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8 Killed, 750 Injured In Massive Explosion At Iran's Most Advanced Port

At least eight people were killed and 750 injured after several containers exploded at a key Iranian port on Saturday, causing a massive fire. Videos showed thick smoke billowing from the port area.

Published on: 26.04.2025 18:29
Palestinian President Names Likely Successor In Bid To Reassure World Powers

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named close confidant Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy and likely successor on Saturday.

Published on: 26.04.2025 18:28
'Fearing Future Without Babies', Students 'Race' Sperm In Los Angeles

A commentator yells excitedly as hundreds of spectators stand glued to a video of a racecourse -- but the athletes they are rooting for are actually tiny sperm cells.

Published on: 26.04.2025 17:35
"He Has To Be Dealt With Differently": Trump Warns Putin Over Ukraine

US President Donald Trump on Saturday criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin for attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine in recent days, and said, "Maybe he doesn't want to stop the war."

Published on: 26.04.2025 17:13
Pakistan Scrambles To Secure Drug Supplies After India Trade Halt: Report

Pakistani health authorities have initiated "emergency preparedness" measures to secure pharmaceutical supplies in response to the suspension of trade ties with India, according to a media report on Saturday.

Published on: 26.04.2025 17:07
Pope Francis Buried Inside His Favourite Rome Church

Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday.

Published on: 26.04.2025 16:51
Lawyers Use AI To Write Brief With Fictional Cases, US Judge Finds 30 Mistakes

Both attorneys have been directed to explain why they shouldn't be referred to disciplinary proceedings for violations of the rules.

Published on: 26.04.2025 15:32
Former Journalist Who Survived Nazi Concentration Camp Dies At 102

Jacques Moalic, a former Agence France-Presse journalist who survived deportation to the Buchenwald concentration camp in World War II, has died aged 102, his family said.

Published on: 26.04.2025 15:20
Putin Says Russia Ready To Resume Talks With Ukraine "Without Preconditions"

"During yesterday's talks with Trump's envoy Witkoff, Vladimir Putin reiterated that Russia is ready to resume negotiations with Ukraine without any preconditions," said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.

Published on: 26.04.2025 14:38
Concerned About "Hobnobbing" Between Bangladesh, Pak: Assam Chief Minister

Bangladesh's turn towards Islamic extremism, its "hobnobbing" with Pakistan and ISIS flags at protest rallies in the country have sparked concern among Indian authorities and members of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League.

Published on: 26.04.2025 14:21
Updates: Pope Francis Buried Inside His Favourite Rome Church

Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on April 21 due to a stroke, weeks after he returned home after battling double pneumonia.

Published on: 26.04.2025 13:28
Valerie, The Little Sausage Dog Found After 529 Days And Internet Is Ecstatic

The tiny dog with a pink collar was roaming the island when it was finally found after 529 days.

Published on: 26.04.2025 11:39
Trump, Zelensky Meet At Pope's Funeral Weeks After White House Clash

"The meeting took place and is already over," Zelensky's spokesman Sergiy Nykyforov told journalists without elaborating.

Published on: 26.04.2025 11:34
Elon Musk's "End Slaughter" Post After Trump Says Russia, Ukraine "Very Close To Deal"

After US President Donald Trump claimed that Russia and Ukraine were "very close to a deal," his billionaire adviser, Elon Musk, asserted it was time to end the war.

Published on: 26.04.2025 09:40
"Pakistan Ready For...": Shehbaz Sharif Reacts To Pahalgam Terror Attack

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today said he his ready for a "neutral investigation" of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam where 26 people, including a Nepalese national, were gunned down.

Published on: 26.04.2025 09:29
Team Trump Likely Deported US Girl, 2, "With No Meaningful Process": Judge

The Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old US citizen "with no meaningful process," a federal judge said on Friday, as the child's father sought to have her returned to the United States.

Published on: 26.04.2025 09:19
Hamas Says Open To Freeing Hostages, Five-Year Truce In Gaza

Hamas is open to an agreement to end the Gaza war that would include the one-time release of all remaining hostages and a five-year cessation of hostilities, an official from the Palestinian group said Saturday.

Published on: 26.04.2025 09:11
North Korea Launches New 5,000-Tonne Warship With "Most Powerful Weapons"

The announcement comes about a month after Kim oversaw the test of new suicide and reconnaissance drones featuring AI technology, adding to concerns over North Korea's deepening military cooperation with Moscow.

Published on: 26.04.2025 08:02
Fossil Of 113-Million-Year-Old 'Hell Ant' That Lived With Dinosaurs Discovered In Brazil

The fossil of a 113-million-year-old hell ant, believed to have lived among dinosaurs, has now become the oldest ant specimen known to science, according to a new study.

Published on: 26.04.2025 07:55
US Judge Arrested For Obstructing Immigration Arrest In Trump Crackdown

Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, allegedly "intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject" whom agents were intending to detain at her courthouse, FBI director Kash Patel said in a post on X.

Published on: 26.04.2025 07:55

News from Arabic Countries

Barcelona edge Real Madrid in extra time to win Copa del Rey

Barcelona wins their 32nd Copa del Rey title after Jules Kounde's goal in extra time secured the 3-2 victory.

Published on: 27.04.2025 00:09
Chris Eubank Jr beats Conor Benn on unanimous points decision

Fierce rivals go the distance in middleweight bout as their famous fathers watch on at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Published on: 26.04.2025 23:22
What will the next chapter look like for the Roman Catholic Church?

Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of reform - so how will his successor wield power?

Published on: 26.04.2025 22:27
Pakistan calls for ‘neutral’ investigation into Kashmir attack

Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged fire across their de facto border for a second straight day.

Published on: 26.04.2025 21:12
UK activist group Just Stop Oil holds its last climate protest

The group mainly campaigned for UK to end the extraction of oil and gas by 2030.

Published on: 26.04.2025 20:02
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints aide as PLO deputy

Hussein al-Sheikh is a veteran leader of Abbas's Fatah movement.

Published on: 26.04.2025 19:06
Hundreds of thousands say final farewell to Pope Francis in Rome

Hundreds of thousands filled the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square and lined the streets of Rome to honour Pope Francis.

Published on: 26.04.2025 16:43
Russia says it has fully retaken Kursk, but Ukraine says fighting continues

Ukraine dismisses report of Kursk loss as a ‘propaganda ‘trick’.

Published on: 26.04.2025 15:12
Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak

African country announced its outbreak on January 30 after death of a male nurse who tested positive for virus.

Published on: 26.04.2025 13:11
Thirteen killed, dozens under rubble as Israel bombs Gaza amid food crisis

Entire Strip, with a population of two million people, may be on the brink of famine as WFP runs out of supplies.

Published on: 26.04.2025 12:57
From the mightiest to the humble: Thousands gather for Pope Francis funeral

Pope Francis was remembered for his dedication to the poor and advocacy for migrants at grand Vatican farewell.

Published on: 26.04.2025 12:24
Pope Francis laid to rest after tens of thousands attend Vatican funeral

In break with recent tradition, 88-year-old leader of Catholic world was buried in Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica.

Published on: 26.04.2025 12:08
USAID and the pacification industry in Palestine

Like other forms of US assistance, USAID was all about normalising the colonisation of Palestine.

Published on: 26.04.2025 11:52
Trump, Zelenskyy hold ‘productive’ meeting at the Vatican

The meeting before Pope Francis's funeral was their first since an angry encounter in Washington, DC, in February.

Published on: 26.04.2025 11:20
Iran ‘extremely cautious’ about success of nuclear talks with the US

US and Iranian officials say nuclear talks will resume next week after third round of indirect discussions in Oman.

Published on: 26.04.2025 10:58
Have scientists discovered a new colour called ‘olo’?

Described as a 'deeply saturated teal' colour, humans can only see it with the help of laser technology.

Published on: 26.04.2025 10:54
How technocracy has become our reality

Do technocrats pose a threat to democracy?

Published on: 26.04.2025 10:10
Powerful explosion at Iran port kills at least 14 people and injures 750

Social media videos show a huge plume of black smoke and a ball of fire rising from the area of the explosion.

Published on: 26.04.2025 09:43
At least 11 killed in suspected RSF drone attack on Sudan displacement camp

Local governor says the attack knocked out a nearby power station for the fourth time since the war began two years ago.

Published on: 26.04.2025 09:28
DR Congo, Rwanda agree to draft peace deal by May 2

US brings two countries' foreign ministers together and voices an interest in investment in the DRC's mineral-rich east.

Published on: 26.04.2025 09:24
Pope Francis’ coffin laid in St Peter’s Square at start of funeral

The coffin of Pope Francis was laid in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Saturday at the beginning of his funeral.

Published on: 26.04.2025 09:07
Indian soldiers demolish homes of Pahalgam attack suspects in Kashmir

Soldiers demolish homes of alleged attackers in Kashmir following the region's deadliest civilian assault in decades.

Published on: 26.04.2025 07:28
Richard Gere reads Darwish poem in support of Palestinians

Human rights advocate Richard Gere read a poem by Mahmoud Darwish to show solidarity with Palestinians.

Published on: 26.04.2025 07:13
Huge crowds flock to Vatican for Pope Francis’s funeral

The pontiff's passing away begins nine days of Vatican mourning before a conclave to choose his successor is held.

Published on: 26.04.2025 06:44
Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide: Family

The 41-year-old's family issued a statement, confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia.

Published on: 26.04.2025 06:35