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19-04-2025 MOSCOW: Russia’s Supreme Court has suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more than 20 years as “a terrorist organization”. The latest move is aimed at normalizing ties with the de facto rulers of Afghanistan. Thursday’s ruling prompted by a request from the prosecutor general …

19-04-2025 PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has hosted senior United States officials in Paris for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, as Kyiv’s allies in Europe seek to play a larger role in stalled efforts to end the conflict amid tensions with Washington. Speaking after he hosted US Secretary …

19-04-2025 SANA’A: Air strikes by the United States on Yemen’s Ras Isa oil port have killed at least 58 people in what is one of the deadliest attacks on the country by US forces, Houthi-affiliated media report. Al Masirah TV said the strikes on Thursday also wounded 126 people, citing …

19-04-2025 GUANTANAMO BAY: The US has dismantled large parts of a camp built to house migrants at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, satellite images reviewed by media. President Donald Trump ordered the existing facility in Cuba be expanded to hold 30,000 migrants shortly after taking office in January. However, only …

19-04-2025 UNITED NATIONS/ KABUL: Half a million weapons obtained by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been lost, sold or smuggled to militant groups, sources told media with the UN believing that some have fallen into the hands of al-Qaeda affiliates. The Taliban took control of around one million weapons and …

19-04-2025 CAIRO/ GAZA STRIP: Hamas has formally rejected Israel’s latest ceasefire offer, saying it is prepared to immediately negotiate a deal that would see the release of all remaining hostages in return for an end to the war and the release of Palestinian prisoners. In a video statement, Hamas’ chief …

18-04-2025 CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS: The US government has threatened to ban Harvard University from enrolling foreign students after the institution said it would not bow to demands from President Donald Trump’s administration and was hit with a funding freeze. The White House has demanded the oldest university in the US make …

18-04-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ WASHINGTON: US upland cotton exports to India have risen in the past few months fueled by global tariff conflicts, declining American prices and rising demand in the South Asian country, industry experts said. Exports to India from February to April jumped to 155,260 …

18-04-2025 TEHRAN: Iran has confirmed that its next round of nuclear talks with the United States this weekend will be held in Rome after earlier confusion over where the negotiations would be conducted. Wednesday’s announcement on Iranian state television came as Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian formally approved the resignation of …

18-04-2025 GAZA STRIP: Medical sources told media that at least 35 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since early on Wednesday, and more devastating strikes have been reported in recent hours. The United Nations said an estimated 500,000 people have been “newly displaced or uprooted once more” …