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The administration of US President Joe Biden has told Congress it is proceeding with more than $23bn in weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates, including advanced F-35 aircraft, armed drones and other equipment, congressional aides said…

A suburban Minneapolis police officer, Kim Potter who fatally shot a Black motorist during a scuffle following a routine traffic stop and the police chief Tim Gannon, who called the slaying an apparent accident both resigned on Tuesday in…

Opponents of Myanmar’s coup called on Monday for people to show defiance of the military with costumes and prayers over the upcoming new year holiday, hoping to maintain the momentum of their campaign in which more than 700 people have been…

Protests have broken out in the US city of Minneapolis after a policeman fatally shot a young Black man, Daunte Wright near where George Floyd was killed last year. Hundreds of people, some visibly upset and one carrying a sign demanding…

Jordan’s King Abdullah II and former crown prince and half-brother Prince Hamza made their first joint appearance since a palace feud last week that shook the country, attending a ceremony on Sunday marking 100 years of independence.…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to Brussels this week for discussions on Iran, Afghanistan and Russian activities directed at Ukraine, a U.S. official said. Blinken will join U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in…

Prince Philip, who was Queen Elizabeth’s husband for more than seven decades and helped to modernise the British monarchy and steer the royal family through repeated crises, died on Friday at the age of 99. The Duke of Edinburgh, as he…

Myanmar’s Junta spokesman, Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun says the country was returning to normal and government ministries and banks would resume full operations soon. He told a news conference in the capital, Naypyitaw, that “the…

Nepal has been battling its worst forest fires in years, with smoke wafting across its mountains and souring the air as it settles into the bowl that holds the capital city of Kathmandu. Five people have died so far trying to put out the…

Iran has released a South Korean-flagged tanker it seized and the vessel’s captain amid a dispute over billions in frozen oil funds. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the Hankuk Chemi in January but the South’s foreign…