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Apr 08, 2024
Washington [US], April 8: Former U.S. President Donald Trump said it would be "my great honor" to go to jail for violating a gag order imposed by the judge who will hear his upcoming trial on charges stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star.
Poland holds local elections in test for Tusk
Record flood waters rise in Russia's Urals
Authorities issue alert as early forest fires rage in Greece
Yulia Navalnaya to receive German democracy prize
British Navy ship deployed in Gaza aid effort amid £9.7mn funding
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Venezuela FM slams US and Canada silence on Mexican embassy storming
Caracas [Venezuela], April 8: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on Sunday slammed "the complicit silence" of the United States and Canada on the storming of...
Russia-friendly populist Peter Pellegrini elected Slovak prez
Bratislava [Slovakia], April 8: Populist Peter Pellegrini has been elected president of Slovakia, succeeding the liberal Zuzana Caputova.
Drone explodes over eastern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 8: Russian authorities on Sunday blamed Ukrainian forces for a drone attack that threatened the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant.
Third UAE aid ship bound for Gaza arrives at Al Arish Port as part of Operation 'Chivalrous Knight 3'
Al-Arish [Egypt], April 8: The third UAE aid ship carrying 4,630 tonnes of relief supplies arrived at the Port of Al Arish, after being dispatched...
Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan meets Transitional President of Gabon
Libreville [Gabon], April 8: Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, met with General Brice Olgie Nguema, transitional President of Gabon, in the...
UAE Team Emirates secure overall of Tour of the Basque Country 2024
Eibar [Spain], April 8: UAE Team Emirates rider Juan Ayuso secured the overall title in a dominant performance at the Tour of the Basque Country...
Shakhboot bin Nahyan attends 30th anniversary of Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Kigali [Rwanda], April 8: Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of State, met with Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda,...
AU appoints special envoy to combat genocide, mass atrocities in Africa
Apr 07, 2024
Addis Ababa [Africa], April 7: Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday appointed Adama Dieng of Senegal as the...
UN chief alarmed by Ecuador's raid of Mexican Embassy
United Nations, April 7: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was alarmed by Ecuador's raid of the Mexican Embassy late Friday, said his spokesman on Saturday.
Indonesia operates 2,800 extra flights for Eid homecoming
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 7: Indonesia has operated 2,800 extra flights for the Eid el-Fitr homecoming season, according to Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi.
Thousands join funeral for Iranian general killed in Damascus strike
Slovakia goes to polls for run-off to choose next president
US, Israeli military on high alert for Iran to strike back at Israel
Al-Shifa Hospital 'an empty shell with human graves': WHO
Feeding a million people in Gaza every month: WFP
Desperate to dodge dengue, Argentines run out of repellent
Eight dead in two Russian strikes on Kharkiv, officials say
Biden campaign raises over $90 million in March, $187 million in first quarter of 2024
Tens of thousands march in Budapest against Orban
More than 150 rescued from floods in eastern Australia
