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Cuba: UN warns of possible humanitarian collapse, as oil supplies dwindle

Cuba: UN warns of possible humanitarian collapse, as oil supplies dwindle ### United Nations Sound Alarm Over Cuba’s Approaching Humanitarian Crisis Amidst Fuel Shortages **HAVANA –** The United Nations has issued a stark warning regarding the escalating humanitarian situation in Cuba,... read more »

Algerian boxer Khelif open to genetic te...

Algerian boxer Khelif open to genetic testing by IOC for 2028 Olympics

Algerian boxer Khelif open to genetic testing by IOC for 2028 Olympics **Algerian Olympian Proposes Genetic Testing Amidst Gender Eligibility Discussions** Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, a recent gold medalist at the 2024 Olympic Games, has publicly expressed her openness to undergoing genetic... read more »

New global nuclear arms race fears as we...

New global nuclear arms race fears as weapons treaty comes to end

New global nuclear arms race fears as weapons treaty comes to end **Global Security on Edge as Key Nuclear Treaty Expires, Reigniting Arms Race Concerns** The expiration of a landmark arms control treaty between the United States and Russia has sent ripples of concern through the international... read more »

Piranhas savage more than 40 people and ...

Piranhas savage more than 40 people and force closure of popular beach

Piranhas savage more than 40 people and force closure of popular beach ## Piranha Attacks Prompt Beach Closure and Public Safety Concerns **A popular riverside recreational area has been temporarily shut down following a series of aggressive piranha attacks that have injured more than forty... read more »

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Pakistan not in any arms race, says Sharif

Pakistan not in any arms race, says Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday reiterated that his country wants peace in the region and is not involved in any arms race. Pakistan’s strategic capability was... read more »

'Assad could contribute to new Syria but not as PM'

Assad warns Turkey for supporting rebels

Damascus – While accusing Turkey of supporting the rebels in Syria to oust his government, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned the... read more »

Zuma’s name cleared from ‘Gupta gate’...

Zuma's name cleared from 'Gupta gate' scandal

Johannesburg – The South African government Thursday dismissed media reports that President Jacob Zuma was involved in the unauthorised landing of a... read more »

Nawaz Sharif seeks stringent anti-terrorism laws

Obama apprised of talks with Taliban: Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Thursday called for stringent anti-terror laws in the country so that those involved in such activities... read more »

We are on ‘right track’ on Syria chemical w...

We are on 'right track' on Syria chemical weapons: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday global powers were “on the right track” with a plan to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons... read more »

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