Civil society protests passing of bill on Ireland’s new asylum rules

Civil society protests passing of bill on Ireland’s new asylum rules

DUBLIN, Ireland: The International Protection Bill, which introduces new asylum rules to speed up decisions and improve support for...

US sanctions Mexican human rights activist over alleged cartel ties

US sanctions Mexican human rights activist over alleged cartel ties

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: The United States this week placed sanctions on a well-known human rights activist in Mexico, accusing him of...

UK court hears brokers sent missiles to South Sudan, jets to Libya

UK court hears brokers sent missiles to South Sudan, jets to Libya

LONDON, U.K.: British prosecutors told a London court this week that two arms brokers illegally supplied ex-Soviet surface-to-air missile...

China has agreed not to provide weapons to Iran, Trump says

China has agreed not to provide weapons to Iran, Trump says

WASHINGTON, D.C.: On April 15, U.S. President Donald Trump said that China had agreed not to send weapons to Iran, even though there...

Lawyers caution AI chats lack legal privilege after US ruling

Lawyers caution AI chats lack legal privilege after US ruling

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Conversations with artificial intelligence tools could be used as evidence in court, U.S. lawyers are warning, following...

6.8% rise year-on-year till February in property prices in Ireland

6.8% rise year-on-year till February in property prices in Ireland

DUBLIN, Ireland: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed that property prices have risen 6.8 percent in the 12 months to February...

Afghan migrants live in fear as Poland plans to deport them

Afghan migrants live in fear as Poland plans to deport them

WARSAW, Poland: With Poland partially suspending the right to seek asylum last year, Afghan migrants are facing a life of fear and...

Ireland’s government wins confidence vote in Dáil by 92 votes to 78

Ireland’s government wins confidence vote in Dáil by 92 votes to 78

DUBLIN, Ireland: The government won the Dáil confidence vote tabled by Sinn Féin following the fuel protests by 92 votes to 78. The...

Pakistan floats plan for second round of US-Iran talks

Pakistan floats plan for second round of US-Iran talks

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Even as the standoff between the United States and Iran deepened on Monday, and the U.S. declared it had blockaded...

Legendary singer Sajida Obaid passes away from cancer in Iraq

Legendary singer Sajida Obaid passes away from cancer in Iraq

IRBIL, Iraq: Women in Iraq are mourning the legendary Iraqi singer, Sajida Obaid, who died early this month from lung cancer in the...

Pope says he will continue to speak out against war after Trump attack

Pope says he will continue to speak out against war after Trump attack

ROME, Italy: After U.S. President Donald Trump directly attacked Pope Leo XIV, the head of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church told...

Real number of deaths in Iran yet to be determined

Real number of deaths in Iran yet to be determined

After the breakdown of talks in Pakistan, the ceasefire between the US and Iran is more fragile than ever, and now seems likely to...

Havana citizens look to Ciclobús to ferry two-wheelers in fuel crisis

Havana citizens look to Ciclobús to ferry two-wheelers in fuel crisis

HAVANA, Cuba: Already struggling with the U.S. energy blockade, people in the Cuban capital have started packing their bicycles, scooters,...

Crude jumps nearly 7% as US plans Hormuz blockade

Crude jumps nearly 7% as US plans Hormuz blockade

LONDON, U.K.: Oil prices surged above US$100 a barrel on Monday as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, including...

Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch dismissed in Florida

Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch dismissed in Florida

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a setback to President Donald Trump, a federal judge dismissed his US$10 billion defamation lawsuit against the...

Israeli PM says country's enemies are fighting for survival

Israeli PM says country's enemies are fighting for survival

TEL AVIV< Israel (ANI) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (local time) visited southern Lebanon alongside senior...

Israeli leader in provocative visit to Islam's third-holiest site

Israeli leader in provocative visit to Islam's third-holiest site

JERUSALEM - Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem...

Rory McIlroy in historic back-to-back Masters victory

Rory McIlroy in historic back-to-back Masters victory

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Tiger Woods and now Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman emerged from a tight pack of contenders...

JD Vance says Iran talks have ended without reaching agreement

JD Vance says Iran talks have ended without reaching agreement

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: U.S. Vice President JD Vance said talks between the United States and Iran ended early on April 12 without a peace...

Mass terrorism trial in Nigeria sees over 300 suspects convicted

Mass terrorism trial in Nigeria sees over 300 suspects convicted

ABUJA, Nigeria: More than 300 terrorism suspects were convicted by a court in the Nigerian capital of Abuja in a mass trial that spanned...

Man held for allegedly damaging US military aircraft at Shannon Airport

Man held for allegedly damaging US military aircraft at Shannon Airport

DUBLIN, Ireland: A man in his 40s who allegedly caused criminal damage to a US military aircraft at Shannon Airport was arrested on...

Pope Leo again calls for an end to U.S.-Israel war in Iran

Pope Leo again calls for an end to U.S.-Israel war in Iran

ROME, Italy: On April 11, Pope Leo XIV denounced the delusion of omnipotence fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded that...

MIDEAST-RAMALLAH-PRISONERS' DAY-DEMONSTRATION

MIDEAST-RAMALLAH-PRISONERS' DAY-DEMONSTRATION

(260417) -- RAMALLAH, April 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians participate in a demonstration to mark Palestinian Prisoners' Day, in...

CANADA-ONTARIO-MISSISSAUGA-TRUCK WORLD-EXPO

CANADA-ONTARIO-MISSISSAUGA-TRUCK WORLD-EXPO

(260417) -- MISSISSAUGA, April 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Participants view a truck during the Truck World 2026 in Mississauga, Ontario,...

World Insights: Key conservative influencers turn against Trump over Iran

World Insights: Key conservative influencers turn against Trump over Iran

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Top conservative influencers, who usually march in lockstep with U.S. President Donald Trump, are...

Chinese language studies gain popularity in Vietnam amid rising labor demand

Chinese language studies gain popularity in Vietnam amid rising labor demand

HANOI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Amid the early summer heat in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, applause and cheers filled a hall at the University...

Ladakh Administration signs MoU with Lulu International for global export of apricots, says LG VK Saxena

Ladakh Administration signs MoU with Lulu International for global export of apricots, says LG VK Saxena

Leh (Ladakh) [India], April 17 (ANI): In a major boost to Ladakh's horticulture sector, the Union Territory Administration on Thursday...

LIV CEO claims 'business as usual' amid reports of demise

LIV CEO claims 'business as usual' amid reports of demise

(Photo credit: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters via Imagn Images) LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil admitted the nascent golf league's finances are...

Trumps religion is Israelism Tucker Carlson

Trumps religion is Israelism  Tucker Carlson

The conservative commentator criticized the US president for attacking the pope and waging war with Iran on Israels behalf US President...

(SP)SLOVENIA-BLED-ICE HOCKEY-IIHF WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-SLO VS AUS

(SP)SLOVENIA-BLED-ICE HOCKEY-IIHF WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-SLO VS AUS

(260417) -- BLED, April 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gaja Pezdir of Slovenia shoots during the group A match between Slovenia and Australia...

"Targeting of commercial shipping unacceptable," India urges restoration of safe navigation in Strait of Hormuz at UN debate

"Targeting of commercial shipping unacceptable," India urges restoration of safe navigation in Strait of Hormuz at UN debate

New York [US], April 17 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative, Ambassador Harish P, on Thursday raised serious concerns over threats...

UK PM Starmer, French President Macron to host global meet on reopening Strait of Hormuz

UK PM Starmer, French President Macron to host global meet on reopening Strait of Hormuz

London [UK], April 17 (ANI): British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are set to host a virtual meeting...

Bernhard Langer, 68, fires 66 to share lead at Senior PGA

Bernhard Langer, 68, fires 66 to share lead at Senior PGA

(Photo credit: Ricardo Rolon / USA TODAY NETWORK-FLORIDA / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Bernhard Langer continued to defy...

Nuggets, Pacers set to face off in Mexico City in November

Nuggets, Pacers set to face off in Mexico City in November

(Photo credit: Henry Romero/Reuters via Imagn Images) The Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers will face off in next season's Mexico...

Ceasefire violations reported in Lebanon as Israeli artillery shelling, aerial surveillance continue

Ceasefire violations reported in Lebanon as Israeli artillery shelling, aerial surveillance continue

Beirut [Lebanon], April 17 (ANI): Fresh shelling was reported in southern Lebanon shortly after the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah...

Whitecaps out to continue hot start against lowly Sporting KC

Whitecaps out to continue hot start against lowly Sporting KC

(Photo credit: Simon Fearn-Imagn Images) The Vancouver Whitecaps will try to build on one of the best seven-game starts in MLS history...

Int'l community welcomes Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, urges continued efforts toward peace

Int'l community welcomes Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, urges continued efforts toward peace

BEIRUT, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect on Friday, following an announcement earlier...

Fireworks, celebratory gunfire light up Beirut as ceasefire comes into force

Fireworks, celebratory gunfire light up Beirut as ceasefire comes into force

Beirut [Lebanon], April 17 (ANI): Celebrations broke out across Beirut as a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into force,...

Lebanon must be part of Iran-US peace deal: Iranian Parliament speaker Ghalibaf tells Pakistani mediators

Lebanon must be part of Iran-US peace deal: Iranian Parliament speaker Ghalibaf tells Pakistani mediators

Tehran [Iran], April 17 (ANI): The Iranian Parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said that Lebanon must be included in...

US issues six-point statement outlining terms of Lebanon ceasefire

US issues six-point statement outlining terms of Lebanon ceasefire

Washington DC [US], April 17 (ANI): The 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon could be extended by mutual agreement, while Israel...

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Bunting Brewers squeeze out 2-1 win over Blue Jays

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Report: Impersonator posed as NFL players to secure loans

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Damon Jones to plead guilty to selling insider info to bettors

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Jays' Patrick Corbin, Brewers' Brandon Sproat on hunt for first win

(Photo credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images) The visiting Toronto Blue Jays and the Milwaukee Brewers each will start a pitcher seeking...


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