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Healthy US jobs data last week reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates again next month

Asian Markets Edge Up As Traders Weigh US Jobs Data

The closely watched non-farm payrolls reading on Friday followed a string of figures last week showing the world's top economy was slowing down and dented investor sentiment.

Kuwait Gets Its Seventh Government In Three Years

Despite being the only Gulf Arab state to have an elected government, Kuwait remains mired in political turmoil that has stalled reforms in one of the world's largest producers of crude oil.

Saudi, Omani Envoys Hold Peace Talks With Houthi Leaders In Sanaa

Head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat meets with Saudi and Omani delegations at the Republican Palace in Sanaa

Saudi and Omani delegations held talks with Houthi officials in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday, Houthi-run media said, as Riyadh seeks a permanent ceasefire to end its military involvement in the country's long-running war.

The agreement has so far allowed the export of more than 27 million tonnes of grain and agricultural products

Russia Threatens To Scrap Ukraine Grain Deal

Negotiated in July by Turkey and the United Nations, the agreement allows Ukraine -- one of the world's top grain producers -- to export grain through a safe corridor in the Black Sea.

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This handout satellite image obtained courtesy of Maxar Technologies shows the FSO Safer oil tanker in June 2020, off the coast of Yemen

UN Ship Due To Prevent Yemen Oil Spill Departs For Red Sea

The UN Development Program (UNDP) had in March purchased the crude carrier Nautica to remove more than a million barrels of oil from the beleaguered FSO Safer.

European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels,

EU's Ukraine Ammunition Plan Held Up By Eligibility Wrangle

A European Union plan to send 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine is being held up as member states argue over how far spending for the plan will stay within the EU, diplomats and officials said on Thursday.

Israeli policemen stand next to smoke from a fire following incoming rockets from Lebanon to Israel in Bezet, northern Israel

Israeli Strikes Target Hamas In Lebanon And Gaza After Rocket Attack

Two Lebanese security sources said the strike hit a small structure on farmland near the area from which the rockets had been launched earlier.

Belgium Air Force F-16 fighter flies over the Amari military airfield

Ukraine Says Coveted F-16s 'Four Or Five Times' Better Than Its Soviet Jets

NATO members Poland and Slovakia recently began to hand over MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, as Kyiv prepares for a much-vaunted counter-offensive to retake territory occupied by Russia.

A fruit vendor tends to customers at a fruit and vegetable wholesale market in Mumbai

India Inflation Seen Easing In March On Softening Food Price Rises - Reuters Poll

The data is due at 1200 GMT on April 12, less than a week after the RBI surprised markets and analysts by holding its key interest rate steady at 6.50% when most expected a 25 basis point rise.

U.S. President Donald Trump makes an unannounced visit to U.S. troops at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

Biden Afghanistan Report Mostly Blames Trump For Chaotic US Withdrawal

President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday released a summary of classified reports that mostly blamed the chaotic August 2021 U.S.

Saudi Arabia Commits Financial Support To Help Pakistan Secure IMF Deal - Pakistani Minister

Saudi Arabia's $2 billion pledged in external financing support to Pakistan is one of the final conditions for an IMF deal that Islamabad needs to avert a default.

Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday denied any misconduct while being questioned by police

Bolsonaro Denies Wrongdoing In Saudi Jewel Case In Police Testimony: Source

The 68-year-old was questioned by federal police in Brasilia a week after returning to Brazil from three months of self-imposed exile in the United States following his election loss in October.

Asibi was killed at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound hours after worshippers marking Ramadan held prayers at the site

UAE Denounces Al-Aqsa Mosque Storming By Israeli Forces, Warns Against 'Provocative Violations'

Israeli forces stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque early Wednesday morning, leaving at least seven worshippers injured.

This handout picture provided by the Iranian foreign ministry shows Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (R) and Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (L) meeting in Beijing on April 6, 2023. The foreign ministers of Middle E

Iran-Saudi Vow To Bring Mideast 'Security, Stability'

In a joint statement released after talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the two sides vowed to continue to work together to improve ties.

Police separate supporter of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, accused of being linked to Moscow in St. George's Cathedral in Lviv

Church Accused Of Moscow Ties Expelled From Two Parishes In Western Ukraine

The evictions come amid spiralling tensions between the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) on one side and Ukraine's government and large parts of society on the other.

Syrian born Ryyan Alshebl becomes mayor in Ostelsheim

Syrian Refugee Elected Mayor Of German Village

Rayyan Alshebl made his first contact with Germany in 2009, watching Bayern Munich football matches on television in Syria.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met his key Polish ally in Warsaw

Putin Accuses Western Spies Of Role In 'Terror Attacks' In Russia

Putin spoke at a meeting of the Kremlin's security council dedicated to ensuring law and order in four Ukrainian territories he claimed to have annexed last year.

Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Lvova-Belova attends a news conference in Moscow

US, Britain Walk Out At UN On Russian Wanted For War Crimes

Britain and the United States blocked the informal meeting on Ukraine, convened by Russia to focus on "evacuating children from conflict zones," from being webcast by the United Nations.

French President Emmanuel Macron (pictured) will meet with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday

Macron, Von Der Leyen To Press China's Xi On Ukraine

While he recently went to Moscow to reaffirm his alliance with Putin -- framed as an anti-Western front -- Xi has not even spoken on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Last year, 59,000 new EVs were sold in Japan, a record and a three-fold annual increase, but still less than two percent of sales of all cars in the country in 2022

Japan, Land Of The Hybrid Car, Takes Slowly To EVs

As markets from China to the United States race to put more EVs on their roads, the pedal is nowhere near the metal yet in Japan, where the hybrid still reigns supreme.

Young Libyans glued to their gaming screens in the Libyan capital Tripoli

Young Libyans Finally Able To Answer Call Of E-gaming

Unlike in other Arab states, "the gaming community was completely dead here" until recently, says Sofiane Mattouss, who runs the business set up in 2022.

India Holds Key Rate In Surprise Decision, Keeps Door Open For More Hikes

The monetary policy committee (MPC), comprising three members from the central bank and three external members, retained the key lending rate or the repo rate at 6.50%, in a unanimous decision.

U.N. General Assembly to vote on whether to ask top global court to issue opinion on climate responsibility

UN Chief Condemns Taliban Ban On Afghan Women Working For UN

The United Nations has told some 3,300 Afghan staff - of which about 400 are female - not to report to their offices until further notice for security reasons.

A man walks past a screen displaying the Hang Seng Index at Central district, in Hong Kong

Asian Stocks Slide, Bond Yields Depressed As Recession Worries Weigh

Investors were inclined to take money off the table after recent strong gains, and with many global markets off on Good Friday, when potentially pivotal U.S. monthly payrolls data is due.

NATO holds an air display event in Poland

Ukraine Pushes For Western Warplane 'Coalition'

During a visit to Warsaw on Wednesday, Zelenskiy said Poland had been instrumental in getting Western allies to send battle tanks to Ukraine and he believed it could play the same role in a "planes coalition".

Iraq's deal with TotalEnergies includes capturing flared gas from oil fields to power eletricity generation

TotalEnergies, Iraq Agree On Delayed $10 Bn Project

The contract -- which includes investments in oil, gas and solar production -- was signed in September 2021 but a new government took office in Iraq last year and its demands did not please TotalEnergies.

European Commission President von der Leyen and Ukraine's President Zelenskiy attend a joint statement in Kyiv

Ukraine's Zelenskiy Arrives In Poland To Deepen Ties With Key Western Ally

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in neighbouring Poland on Wednesday, a Polish presidential aide said, for an official visit to a close ally that has galvanised Western military and political support for Kyiv.

'Our people have to be a little patient,' government supporter Yasemin Tabak said

Quake Anger Ebbs In Erdogan Stronghold Ahead Of Vote

Many blamed the government and its stuttering response to Turkey's worst disaster of its modern era for a death toll that has now surpassed 50,000.

Recruits of the Steel Border storm brigade practise at the unit's base

Ukraine Trains 40,000 Storm Brigade Troops For Counter-offensive

Border of Steel is one of eight new storm brigades totalling 40,000 soldiers that Ukraine wants to use during a counter-offensive against Russian occupiers in coming weeks or months.

Russia's Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova speaks during a press conference in Moscow

Russian Official Sought By ICC To Speak At UN Meeting

Ukraine accuses Russia of having abducted and forcibly deported more than 16,000 children since it began its invasion more than a year ago.

Illustration shows Finnish and NATO flags

Russia Says Finland's NATO Accession Is Dangerous Historic Mistake

Finland formally joined NATO on Tuesday, its flag unfurling outside the military bloc's Brussels headquarters, in a historic policy shift away from non-alignment that was brought about by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a ceremony to mark an increase in capacity at a natural gas storage facility in Silivri near Istanbul

Breakaway Candidate Could Give Erdogan A Lifeline In Tight Turkey Election

Some surveys put Ince's support at more than 5%, with one by Panoramatr giving him 10% last month.

Women wait for free bread at a bakery in Peshawar as Pakistan grapples with a political and economic crisis

Deadly Chaos As Pakistanis Scramble For Scarce Donations

Seven-year-old Saad Umer joined a crowd in a poor neighbourhood in the Pakistani city of Karachi rushing to get a handout of flour and a little cash from a charity trying to help the most vulnerable cope with runaway prices.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, on the right, at a joint press conference with his Kurdish counterpart Masrour Barzani in Baghdad

Iraq, Kurdish Region Sign Accord To Resume Oil Exports

The deal was described as temporary but signals the end of independent oil exports by northern Iraq's Kurdish regional government and marks a clear limit to its autonomy.

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