Malawi declares state of disaster as nearly 200 killed
President Lazarus Chakwera has declared a state-of-disaster in several southern districts of Malawi, including Blantyre, the commercial hub. The move...
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Michael Cohen testifies in grand jury as Trump indictment appears near
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer, has testified on Monday afternoon before a Manhattan grand jury investigating a...
South African court orders striking healthcare workers to end walkout
A South African court on Monday ordered striking state healthcare workers to end a week-long walkout that has affected services...
North Korea test fires cruise missiles amid U.S South Korea war games
The South Korean and U.S. militaries have launched their biggest joint military exercises in years Monday, as North Korea said...
US regulators shut down crypto-friendly Signature Bank as financial crisis grows
US regulators have closed Signature Bank, a New York-based regional-size lender with significant cryptocurrency exposure after its stock price tanked....
MSG sues NY Liquor Authority over alcohol ban threat
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corporation has filed a lawsuit against the New York State Liquor Authority. It accuses the regulator...
New York AG sues KuCoin for unregistered securities sale
New York State Attorney General Letitia James has filed suit against KuCoin, alleging the Seychelles-based crypto exchange is violating securities...
Syria hopes Iran-Saudi agreement will ease regional tension
Syria on Saturday has welcomed the agreement reached between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen their...
Mali junta postpones constitutional referendum
Mali’s interim government has postponed a constitutional referendum, a key step on the country’s path towards elections meant to restore...
UN makes March 15 International Day to Combat Islamophobia
The UN has adopted a resolution proposed by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Pakistan to designate March 15 the...
Iran, Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations under deal brokered by China
Iran and Saudi Arabia on Friday agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after years of tensions between the...
DiNapoli raises economic risk, transparency concerns
New York faces a variety of economic challenges in the three years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including...
NYC Ferry launches 20-minute Bay Ridge-to-Wall Street route
The city has launched an express ferry that can take commuters from Bay Ridge to lower Manhattan in around 20...
Saudi Arabia earmarks $800 mln for development projects in Africa, Asia
Saudi Arabia has earmarked $800 million for development projects across Africa and Asia, Economy Minister Faisal Alibrahim said on Wednesday....
Biden prepares to release budget proposal with eye toward 2024
The White House has started preparing to release President Biden's annual budget proposal on Thursday, when he will lay out...
OIC Secretary-General addresses conference on “Women in Islam”
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC),Hissein Brahim Taha has delivered a video-recorded speech at the High-level...
Spain announces plan to reduce influx of Africans, other migrants by 60%
The Spanish government has said it will cut down the influx of African migrants by almost 60 per cent, according...
Adams urges mask removal upon entering stores to deter crime
Democratic Mayor Eric Adams has urged shoppers in New York City to remove their face masks upon entering stores in...
Mayor Adams announces office to oversee aid for asylum seekers
New York City will open a 24-hour center to welcome migrants and create a new agency to coordinate efforts to...
Shaikh Faisal: NYPD Commissioner Sewell, D.A. Bragg announce trial conviction of radical cleric for providing support for ISIS
New York City Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., have announced the...
UN chief says world failing to achieve gender equality
António Guterres has cautioned that ‘gender equality is growing more distant’ and called for ‘collective action’ to bridge divide Global...
African Union postpones Tunisia meeting after racist attacks
The African Union has postponed a conference that was due to take place in Tunisia this month, Bloomberg reports, after...
New York lawmakers seek changes to cannabis taxes
Two Democratic lawmakers in the Legislature have called for changes to how New York taxes cannabis as the state's nascent...
NYC mayor says Lori Lightfoot’s loss a ‘warning sign for the country’
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday brushed aside the suggestion that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's reelection loss was...
Lady Rachel Ruto declares prayers against homosexuality
Kenya's First Lady Rachel Ruto has declared national prayers against homosexuality in the country, declaring the practice as a threat...
Manafort, US government settle civil case for $3.15 million
Paul Manafort, the former chairman of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, has agreed to pay $3.15 million to settle a...
Saudi adjusts bank working hours during Ramadan; declares holidays for Eid Al-Fitr, Eid Al-Adha
The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) announced the working hours of the bank branches, offices, and money transfer centers during the...
Scottish government gives £500,000 aid for drought in East Africa
The Scottish government has announced a £500,000 aid package to help countries struggling with drought in east Africa. Four charities...
TikTok star joins Italia’s Got Talent as judge
Most-followed TikToker Khaby Lame has already become a spokesman, fashion model, and NFT creator. For his next act, the 22-year-old...
Trump wins CPAC straw poll as Republican 2024 frontrunner in a landslide
Former President Trump has won the Conservative Political Action Conference’s straw poll by a wide margin Saturday — proof, his...
Mbeki visits Tinubu, says Africa needs strong Nigerian presidency
Former South African president and Head of Commonwealth Observer Mission to Nigeria, Dr. Thabo Mbeki, has urged the president-elect, Bola...
President Biden beats skin cancer
A skin lesion has been removed from President Joe Biden's chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma — a...
Trump seeks to delay New York fraud case trial to 2024
Donald Trump has asked a judge to delay the trial in the New York attorney general’s $250 million civil fraud...
US offers up to $5M reward for leader of DR Congo ADF Militia
The United States is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that could lead to the leader...
Iran president blames foreign enemies for schoolgirl poisonings
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has blamed a wave of poisonings of hundreds of schoolgirls around the country on Tehran’s enemies....
Mayor Adams unveils ambitious mental health plan
Mayor Adams has released a 72-page plan, that laid out an ambitious mental health action plan that he says will...
NYC to pay millions to George Floyd protesters boxed in by police
New York City has agreed to pay several million dollars to settle a lawsuit brought by protesters who say they...
International concern as conflict grows in breakaway Somaliland
Qatar, Somalia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States have expressed concern over fighting around...
Saudi Arabia signs declaration with UK to participate in Future Combat Air System program
Saudi Arabia and British defense ministers signed on Wednesday a declaration of Saudi Arabia’s intent to participate in the Future...
Ugandan, South African leaders urge greater trade in Africa
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called for stronger trade relations among African countries and lamented the high cost of buying...
Saudi Arabia to celebrate Flag Day on March 11 every year
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered that March 11 of every year to be celebrated as National Flag Day to...
Supreme Court hears arguments about Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday challenging the legality of President Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan, which...
Nigeria election: Group charges politicians, party supporters to honour peace agreement
Following the just concluded 2023 Nigeria general elections, a Nigerian media group has charged politicians, supporters and involved parties to...
Algeria, Russia to strengthen military cooperation
Algeria and Russia discussed a strengthening of their military cooperation, during a visit to Algiers of the secretary of the...
Saudi Ministry trains Malaysians working in Hajj in their country
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has organized the first training session in Malaysia, which aims to qualify workers to...
Macron seeks strategy shift in Africa visit
French President Emmanuel Macron has been expected to outline new Africa policy ahead of his visit to four African countries...
U.N. suspends flights in E. Congo after helicopter fired on
A United Nations helicopter came under heavy fire in eastern Congo, bringing the mission to suspend flights in the conflict-riddled...
Criminal charge dropped against woman tied on American Airlines flight
A criminal charge has been dropped against a woman accused of trying to breach the cockpit of an American Airlines...
Egypt foreign minister oversees aid delivery to Turkey after Syria visit
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu oversaw the delivery of the sixth shipment...
FDA authorizes combination flu-COVID test for home use
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first combination test for flu and C OVID-19 that can be used...
Financial taskforce puts Nigeria, South Africa on anti-money laundering watchlist
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has added Nigeria and South Africa to its “grey list” of countries that need...
Jill Biden seeks more aid, sees East Africa drought up close
U.S. First Lady Jill Biden got an up-close look Sunday at the historic East Africa drought as she walked along...
Jordan hosts meeting between top Israeli, Palestinian officials ahead of Ramadan
Jordan hosted a meeting between top Israeli and Palestinian officials on Sunday aiming to halt surging violence, an official...
Top Christian Priest Hilarion Heagy embraces Islam
The well-known Eastern Christian priest Father Hilarion Heagy, who was born and raised in California and now resides in the...
African Union condemns Tunisia’s ‘hate speech’ against migrants
The African Union (AU) has criticised Tunisia and urged it to avoid “racialised hate speech” following President Kais Saied’s comments...
Bernard Adams steps down from senior security adviser role
Mayor Eric Adams' youngest brother, Bernard Adams, has decided to step down as senior adviser for mayoral security. The reason...
Arab states support UN resolution condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine
A UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was adopted on Thursday, with an overwhelming majority of member states...
Billionaire New York financier found dead in Manhattan office
American financier Thomas Lee, a pioneer in private equity, has died at the age of 78, his family has confirmed....
Turkey issues earthquake rebuilding rules after millions left homeless
Turkey has issued rebuilding regulations on Friday for a region devastated by earthquakes this month to enable companies or charities...
Saudi campaign donates to relief Turkey, Syria exceed above SR440 million
The total amount of the Saudi popular campaign’ donations to relief the earthquake-affected people in Turkey and Syria has reached...