Sudan army retakes presidential palace: what we know
Khartoum - Sudan's army has recaptured the presidential palace in central Khartoum, dealing a major blow to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces which responded with a deadly drone strike. A key...
'Some won't survive': US cuts threaten S.Africa's young HIV patients
For the past two months, Elsie has been receiving daily calls from desperate children surviving on HIV treatment whom she is not allowed to help.The lively 45-year-old aid worker, who did not want to...
Hamas says open to talks as Israel keeps up Gaza strikes
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Hamas said it remained open to negotiations while calling for pressure on Israel Wednesday to implement a Gaza truce after its deadliest bombing since the fragile...
'Stranded' NASA astronauts back on Earth
Washington - Home at last: After an unexpected nine-month stay in space, a pair of NASA astronauts finally returned to Earth on Tuesday, concluding a mission that gripped global attention and became a...
Astronauts finally head home after unexpected nine-month ISS stay
Washington - A pair of astronauts stranded in space for more than nine months were finally headed home Tuesday after their capsule undocked from the International Space Station.The SpaceX craft...
Nightclub fire in North Macedonia kills 59, injures over 100
Fire ripped through a packed nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, killing 59 people and injuring more than 100, after sparks ignited the roof over a live band. Arrest...
Gaza truce talks dogged by deep divisions
Jerusalem: Israel and Hamas are set for more indirect talks Sunday on the Gaza ceasefire, but deep divisions persist between the two warring sides on the terms of the fragile truce.Mediated by Qatar,...
Cuba suffers fourth nationwide blackout in five months
Cuba suffered a general blackout on Friday caused by a crash of its national electricity grid, officials said, the fourth major power outage on the cash-strapped communist island in five months."At...
Hamas: Ready to free Israeli hostage
GAZA: Hamas said on Friday it was ready to free an Israeli-American hostage and the remains of four others, after the Palestinian fighters and Israel resumed indirect Gaza ceasefire...
Stargazers marvel at 'Blood Moon', rare total lunar eclipse
Belo Horizonte, Brazil: Stargazers across a swathe of the world marvelled at a dramatic red "Blood Moon" during a rare total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Friday morning. The celestial...
Gold tops $3,000 for first time on tariff threats
London - Safe-haven gold surpassed $3,000 for the first time Friday, boosted by uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's tariffs, while stock markets gained on hopes US lawmakers will avert a...
China calls for 'dialogue' to resolve US trade tensions
Beijing on Thursday called for "dialogue" with Washington to resolve spiralling trade tensions that have seen the world's two largest economies impose a number of tariffs on each other's imports in...
At least 25 bodies retrieved from Pakistan train siege
The bodies of at least 25 people, including 21 hostages, killed in a train siege by separatist gunmen in Pakistan were retrieved from the site on Thursday ahead of the first funerals, officials...
Maradona medical team on trial for his death
San Isidro, Argentina, - Seven Argentines went on trial Tuesday accused of homicide for their alleged role in what prosecutors called the "horror theater" of football legend Diego Maradona's death...
US tariffs of 25% on steel, aluminum imports take effect
Washington - The United States broadened its slate of tariffs Wednesday as sweeping levies on steel and aluminum imports took effect "with no exceptions or exemptions" as promised by the White House-...
India's Ambani strikes SpaceX deal for Starlink
Mumbai - Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Jio Platforms said Wednesday it had signed a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to offer Starlink's satellite internet service to its customers.The announcement...
Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity
Manila: Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday in Manila by police acting on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly war on drugs. The 79-year-old faces...
Indian cities dominate global pollution rankings
Paris - Despite an improvement in 2024, India again dominated global rankings for the cities with the most dangerous particle smog while Chad was the most polluted country, according to a report...
Musk says X hit by major cyberattack
San Francisco - Elon Musk said X was hit Monday by a major cyberattack, raising questions as to whether the politically divisive billionaire is being targeted or his decision to gut staff at what was...
Phone bans sweep US schools despite skepticism
Alexandria - At a red-brick school in Virginia, Hayden Jones is one of 1,000 students banned from using their phones as part of a trial hoping to boost learning.But the 12-year-old's verdict on the...