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Jerusalem echoed the pain of suffering on a ‘tense’ Good Friday
Treading barefoot over the ancient paving stones dressed in robes, American James Joseph, a longtime Jerusalem resident known as the "Jesus Guy", compared the Gaza war to the biblical story of the "slaughter of the innocents", when King…
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters set fire to KFC restaurant in Pakistan
Other videos from inside the restaurant show smashed windows, broken furniture and damaged equipment.
China reaffirms financial support for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa borrowed heavily from China for projects that many criticised as a debt trap that led to the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka's history.
Sticky-fingered journalists on Air Force One put on notice
A news report made waves Friday in the US capital with its humorous -- but detailed -- investigation into rampant theft from the press section of Air Force One, the president's official plane.
Russian journalist who covered Navalny trials jailed on extremism charges
The Kremlin outlawed Navalny's organisations as "extremist" before his death and has carried out a crackdown against his allies who stayed in Russia.
Germany to legalise cannabis: What are the new rules?
Home cultivation will also be allowed, with a limit of up to three plants per adult and 50 grams of dried cannabis.
Canada’s Trudeau on back foot over carbon tax
Seven provinces have asked the government to pause or cancel the increase, which would add about three cents per liter (quarter gallon) to the price of gasoline.
Food shortages leave Cubans in anguish over next meal
A clamor over food shortages and blackouts led hundreds of people to demonstrate in at least four Cuban cities on March 17.
Bulgaria, Romania take first steps into Europe’s vast visa-free zone
Despite the partial membership, the lifting of controls at the two countries' air and sea borders is of significant symbolic value.
After cancelling Good Friday, Pope leads Easter Vigil with 10-minute homily
The 87-year-old Francis, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has been battling respiratory problems all winter that have made it difficult for him to speak at length.
Seven Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli raids in Syria, Lebanon
Six of them were killed in Israeli dawn raids on locations in the countryside of Aleppo city in northern Syria, while a seventh was killed in an Israeli drone attack on a car on the main road between Bazourieh
The Moscow concert massacre was a major security blunder. What’s behind that failure?
The lapse in security has led many to wonder how gunmen could easily kill so many people at a public event.
Obama, Clinton and big-name entertainers help Biden raise a record USD 26 million for his reelection
President Joe Biden, right, and former presidents Barack Obama, left, and Bill Clinton participate in a fundraising event with Stephen Colbert at Radio City Music Hall.
Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. An 8-year-old is only survivor
Search operations were ongoing, the provincial government said, but many bodies were burned beyond recognition and still trapped inside the vehicle.
Israeli strikes kill 42 in north Syria: War monitor
Syrian state news agency SANA said the pre-dawn strike killed and wounded civilians, as well as military personnel.
World court orders Israel ensure urgent aid for war-ravaged Gaza
Mediators from the United States, Egypt and Qatar have tried to secure a truce in Gaza, but those talks appear deadlocked more than halfway through the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people
Search operations were ongoing, the provincial government said, but many bodies were burned beyond recognition and still trapped inside the vehicle.
Philippines will not be ‘cowed into silence’ by China: President Marcos
Beijing and Manila have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and there have been repeated confrontations between their vessels near disputed reefs in recent months.
US says talks resume on bringing Israeli officials to discuss military operation
Netanyahu cancelled the trip this week after the UN vote to demand a cease-fire in Hamas-run Gaza; the US abstained from the vote but did not veto it.
Tech can play big role in agri, education, health: PM Modi in interaction with Bill Gates
Digital public infrastructure is required, the prime minister said, with Gates adding that India is leading the way.