2024 haj season health plans a success, free of outbreaks, says Saudi Health Minister
MINA: The health plans for this year's haj season have been successfully carried out, with no outbreaks of disease or…
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Step up in rare earth race
Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited a lithium processing plant in resource-rich Western Australia state yesterday, highlighting China’s push to secure…
Russia says it has plenty of scope to retaliate over plan to seize income from its assets
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has "significant amounts" of Western assets and property on its territory that could be targets for…
Putin gets lavish welcome in North Korea with vows of support
SEOUL (Reuters) -Cheering crowds and lavish ceremonies greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang on Wednesday, where North Korean leader…
Heavy floods, landslides kill at least nine
THE south reeled from heavy rains that triggered landslides that killed at least nine people, knocking out power for entire…
Polish prosecutors target former deputy minister in misuse of funds probe
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's top prosecutor has asked parliament for permission to detain and charge a former deputy justice minister…
UN Haiti chief warns of ‘catastrophic’ impact of gang war displacements
(Reuters) - A top executive at the United Nations' migration agency on Tuesday warned of catastrophic humanitarian consequences for the…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa vows to fight inequality as power-sharing begins
PRETORIA (Reuters) -A weakened South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Wednesday that his new multi-party government would work to…
Sudan and UAE clash at UN Security Council over Sudan civil war
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan and the United Arab Emirates clashed at the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday over accusations…