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Biden apologises to Zelensky for delay in critical weapons supply

Paris, June 8 -- US President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly apologised to Ukraine for a months-long congressional holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make gains on... Read More


July 4 polls: Sunak, Starmer clash over tax, cost of living in TV debate

London, June 6 -- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer sparred on Tuesday over tax, the cost of living and the country's creaking health system in an inco... Read More


Iran's hard-line ex-prez registers for June 28 polls

DUBAI, June 3 -- Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered on Sunday as a possible candidate for the presidential election, seeking to regain the country's top political positio... Read More


Netanyahu faces pressure at home after Biden's Gaza plan

TEL AVIV, June 3 -- Israel's prime minister faced growing pressure on Saturday after US President Joe Biden announced a proposed agreement to end the fighting in Gaza, with many Israelis urging Benjam... Read More


Defiant, ready to fight as ex-president tries to turn his guilty verdict into campaign fuel

NEW YORK, June 1 -- Being convicted of a felony - let alone 34 of them - is the kind of blow that would normally tank any politician's ambitions. Donald Trump will instead try to turn what might othe... Read More


EU, Israel in war of words ahead of Spain, Ireland recognising Palestinian state

BRUSSELS, May 28 -- Relations between the European Union (EU) and Israel took a nosedive on the eve of the diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian state by EU members Ireland and Spain, with Madrid su... Read More


7 Pak soldiers, 23 militant killed in shootouts

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 28 -- Pakistan's security forces were conducting several raids in the country's volatile northwest, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, when shootouts ensued leaving se... Read More


UK general election to be held on July 4, says Sunak

LONDON, May 23 -- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the UK, choosing a day of good economic news to urge vo... Read More


Iran crash to reverberate across West Asia

JERUSALEM, May 21 -- The helicopter crash in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials were killed is likely to reverberate across the Middle East, wher... Read More


Slovak PM's health Serious but Prognosis Positive After gunshots

Banska, May 20 -- Slovakia's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remained in serious condition on Sunday but has been given a positive prognosis four days after he was shot multiple times in an assa... Read More