabia won against Tajikistan as the Middle East&#...
Business & Commerce
Japanese inflation accelerated to 2.8 percent in February, data showed Friday, staying above the Bank of Japan's two-percent target meant to fight stagnation.The year-on-year rise in prices excluding volatile fresh food was in line with market expectations and followed an increase of 2.0 percent...
Asian markets mostly fell Friday after data pointing to a still-strong US economy raised fresh concerns about inflation and dampened optimism that the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates as much as it expected this year.Equities across the world surged Thursday in response to the central bank&...
Gold rallied to a fresh record above $2,200 on Thursday as traders welcomed a Federal Reserve signal that it would cut interest rates three times this year.Equity markets in New York and across Asia surged and the dollar retreated in reaction to the US central bank's projection that it would beg...
Moscow and Kyiv said civilians had been killed in the latest exchange of air strikes Wednesday, and Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to restore security after a sharp increase in attacks on Russia's border regions.The Russian regions of Belgorod and Kursk just across the border from Ukrain...
The UN General Assembly will turn its attention to artificial intelligence on Thursday, weighing a resolution that lays out the potentially transformational technology's pros and cons while calling for the establishment of international standards.The text, co-sponsored by dozens of countries, em...
A suicide bombing killed three people and wounded 12 others outside a bank in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Thursday, a provincial official said."Today around 8:00 am (0330 GMT) in Kandahar city... A suicide attack occurred in which three compatriots were killed and 12 others were wou...
Sports,Cricket
Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant will be under scrutiny on their return to action as the Indian Premier League begins on Friday, with the T20 World Cup hot on its heels.The 17th edition of the world's richest cricket league is expected to end close to the June 1 start of the World Cup in the West In...
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The lakeside mansion where Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi spent years under house arrest went under auction on Wednesday with a minimum price of $150 million — but attracted no bids, officials said.The two-storey house and 1.9 acres of land was put up for sale following a de...
Finland remained the world's happiest country for a seventh straight year in an annual UN sponsored World Happiness Report published on Wednesday.And Nordic countries kept their places among the 10 most cheerful, with Denmark, Iceland and Sweden trailing Finland.Afghanistan, plagued by a humanit...
Tensions surged as Hamas’s chief accused Israel on Tuesday of sabotaging talks for a Gaza truce after it raided the devastated Palestinian territory’s largest hospital for a second time.Months of war have pushed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the besieged territory to the brink...
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