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Washington, Oct 28 (AFP/APP):The United States on Friday voiced appreciation over security efforts in Nigeria and South Africa, whose governments have voiced unease after Washington publicly warned of terror threats. The United States on Thursday ordered families of US personnel to leave Nigeria’s capital Abuja […]

Belfast, Oct 28 (AFP/APP):The British government said on Friday it would call elections in Northern Ireland within 12 weeks, the second time since May, after UK and local lawmakers failed to resolve a standoff over post-Brexit trade rules. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris confirmed that […]

Milan, Oct 27 (AFP/APP): One person was killed and four others were injured, including Spanish footballer Pablo Mari, in a knife attack in a shopping centre near Milan on Thursday, according to media reports. A 46-year-old Italian, apparently suffering with psychological problems, was arrested immediately […]

Ottawa, Oct 27 (AFP/APP): Russia’s use of Iranian drones in Ukraine is “appalling,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday, adding that the United States and allies would seek to block such shipments. Russia has used the drones to “kill Ukrainian civilians and destroy […]

Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct 19 (AFP/APP):Russia began evacuating civilians from Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday in the face of advances by Kyiv, which said the population transfers amounted to “deportations”. As battlefield developments continued to stretch Russia, President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday imposed sweeping new […]

London, Oct 19 (AFP/APP):L.S. Lowry’s “Going To The Match”, one of the most iconic paintings of 20th century British art, sold at auction Wednesday for a record-breaking £7.85 million ($8.81 million). The 1953 artwork features Lowry’s emblematic stick figures set in an industrial landscape of […]

KUALA LAMPUR, Malaysia – October 18 (ONLINE) Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad is believed to be behind the abduction of a Palestinian man who was snatched from a street in the capital Kuala Lumpur and interrogated before being freed by police, a Malaysian news organisation has […]

JERUSALEM, Palestine – October 18 (ONLINE) The Palestinians have hailed Australia’s decision to reverse its recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital despite fierce criticism by Israel. “We welcome Australia’s decision with regards to Jerusalem & its call for a two-state solution in accordance with […]

Addis Ababa, Oct 18 (AFP/APP):Ethiopia said Tuesday its forces had seized three towns in Tigray, the latest major battleground shift in the brutal war, as the UN warned the situation was spiralling out of control with an “utterly staggering” toll on civilians. International calls for […]

London, Oct 18 (AFP/APP): Britain’s Liz Truss on Tuesday battled to salvage her position as prime minister, after market turmoil at her tax-slashing plans forced a series of humiliating U-turns that have put her job in jeopardy. The beleaguered leader — only six weeks into […]