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Israel to permit 10,000 Palestinian worshippers to...

Israel announced it would allow 10,000 Palestinian worshippers to attend weekly prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in east Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan, which began Wednesday.

Bangladesh’s new PM, political heir Tarique Rahman

Long overshadowed by his parents and heir to one of Bangladesh's most powerful political dynasties, the country's new Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has finally stepped into the spotlight.

Mother charged after two babies found dead...

The mother of two infants found dead in a freezer in eastern France has been charged and placed in pre-trial detention, a prosecutor told AFP on Friday.

Bangladesh votes in its first election since...

Voters cast ballots across Bangladesh on Thursday in a parliamentary election seen as a critical test of the country’s democracy after years of political turmoil.

Deadly mass shooting in Canada: What we...

Canada is reeling after a mass shooting at a school in a remote mining town, with eight people gunned down in one of the deadliest attacks in the country's history.

Dubai airport pushes limits with record 95...

Dubai's main airport handled a record 95.2 million passengers last year, straining capacity as it prepares to move to a new site, a statement said on Wednesday.

US Congress to depose Epstein accomplice Ghislaine...

Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell will be questioned behind closed doors by the US Congress on Monday, though she's expected to invoke her right to not answer questions.

Prince William, Kate ‘deeply concerned’ by latest...

Prince William and his wife Catherine have been "deeply concerned" by the latest revelations linking William's uncle Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Kensington Palace said Monday.