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Turkey to Hold Gaza Peace Plan Meeting for Muslim States
Turkey to Hold Gaza Peace Plan Meeting for Muslim States

Turkey will on Monday host a meeting of foreign ministers from Muslim countries to discuss a US peace plan for Gaza, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said. Fidan told reporters on Friday that the Istanbul meeting would "evaluate our progress and discuss what we can achieve together in the next stage". A ministry spokesman said ministers from Egypt, ...

Sudan's RSF says Arrests Fighters Accused of Abuses in El-Fasher
Sudan's RSF says Arrests Fighters Accused of Abuses in El-Fasher

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they had arrested several of their fighters accused of committing abuses during the capture of the city of El-Fasher, including a man identified by AFP in multiple execution videos. The RSF, at war with the army since April 2023, seized El-Fasher -- the army's last stronghold in western Darfur -- on ...

Key Dates in the Fall of Britain's Former Prince Andrew
Key Dates in the Fall of Britain's Former Prince Andrew

Key dates in the life of Andrew, King Charles III's younger brother, who has been stripped of his royal titles over allegations stemming from his friendship with US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein: - February 19, 1960: Born Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward at Buckingham Palace in London, the third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince ...

Cairo, Egypt: The Grand Museum Finally Opens Its Doors
VideosCairo, Egypt: The Grand Museum Finally Opens Its Doors

After two decades of work and over one billion dollars invested, Egypt unveils its Grand Museum dedicated to Pharaonic civilization. Facing the Pyramids of Giza, this modern architectural masterpiece brings together more than 5,000 years of history and unique treasures.      

Israel Returns Remains of 30 More Palestinians to Gaza
Israel Returns Remains of 30 More Palestinians to Gaza

Israel has returned the bodies of 30 more Palestinians to Gaza as part of an ongoing exchange deal under a US-brokered ceasefire plan, a hospital told AFP on Friday. The Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis told AFP that "the bodies of 30 Palestinian prisoners were received from the Israeli side as part of the exchange deal". Under the truce, ...

Ukraine: The War Lab of the Future
VideosUkraine: The War Lab of the Future

In Ukraine, drones now rule the battlefield. Fast, precise, and remotely operated, they are redefining modern warfare. From hypersonic missiles and AI to advanced air defenses, the front line has become a high-tech laboratory.

China Seeks Stable Ties with Canada and Japan as Global Trade Pressures Mount
China Seeks Stable Ties with Canada and Japan as Global Trade Pressures Mount

President Xi Jinping on Friday invited Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to China, in the first formal talks between the nations' leaders since 2017, before also holding first discussions with Japan's new premier. Canada's relations with China are among the worst of any Western nation, but both are at the sharp end of Donald Trump's tariff ...

King Charles Strips Andrew of Royal Titles, Windsor Home
King Charles Strips Andrew of Royal Titles, Windsor Home

King Charles III is stripping his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and ousting him from his long-term residence on the Windsor estate, the palace said on Thursday, the latest fallout to hit the scandal-plagued royal over the Jeffrey Epstein affair. "Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor," Buckingham Palace said, ...

Trump Urges Scrapping Key Vote Threshold to End Shutdown
Trump Urges Scrapping Key Vote Threshold to End Shutdown

President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the "Nuclear Option" of scrapping the key 60-vote threshold required for the Senate to advance legislation, as Republicans face mounting pressure to end the US federal shutdown. The move would get rid of a longstanding rule that enables 41 of the 100 senators to block any bill from debate or vote -- a ...

Nearly 50 Dead After Hurricane Melissa Thrashes Caribbean
Nearly 50 Dead After Hurricane Melissa Thrashes Caribbean

The death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose Thursday to nearly 50 people, officials said, after the ferocious storm devastated Caribbean islands and was bearing down on Bermuda. Flooding was expected to subside in the Bahamas although high water could persist in Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic, the US National Hurricane ...

Trump Returns to U.S. After Ordering Nuclear Tests
Trump Returns to U.S. After Ordering Nuclear Tests

US President Donald Trump landed back in Washington Thursday after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing that raised the specter of renewed superpower tensions. The announcement on social media was issued just before Trump, who boasts frequently about being a peace president, went into a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in ...