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Philippines Senate launches investigation into Duterte's ICC arrest
Manila [Philippines], March 18: The Philippines Senate has announced it will probe the arrest and handover of former President Rodrigo...

Yemen's Houthis and US launch new attacks amid...
Sanaa [Yemen], March 18: Houthi rebels have claimed another attack on a United States naval vessel, calling it "retaliation" for...

Pyongyang slams G7 for call to abandon nukes
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 18: North Korea has slammed the Group of Seven (G7) economically developed Western democracies after the...

Environmental emergency in Ecuador due to oil spill
Buenos Aires [Argentina], March 18: Ecuadorian authorities on Sunday declared an environmental emergency due to an oil spill which contaminated...

Rwanda severs ties with Belgium over 'neo-colonial delusions'
Kigali [Rwanda], March 18: Rwanda has cut diplomatic ties with Belgium, saying it has been "consistently undermined" by the European...

Ex-Georgian president convicted on new charges
Tbilisi [Georgia], March 18: Georgia's former president Mikheil Saakashvili, imprisoned since 2021, has been sentenced to four and a half...

Clashes along Syria-Lebanon border after three Syrian soldiers...
Damascus [Syria], March 18: Clashes erupted along the Syrian-Lebanese border after three Syrian soldiers were kidnapped and killed by Lebanon's...

Dozens of North Macedonia fire victims sent abroad...
Budapest [Hungary], March 18: Burn victims from the deadly fire that tore through a packed nightclub in North Macedonia are...

Israeli airstrike kills at least three people in...
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 18: At least three people were killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Monday.

WHO warns of healthcare crisis in Afghanistan due...
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18: Funding shortages could cause the closure of 80% of Afghan healthcare facilities supported by the World...

France, Canada to strengthen ties as "reliable allies"
Paris [France], March 18: French President Emmanuel Macron and visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday said that France...

Italy's inflation hits 16-month high in February
Rome [Italy], March 18: Italy's annual inflation rate rose to 1.6 percent in February, reaching its highest level since October...

Macron urges partners for "concrete peace plan" for...
Paris [France], March 18: French President Emmanuel Macron urged on Monday France's partners to work together to present a concrete...

EU pledges increased support for Syria at Brussels...
Brussels [Belgium], March 18: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday reaffirmed the European Union's (EU) commitment to...

Carmaker Audi to cut 7,500 jobs in Germany
Berlin [Germany], March 18: German luxury automaker Audi announced on Monday that it will slash 7,500 jobs in Germany by...

Zelensky, Macron hold phone talks ahead of Trump-Putin...
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 18: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday...

Starmer, Carney pledge to strengthen UK-Canada ties
London [England], March 18: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday as...

7 dead after refugee boat capsizes off Cyprus...
Nicosia [Cyprus], March 18: Seven people have been confirmed dead after a refugee boat capsized off the southeastern coast...

Fifty-three killed in US strikes on Yemen
Washington DC [US], March 18: The death toll from US strikes on Yemen has risen to 53, including five children,...

Trump and Putin to discuss power plants, land...
Washington DC [US], March 18: U.S. President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about...

Blast from suspected old bomb in Syria kills...
Damascus [Syria], March 17: An unexploded bomb from Syria's 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Lattakia, killing at...

Trump's cuts hit Voice of America, Radio Free...
Washington [US], March 17: Workers at Voice of America (VOA) received an email on Saturday placing them on paid administrative...

Cruise ship catches fire in Thailand, foreign tourists...
Bangkok [Thailand], March 17: The Guardian reported on March 17 that a British tourist was missing after a cruise ship...

First photos of Pope Francis released after more...
Rome [Italy], March 17: The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since he was hospitalized more than...

Major power outage hits Cuba
Havana [Cuba], March 17: Cuba's capital Havana plunged into darkness for a second night on Saturday as efforts to restore...

GCC Statistical Centre: $131.5 billion in remittances by...
Muscat [Oman], March 17: The total remittances of workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to foreign destinations amounted...

Iraq seeks to join International Solar Alliance
Baghdad [Iraq], March 17: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani has announced that Iraq is seeking to join the...