Sudan war: Aid groups warn of mass death from hunger
On a clear night a year ago, a dozen heavily armed fighters broke into Omaima Farouq’s house in an upscale neighborhood in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. At gunpoint, they whipped and slapped the woman, and terrorized her children. Then they expelled them from the fenced two-story house. “Since then, our...
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China detains two over tourist boat capsizing that killed 12 people
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Sri Lanka hopes for productive talks at IMF, WB spring meetings
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif felicitates Sikhs on Baisakhi
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South African President Ramaphosa urges Muslim community members to join active politics
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Polish opponents of abortion march against steps to liberalise law
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More civilians die in Ukraine
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Baloch militants behind killing of 11 people
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State Bank of Pakistan repays USD 1bn in Eurobonds
The State Bank of Pakistan has repaid USD 1 billion in Eurobonds as the cash-strapped country prepares for a new long-term bailout from the IMF to help manage its external financing needs and economic recovery, a media report said here on Sunday. Pakistan’s central bank announced that it met the dollar...
Second batch of Indian Army personnel leave Maldives
The second batch of Indian military personnel manning a helicopter gifted by India to the Maldives has left the island nation as demanded by him, President Mohamed Muizzu has said. Muizzu, a pro-China leader, also reaffirmed that foreign ambassadors in Male will not wield authority over him emphasising that ultimate power...
Landslides hit Indonesia,14 die, 3 missing
Torrential rains triggered landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 people and leaving three others missing, officials said Sunday. Mud fell from surrounding hills onto four houses just before midnight Saturday in the Tana Toraja district of South Sulawesi province, said local police chief Gunardi Mundu. He said...
Chicago shooting kills 7-year-old girl, hurts 7
Eight people were shot including a young girl who was killed in what Chicago police believe was gang-related violence on the city’s South Side on Saturday night. The 7-year-old girl was shot in the head and died, while a 1-year-old boy and a 7-year-old boy were each shot multiple times...
Scholz arrives in China on visit marked by trade tensions
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in China on Sunday on a visit focused on the increasingly tense economic relationship between the sides and differences over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Scholz’s first destination was the industrial hub of Chongqing, where he and his delegation of ministers and business leaders were to...
Media urges Biden, Trump to commit to 2024 election debates
Twelve news organisations on Sunday urged presumptive presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to debates, saying they were a “rich tradition” that have been part of every general election campaign since 1976. While Trump, who did not participate in debates for the Republican nomination, has indicated a willingness...
Indian student shot dead in Canada’s Vancouver
A 24-year-old Indian man who went to Canada in 2022 to pursue higher education was shot dead in his car in Vancouver city, police said on Sunday. The Vancouver Police Department in a press release said officers were called to the scene around 11 pm on April 12 after residents...
