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Over 15,000 USDA workers take buyout offers
Over 15,000 USDA employees take Trump's financial incentive to leave

WASHINGTON, D.C.: More than 15,000 workers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have accepted offers to leave their jobs in...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 91, hospitalized for heart tests
Japan's retired former emperor to be hospitalized for heart tests

TOKYO, Japan: Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 91, will be hospitalized for heart examinations after doctors detected a potential issue during...

More than two dozen world leaders join Putin for Victory Day commemoration
Russia marks 80th anniversary of Allies victory in World War II

MOSCOW, Russia - Russia came to a standstill on Friday as the nation commemorated its victory over Nazi Germany in the second World...

Thousands protest women’s rights reforms in Dhaka
Bangladesh Islamists rally against proposed changes to women's rights

DHAKA, Bangladesh: Thousands of supporters of the Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam took to the streets of Dhaka to protest proposed legal...

New Pope calls on world to unite in Peace
Pope Leo XIV gives first speech from balcony of St. Peter's Basilica

Pope Leo XIV, has spoken publicly for the first time since his election as Pope to succeed Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday....

EU calls for de-escalation of Indian-Pakistan hostilities
India and Pakistan on brink of war

The EU on Wednesday called on India and Pakistan to take immediate steps' to de-escalate after India fired missiles into Pakistani-administered...

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Saudi Arabia to receive US missiles worth $3.5 billion
US State Dept approves $3.5 billion missile sale to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. State Department has approved a potential US$3.5 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, including AIM-120C-8...

Dozens dead as Israeli pilots continue to bombard Gaza Strip
Israeli warplanes bomb two schools housing displaced Gazans

GAZA STRIP - From Tuesday night to dawn on Wednesday, Israel Air Force pilots were responsible for the ending of at least forty-nine...

UAE participates in Extraordinary General Assembly of Arab Civil Aviation Organization in Rabat
UAE participates in Extraordinary General Assembly of Arab Civil Aviation Organization in Rabat

RABAT, 10th May, 2025 (WAM) - The United Arab Emirates took part in the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Arab Civil Aviation Organisation,...

Saudi Foreign Minister holds calls EAM Jaishankar, Pak FM Dar to de-escalate tensions
Saudi Foreign Minister holds calls EAM Jaishankar, Pak FM Dar to de-escalate tensions

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 10 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held separate telephonic calls...

South Korea achieves cancer treatment breakthroughs; eyes closer UAE healthcare ties
South Korea achieves cancer treatment breakthroughs; eyes closer UAE healthcare ties

SEOUL, 10th May 2025 (WAM) -- The Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), an arm of South Korea's Ministry of Health and...

Mohammed Afsal breaks 800m national record at UAE Athletics Grand Prix
Mohammed Afsal breaks 800m national record at UAE Athletics Grand Prix

Dubai [UAE], May 10 (ANI): Indian athlete Mohammed Afsal broke the men's 800 m national record at the UAE Athletics Grand Prix 2025...