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Surat, India: The glittering diamonds sparkle the same but there are key differences: mined natural gems are more than a billion years old, while laboratory-made rocks are new and cost less than half...

Geneva - An alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition, and the rampant spread of disease could spark an explosion in child deaths in Gaza, the United Nations warned Monday. Twenty weeks into...

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: Deadly fighting raged on in Gaza on Monday after Israel warned that, unless Hamas frees all hostages, it will push on with its offensive during the Muslim holy...

Gaza Strip - Israel has threatened to invade Gaza's Rafah by the start of Ramadhan if Hamas does not return the remaining hostages by then, despite international pressure to protect Palestinian...

Qatar acknowledged Saturday that prospects for a new pause in Israel's war with Hamas were "not really promising" as Israel rejected appeals to hold off on a threatened assault on the Gaza city of...

Washington: Biden versus Trump: The lineup in the 2024 US election has long been a foregone conclusion, with a rematch between the two presidents appearing all but certain.But what would happen if,...

CAIRO - Gaza's largest functioning hospital was under siege on Friday in Israel's war with Hamas, leaving patients and doctors helpless in the chaos as warplanes struck Rafah, the last refuge for...

MUNICH: The head of the United Nations on Friday called for technology firms to stop profiting from the proliferation of toxic content after accusing social media platforms of complicity in fuelling...

MUNICH: US Vice President Kamala Harris said the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in an Arctic penal colony on Friday, if confirmed, would be a further sign of the brutality of...

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that recognising a Palestinian state was "not a taboo for France" in his first such comments since the start of the war in Gaza. "The recognition of a...

RAFAH: For Palestinians forced from their homes by Israel's Gaza offensive, reports that Egypt is bracing for the possibility of a Palestinian exodus have only hardened their fears of being driven off...

Doha: China's Pan Zhanle won the men's 100 metres freestyle title at the world championships in Doha on Thursday, establishing his status as one of the favourites for Olympic gold in five months'...

Seoul: Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked as South Korea coach on Friday following defeat to Jordan in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup and revelations about a bust-up between star players. The 59-year-old...

Umeå, Sweden: Two-time defending world champion Kalle Rovanpera is out of the Rally of Sweden after the race leader failed to finish the fourth special stage on Friday. The 23-year-old Finn is not...

Buenos Aires: Carlos Alcaraz reached the quarter-finals of the Buenos Aires ATP tournament on Thursday, defeating a player who once worked as an entertainment park pirate. World number two and...

Israel sent troops into a hospital in war-torn Gaza on Thursday where it said hostages may have been held, as medics warned the key medical facility was operating in "near impossible" conditions.The...

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: Israel's vow to push ahead with a "powerful" operation in Gaza's Rafah was met with a growing chorus of international condemnation Thursday, with leaders warning...

Nairobi: The daring attack in December bore unsettling hallmarks of the piracy that once terrorised global shipping off eastern Africa: a cargo vessel hijacked, its crew taken to Somalia, and...

Israel's planned military push into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the last bastion of refuge for more than a million Palestinians, "could lead to a slaughter," UN humanitarian chief Martin...

Pakistan's national election vote count concluded on Sunday with independents, mostly backed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, winning 101 of the 264 seats, the election commission's website...