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Commonwealth leaders say 'time has come' for discussion on slavery reparations

Commonwealth leaders say 'time has come' for discussion...

London [UK], October 27: Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said on Saturday the time had come for...

Residents in Haiti's capital flee homes as gangs expand control

Residents in Haiti's capital flee homes as gangs...

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], October 27: A gang attack in Port-au-Prince forced residents to flee their homes on Saturday as the gangs...

Japan votes in election expected to punish PM Ishiba's coalition

Japan votes in election expected to punish PM...

Tokyo [Japan], October 27: Japan's voters decide the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government on Sunday in an election...

Israeli strikes on Iran kill four soldiers, Iran says

Israeli strikes on Iran kill four soldiers, Iran...

Tehran [Iran], October 27: Israeli strikes on Iran, in retaliation for Iran's missile attacks earlier this month, have killed four...

Georgia's ruling party wins pivotal election, early results show, as opposition parties cry foul

Georgia's ruling party wins pivotal election, early results...

Tbilisi [Georgia], October 27: Georgia's most powerful man won a parliamentary election on Saturday, according to early official results, a...

Michelle Obama backs Harris in Michigan, where Trump courts Muslim vote

Michelle Obama backs Harris in Michigan, where Trump...

Washington [US], October 27: Republican Donald Trump appealed to Muslim voters in Michigan on Saturday as Michelle Obama made an...

Israeli army leaves north Gaza hospital, detains medics

Israeli army leaves north Gaza hospital, detains medics

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 27: Israeli forces have withdrawn from a hospital in northern Gaza, one day after storming it,...

Over 1.3 mln affected by flooding in South Sudan: UN

Over 1.3 mln affected by flooding in South...

Juba [South Sudan], October 26: The United Nations humanitarian agency said Friday that severe flooding caused by heavy rains pounding...

At least 4,882 people killed in Sudan's Khartoum State since outbreak of conflict: health authorities

At least 4,882 people killed in Sudan's Khartoum...

Khartoum [Sudan], October 26: At least 4,882 people have been killed in Sudan's Khartoum State since the outbreak of the...

50 killed in Sudan paramilitary attack: non-governmental groups

50 killed in Sudan paramilitary attack: non-governmental groups

Khartoum [Sudan], October 26: More than 50 people were killed and over 200 injured Friday in an attack by the...

German business sentiment improves after 4-month decline

German business sentiment improves after 4-month decline

Berlin [Germany], October 26: Business sentiment in Germany showed signs of recovery in October after four consecutive months of decline,...

EU's foreign policy chief reiterates call for ceasefire in Lebanon

EU's foreign policy chief reiterates call for ceasefire...

Brussels [Belgium], October 26: The European Union (EU) recognizes the urgent need for seven steps to address the ongoing conflict...

Von der Leyen, Vucic discuss Serbia's EU membership, regional cooperation

Von der Leyen, Vucic discuss Serbia's EU membership,...

Belgrade [Serbia], October 26: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Friday during...

Biden's boarding school apology seen as vote grab amid dark American legacy

Biden's boarding school apology seen as vote grab...

Sacramento [US], October 26: U.S. President Joe Biden formally apologized on Friday for one of the country's darkest policies --...

U.S. stocks close mixed, Nasdaq hits new high

U.S. stocks close mixed, Nasdaq hits new high

New York [US], October 26: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday, following a few days of tumultuous trading as investors...

19 killed in Mexico gang clashes

19 killed in Mexico gang clashes

Mexico City [Mexico], October 26: At least 19 people were killed in gang clashes in the southern Mexican state of...

Fast-moving wildfires emerge as growing threat in western U.S.: research

Fast-moving wildfires emerge as growing threat in western...

Sacramento [US], October 26: Rapidly spreading wildfires were responsible for nearly 90 percent of fire-related damages in the United States...

Three dead after two light planes collide in midair

Three dead after two light planes collide in...

Sydney [Australia], October 26: Three men have died after two light planes collided midair over Sydney's southwest.

US: Biden makes historic apology to Native Americans

US: Biden makes historic apology to Native Americans

Arizona [US], October 26: US President Joe Biden travelled to Arizona on Friday where he spoke with members of the...

Brazil seals $23 billion from mining firms over dam collapse

Brazil seals $23 billion from mining firms over...

Brasilia [Brazil], October 26: Mining giants BHP and Vale on Friday signed a deal with Brazil's government to pay nearly...

ISS astronauts hospitalised after SpaceX splashdown

ISS astronauts hospitalised after SpaceX splashdown

Florida [US], October 26: Three NASA astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS)...

Elon Musk's grip on tech and politics is getting stronger

Elon Musk's grip on tech and politics is...

San Francisco [US], October 26: For the world's richest man, running a business empire is not enough. Elon Musk, owner...

Iran prepared to respond to Israeli 'aggression,' says semi-official agency

Iran prepared to respond to Israeli 'aggression,' says...

Tehran [Iran], October 26: Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said the Islamic Republic was prepared to respond to any Israeli...

Türk says world must act as darkest moment of Gaza conflict unfolds

Türk says world must act as darkest moment...

Geneva [Switzerland], October 26: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said today the darkest moment of the Gaza conflict is...

Abdullah bin Zayed, Antony Blinken discuss strategic partnership, regional developments

Abdullah bin Zayed, Antony Blinken discuss strategic partnership,...

London [UK], October 26: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met...

41 killed, 133 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon over past 24 hours

41 killed, 133 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on...

Beirut [Lebanon], October 26: Lebanon's Health Ministry said Israeli raids on various areas in Lebanon killed 41 people and wounded...

Israeli raid on northern Gaza hospital deeply disturbing: WHO

Israeli raid on northern Gaza hospital deeply disturbing:...

Geneva [Switzerland], October 26: Reports of Israeli troops storming one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are deeply...