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Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an additional 25 percent tariff on Indian goods over New Delhi's continued purchase of Russian...

DAMASCUS: Syria signed a series of investment memoranda worth a total of 14 billion U.S. dollars with foreign companies on Wednesday, according to...

Cairo: Prime Minister of Egypt Dr. Mostafa Madbouly announced that the Grand Egyptian Museum's official inauguration will take place on November 1. During...

Cairo: Egypt said on Wednesday that its much-anticipated new $1-billion archaeological museum near the Pyramids of Giza will officially open on November 1...

Copenhagen: Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk posted a sharp rise in second-quarter net profit Wednesday, but rising competition is weighing on sales of...

Rome: Italy's government on Wednesday approved a 13.5-billion-euro ($15.6-billion) project to build the world's longest suspension bridge connecting the island of Sicily to...

New Delhi: An Indian elephant taken on an epic journey to a tycoon's giant zoo is expected to return home after protests by...

New Delhi: The Indian army brought in sniffer dogs, drones and heavy earth-moving equipment on Wednesday to search for scores of people missing...

London: The UK charity watchdog Wednesday cleared Prince Harry of accusations of bullying in a row with an African charity he founded, but...

Lagrasse, France: Hundreds of firefighters on Wednesday battled to halt the spread of a wildfire in southern France that has scorched a vast...

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Gaza's civil defence agency said Wednesday, August 6, 2025, that 20 people were killed when an aid truck overturned...

Rome: Italy's government is to give final approval Wednesday to a 13.5-billion-euro ($15.6-billion) project to build the world's longest suspension bridge, connecting the...

Manila: A massive fire tore through the congested Happyland Aroma area of Tondo, Manila, on August 6, 2025, leaving destruction in its wake...

Washington: The USCoast Guard announced Tuesday that critical failures in design, certification, maintenance, and inspection by the USexploration company OceanGate were the primary...

Lusaka: The Zambian government on Tuesday defended its decision to apply for an extension of its International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Credit Facility...

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's leading carrier, announced on Tuesday that it has earned 7.6 billion U.S. dollars in revenue during the 2024/2025...

Brussels: The European Commission on Tuesday formally suspended planned retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports worth 93 billion euros (about 108 billion U.S. dollars),...

Paris: A French minister on Tuesday said that she was taking legal action against an unidentified man who was filmed lighting a cigarette...