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Sudan’s fighting factions agree to seven-day ceasefire
May 03, 2023 04:58Sudan's regular army, led by the de facto leader of the country Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo's army, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have agreed to a seven-day ceasefire.
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US sending $300 million in new arms aid to Ukraine including air-launched rockets
May 03, 2023 04:53The United States is sending a $300 military aid package to Ukraine, including, for the first time, short-range air-launched rockets, deepening its involvement in the war in defiance of repeated warnings by Russia.
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Suspect in killings of 5 people in Texas arrested after days-long manhunt
May 03, 2023 04:08A man who authorities believe is the suspect accused of killing five neighbors in Texas over complaints of noise he was making by firing his gun outside at night was arrested near the crime scene on Tuesday, NBC News reported, citing a prosecutor.
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UK: Man throws 'shotgun cartridges' into Buckingham Palace
May 03, 2023 03:58Police in London arrested a man on Tuesday after items thought to be shotgun cartridges were thrown into the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
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Syria-born Muslim mayor turned away from Eid al-Fitr celebration at White House
May 02, 2023 13:23Mayor Mohamed Khairullah, a Muslim who had been invited to take part in the White House’s Eid al-Fitr ceremony, was banned from the event which marked the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
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UN will deliver aid to Afghans, but funding drying up: Guterres
May 02, 2023 12:58UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the United Nations will stay in Afghanistan to deliver aid to millions of desperate Afghan citizens but warned that funding is drying up.
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US debt default will cause 'economic disaster', treasury secretary warns
May 02, 2023 10:01United States Treasury has warned that the US government will be unlikely to meet payment obligations by early June if the debt ceiling is not raised.
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Australia lures soldiers with bonus to stay in military amid tensions with China
May 02, 2023 09:55The Australian government has announced that military personnel who will stay in uniform after completing the three-year compulsory service will receive A$50,000 ($33,165), amid rising tensions between its ally the US and China.
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Pakistan plans to buy oil from Iran
May 02, 2023 05:56Pakistani lawmakers have called on the government to use all its resources to start buying oil from Iran in order to meet the country’s energy needs.
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Sudan crisis turning into full-blown humanitarian catastrophe: UN official
May 02, 2023 04:02The United Nations' humanitarian coordinator in Sudan has issued a strong warning, saying the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the impoverished country can lead to a totally catastrophic situation.