Month: March 2025
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Ramadan festival promotes heritage of Sri Lanka’s Muslim communities
COLOMBO: A Ramadan festival in Colombo is promoting the heritage of Sri Lanka’s diverse Muslim communities by showcasing their rich…
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Indonesian students lead nationwide protests against controversial military law
JAKARTA: Indonesian students staged nationwide protests on Monday against a contentious revision to the military law that activists say threatens…
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South Sudan suffering worst cholera outbreak in 20 years: UNICEF
NAIROBI: South Sudan is enduring its worst cholera outbreak in two decades, the United Nations said Monday, with the country…
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Sudden US aid withdrawal risking millions of lives: UNAIDS chief
GENEVA: The sudden halt to US foreign aid funding has been “devastating,” the UNAIDS chief said Monday, warning that without…
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South Korea authorities deploy choppers, troops to battle wildfire
SEOUL: South Korean authorities said Monday they would deploy dozens of helicopters and thousands of firefighters and soldiers as they…
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Al-Shabab attack on Kenyan police station kills 6
NAIROBI: At least six police personnel were killed in Kenya while four were injured in an attack on a police…
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Pope Francis returns to Vatican after five weeks in hospital
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after surviving a five-week battle in hospital against double pneumonia…
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Under threat from Trump, Canada calls snap elections for April 28
OTTAWA: Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called early elections for April 28, pledging to defeat Donald Trump’s…
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Former congresswoman urges limits on PAC donations in US elections
CHICAGO: A former congresswoman who represented one of the largest concentrations of Arab and Muslims voters is urging the adoption…
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Gaza killing ‘must stop’, EU foreign policy chief says in Cairo
CAIRO: The European Union’s top diplomat called Sunday for an end to the renewed fighting in Gaza during a stop…
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