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British female duo resumes 8,000-mile Pacific rowing challenge
British female rowers start second attempt at Pacific Ocean crossing

LIMA, Peru: Two British women, Miriam Payne (25) and Jess Rowe (28) have restarted their bold journey to row 8,000 miles non-stop across...

Netanyahu welcomes Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa
Israeli PM meets with Ecuadorian president on eve of Gaza escalation

JERUSALEM - Despite a looming escalation of the war in Garza with tens of thousands of reservists being called up for a major ground...

Xi says China to firmly support Venezuela in safeguarding sovereignty, social stability
Xi says China to firmly support Venezuela in safeguarding sovereignty, social stability

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on the sidelines of the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary...

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge congratulates Pope Leo XIV
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge congratulates Pope Leo XIV

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday congratulated Pope Leo XIV, wishing that his pontificate...

Serbias Vucic and Slovakias Fico share heartfelt VIDEO from Moscow
Serbias Vucic and Slovakias Fico share heartfelt VIDEO from Moscow

Several EU countries closed airspace to the respective leaders who were en route to the Russian capital Serbian President Aleksandar...

PM Modi extends wishes to Pope Leo XIV, expresses India's commitment to continued dialogue with Holy See
PM Modi extends wishes to Pope Leo XIV, expresses India's commitment to continued dialogue with Holy See

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended wishes to Pope Leo XIV and expressed India's commitment to...

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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...