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WASHINGTON:  Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., failed three times to convince a grand jury to indict a woman accused of assaulting an FBI agent during an immigration enforcement operation last month, highlighting a rare setback for…

RIYADH:  Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday strongly condemned an Israeli airstrike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, that killed medical staff and journalists. According to Gaza’s health…

LONDON:  Senior members of the US Congress have met with Syria’s transitional president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, in Damascus as part of an effort to permanently repeal sanctions imposed on the country during its civil war. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen…

JEDDAH: The Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convened its 21st Extraordinary Session in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to address the continuing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and the…

JEDDAH: Malaysia’s Foreign Minister, Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan, represented the country at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers, convened in Jeddah…

Hokkaido, Aug 24 :  Two women have died after being found collapsed near the Satsunai River in the Hidaka mountain range of Hokkaido on Saturday, police confirmed. Authorities said the victims, identified as Chieko Koyama, 66, of Ogawa,…

Tokyo, Aug 24: Two years after Japan began releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, monitoring data shows no signs of environmental abnormalities, according to Japanese…

ISTANBUL: Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan has appealed to Melania Trump, wife of former US President Donald Trump, to raise her voice on behalf of children in Gaza, calling on her to press Israel’s leadership to end the suffering.…

DHAKA: Bangladesh is aiming to deepen trade and economic ties with Pakistan as Islamabad’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Dhaka on Saturday, marking the highest-level Pakistani visit to the country in decades. Dar’s two-day…

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sharply criticized European countries on Friday, accusing them of dragging their feet on recognizing Palestine amid the ongoing war in Gaza. Speaking at a press briefing, Lavrov warned that…