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Egypt’s Sisi begins third term, after economic bailout
Sisi won December's presidential election with 89.6 percent of the vote, standing against three unknowns. Experts say the road out of economic crisis will still be long and arduous.
In a cycle of extreme weather, drought in southern Africa leaves some 20 million facing hunger
The drought in Zimbabwe, neighboring Zambia and Malawi has reached crisis levels.
A car bomb in a Syrian opposition-held town kills at least three people, including two children
The bomb exploded in the town of Aziz in Aleppo province.
The race is on for key cities as Turkey holds local elections in test of Erdogan’s popularity
The main battlegrounds are the country's economic hub of Istanbul and the capital of Ankara, both of which Erdogan lost in 2019, shattering his aura of invincibility.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, from prison to president of Senegal
His anti-establishment message, the backing of opposition figurehead Ousmane Sonko and his modest personality helped him to a crushing first-round victory over the governing coalition's candidate.
King Charles attends Easter service, providing a glimpse of the monarch after cancer diagnosis
The 75-year-old monarch's appearance is seen as an effort to reassure the public after Charles stepped back from public duties in early February following an announcement by Buckingham Palace that he was undergoing treatment for an…
Israeli attack kills 400 people in al-Shifa hospital siege
The WHO says about 9,000 patients in Gaza urgently need to be evacuated abroad for life-saving treatment.
Pope leads a windy Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square despite health issues
Francis appeared in good form, despite having celebrated the 2½-hour nighttime Easter Vigil just hours before. The pontiff, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has been battling respiratory problems all winter.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lashes out at BNP’s ‘India Out’ campaign
After Maldives, Bangladesh is the second country where the opposition took up the ‘India Out’ campaign.
Israeli army says school bus attack gunman gives himself up
Three people including a 13-year-old boy were wounded in Thursday's attack near the city of Jericho, in which a car was also hit.
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.