Turkey says Russia and Ukraine getting closer to agreement on 'critical' issues
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told the Turkish Hurriyet daily newspaper on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine were getting...
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Yemen rebels launch wide strikes on Saudi sites; none hurt
Yemen's Houthi rebels unleashed a barrage of drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia that targeted key facilities including...
Syria's Assad visits UAE, 1st trip to Arab country since war
Syrian President Bashar Assad was in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, his office said, marking his first visit...
Australia bans alumina exports to Russia, sources coal for Ukraine
Australia has imposed an immediate ban on exports of alumina and aluminum ores, including bauxite, to Russia, the government...
Bahrain's finance minister hosts Israeli entrepreneur Erel Margalit
Israeli entrepreneur and high-tech investor Erel Margalit, founder and chairman of JVP and Margalit Startup City, was invited to...
Taliban's arrest of 3 journalists sparks international outcry
Taliban intelligence men came in the night to arrest three staff of TOLO TV, one of Afghanistan’s largest television...
UK regulator pulls license for Russian-backed RT broadcaster over Ukraine coverage
Britain’s communications regulator has revoked the license of Russian-backed broadcaster RT amid investigations of its coverage of the Ukraine...
UNESCO weighs 'in danger' listing for Australia's Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef has been hit by bleaching due to heat stress, the Australian agency that manages the...
US Navy vet imprisoned in Iran sues for $1B, alleges torture
A US Navy veteran who was jailed in Iran for nearly two years sued the Iranian government on Thursday...
Island Samoa declares its first COVID lockdown
Samoa will go into lockdown from Saturday as it faces its first outbreak of COVID-19 after a woman who...