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Egypt denies leak about supplying Russia with 40,000 rockets
A senior Egyptian official has denied supplying Russia with 40,000 rockets for use in its war against Ukraine.
The unnamed official spoke to the Al-Qahera...
Russia accuses Ukraine, West of recruiting youth for ‘sabotage’
The head of Russia’s FSB security service, Alexander Bortnikov, accused Ukraine and the West of recruiting young Russians to stage armed attacks.
“In the conditions...
King Charles supports study into Royal Family slavery links
Buckingham Palace said that it is co-operating with an independent study exploring the relationship between the British monarchy and the slave trade in the...
US flies nuclear-capable bombers as tensions soar with N Korea
The United States has flown nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Korean Peninsula in a show of strength against North Korea as concerns grow that...
Pakistan’s Supreme Court orders Punjab election on May 14
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has declared the country’s poll panel’s decision to delay the assembly elections in two provinces as “unconstitutional”.
The top court on Tuesday...
Blinken calls on Russia to release WSJ reporter
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in a call on Sunday with Russian...
UAE leader gives his son and brothers top positions
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan appointed his eldest son Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed as crown...
China vows to ‘fight back’ if US speaker meets Taiwan’s president
China has threatened to “resolutely fight back” if US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during her planned transit through the...
Russia-Ukraine war exposed human rights ‘double standards’ report says
The invasion of Ukraine has exposed the “double standards” of human rights internationally, a new Amnesty International report has said, with the West adopting a...
Iran and Syria condemn US attacks on Syrian soil
The governments of Iran and Syria have condemned the United States for attacks on Syrian soil that reportedly killed 19 people, which Washington said...
