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Trump slaps new travel ban on 12 countries

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban that comes into effect on… Read More

Turkey’s government steps in as birthrates fall

ISTANBUL: Alarmed by the fact that Turkish women are having fewer children, President Recep Tayyip… Read More

US military announces detention of Islamic State leader

WASHINGTON: US military officials announced Wednesday the detention of an Islamic State group (IS) leader… Read More

NATO looks to thrash out spending deal under US pressure

BRUSSELS: US defence chief Pete Hegseth will seek on Thursday to drive home a deal… Read More

EU gives Bulgaria green light to adopt euro in 2026

BRUSSELS: The EU gave the green light on Wednesday for Bulgaria to adopt the euro… Read More

US-backed group suspends Gaza aid operations

GAZA CITY: A US and Israeli-backed group operating aid sites in the Gaza Strip announced… Read More

Iran’s Khamenei says US nuclear proposal against national interest

TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday a US proposal for a nuclear… Read More

Lukashenko says China, Belarus facing Western pressure

BEIJING: President Alexander Lukashenko said Belarus and China are both facing a pressure campaign from… Read More

Vietnam scraps two-child limit as birth rate declines

HANOI, Vietnam: Vietnam's communist government has scrapped its long-standing policy of limiting families to two… Read More

More than 200,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since April

ISLAMABAD: More than 200,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since the government began a renewed deportation… Read More