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Khartoum, June 8 (AFP/APP): Sudan on Wednesday began UN-facilitated direct talks between rival factions hoped to resolve a political crisis sparked by last year’s coup, but with a critical civilian bloc refusing to participate. Since the coup, Sudan has been rocked by deepening unrest — […]

Berlin, June 8 (AFP/APP): A German-Armenian man drove into a crowd in a busy shopping district in Berlin on Wednesday, mowing down a group of teenagers and killing their teacher before crashing through a shop window. The incident happened at around 10:30 am (0830 GMT) […]

Johannesburg, June 7 (AFP/APP): Two Indian-born brothers who allegedly wove a web of corruption across South Africa have been arrested in Dubai and face extradition, in a landmark step in Pretoria’s anti-graft fight. Dubai police confirmed Tuesday they had arrested Atul and Rajesh Gupta after […]

Ankara, June 7 (AFP/APP): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a two-day visit to Turkey on Tuesday for talks on unblocking grain exports from Ukraine, which have been stalled. The plane carrying Lavrov landed at the airport in the Turkish capital Ankara, an AFP photographer […]

Abuja, June 7 (AFP/APP): Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party gathered to vote on Tuesday in key primaries to choose a candidate for next year’s election to replace President Muhammadu Buhari. No clear favourite has emerged among the APC frontrunners vying to lead Africa’s […]

SEOUL – June 7 (ONLINE) South Korea and the United States staged a joint air power demonstration on Tuesday during a visit by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, who said there would be a strong and clear response if North Korea were to […]

Sitakunda, Bangladesh, June 7 (AFP/APP): Firefighter Rakibul Hasan Bappy’s engine was the first to arrive at a blazing Bangladeshi container depot. After a devastating explosion, everyone else in his 15-man crew is now either dead, missing or injured. The 22-year-old — who joined the fire […]

SEOUL, June 7 (Xinhua/APP): South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol named new ambassadors to China, Japan, Russia and the United Nations, the presidential office said Tuesday. Chung Jae-ho, a professor of Seoul National University, was tapped for the first South Korean ambassador to China under the […]

BAGHDAD – June 6 (ONLINE) An Iraqi court sentenced a British man to 15 years in prison on Monday for trying to smuggle ancient artifacts out of the country, a Reuters reporter and judicial sources said. Iraqi authorities had arrested James Fitton, 66, at Baghdad […]

TEHRAN – June 6 (ONLINE) As India faces worldwide condemnations for insulting Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on state level, Iran’s Foreign Ministry’s director-general for South Asian affairs on Monday summoned Indian ambassador to Tehran to protest the heinous remarks. According to Iranian news agency, the deputy […]