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Washington: US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was “considering” a request by Australia to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on espionage charges. Australia’s parliament passed a motion in February…

Eclipse mania gripped North America on Monday as a breathtaking celestial spectacle captivated tens of millions of people, offering a rare blend of scientific interest, commercial opportunity and daytime partying. The Moon’s…

In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the crescent moon signifying the start of Shawwal 1445 AH-2024 was not spotted on Monday, April 8. Consequently, Tuesday, April 9, will mark the final day of Ramadan,…

Kuantan: After breaking their Ramadan fast outside a mosque in Malaysia, people throw their leftovers into a machine that converts the food scraps into organic fertiliser for crops. The modest government initiative in…

Khan Yunis: “It smells like death,” said Maha Thaer, a mother of four, as she returned to the devastated southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis on Sunday, after Israeli troops withdrew. “We don’t…

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed serious concern over reports that Israel was using artificial intelligence to identify targets in Gaza. Guterres said that he was “deeply troubled by…

The price of Brent crude surged to a six-month high on Friday, surpassing the $91 per barrel mark, propelled by escalating tensions in the Middle East. This sudden and significant uptick in…

New York: UN Security Council diplomats were shaken in their chairs, planes got briefly grounded, and furniture rattled across New York Friday when an earthquake jolted the city that never sleeps. No one…

Iran said it asked the US to “step aside” as the country prepares a response to a suspected Israeli attack on its consulate in Syria while Hezbollah, its main proxy in the…

Washington: US President Joe Biden on Thursday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that America’s support of Israel’s war in Gaza would be determined by the latter announcing and implementing a “series of…