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Sudanese Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of the military council, speaks during a military-backed rally, in Omdurman district, west of Khartoum, Sudan. Officials in Sudan confirmed that a senior U.S.-Israeli delegation flew to Sudan on a private jet Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, and met with Burhan and others to wrap up a deal that would make Sudan the third Arab country to normalize ties with Israel this year. (AP)World
Sudan to join UAE, Bahrain in recognising Israel

Trump said at least five other countries want to come into the deal, which is collectively called the Abraham Accords

24 Oct 2020 12:31 PM IST

Pope Francis delivers a speech during a ceremony for peace with representatives from various religions in Campidoglio Square in Rome on October 20, 2020. (AFP)World
Pope says same-sex couples should be protected by civil union laws

He made his comments in a new documentary Francesco by Oscar-nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky that was released on...

22 Oct 2020 6:17 PM IST

With laboratories around the world in a furious race to develop a first effective vaccine, Moderna seems to hold the lead as it enters a final round of clinical trials -- a decisive step in determining whether a vaccine is both effective and safe. (AFP)World
COVID vaccine volunteer dies during trial in Brazil

The brazilian regulator said that the trial is bound to coninue regardless of the death of a volunteer involved in the...

22 Oct 2020 2:28 PM IST

Pro-democracy protesters wave Thailands national flag as others shine their mobile phone lights during an anti-government protest in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP)World
Thailand cancels emergency decree in bid to calm protests

Wednesday marked the eighth straight day of demonstrations by a movement that was launched in March

22 Oct 2020 2:27 PM IST

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a \Make America Great Again\ rally on October 15, 2020, at Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville, North Carolina. (AFP)World
China, Russia and India spewing stuff into air: Trump

Trump said the US under his administration has achieved energy independence while protecting its pristine environment

16 Oct 2020 1:41 PM IST

US President Donald Trump greets supporters after speaking about law and order from the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 10, 2020. (AFP)World
Claiming COVID-19 immunity, Trump hits the election trail again

Twitter on Sunday hid a tweet from Trump in which he claimed he was immune, saying the post violated its rules about...

12 Oct 2020 12:55 PM IST

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan defends lifting lockdown, urges nation to live with the virus. (AFP Photo)World
FATF keeps Pakistan on 'Enhanced Follow-up' for meagre progress...

The development came only a few weeks ahead of the meeting of the FATF to decide on Pakistan's grey list status

12 Oct 2020 12:38 PM IST

An employee walks in the water tank of the metropolitan outer underground discharge channel in Kasukabe, Saitama prefecture. - It has been called Japans underground \Parthenon,\ a cavernous complex charged with protecting Tokyo and surrounding areas from catastrophic flooding -- a risk experts warn is growing as climate change advances. (AFP)World
The underground 'Parthenon' protecting Tokyo from floods

In Tokyo alone there are 10 other underground reservoirs and three flood tunnels, and more flood-protection structures...

12 Oct 2020 12:03 PM IST

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Tsai said Saturday she has hopes for less tensions with China and in the region if Beijing will listen to Taipeis concerns, alter its approach and restart dialogue with the self-ruled island democracy. (AP)World
Taiwan claims entrapment after China shows spy 'confession'

China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, has repeatedly denounced Taipei for offering support to Hong Kong's...

12 Oct 2020 10:51 AM IST

A man waits for a bus on a polluted day in Beijing. Qingdao has already locked down Qingdao Chest Hospital as well as the emergency department of its central hospital. (AFP)World
China's Qingdao orders city-wide COVID-19 testing following new...

Daily COVID-19 infections in mainland China has fallen drastically from peaks early this year, but the country remains...

12 Oct 2020 10:43 AM IST

South Korean police officers wearing face masks and face shields patrol to block protesters possible rallies against the government in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Seoul city temporarily banned outdoor rallies with 10 or more people over infection risks against the spread of the coronavirus. (AP)World
South Korea eases social distancing curbs amid COVID-19 downtrend

Daily infections have fallen largely into the double-digit range in the past two weeks

11 Oct 2020 5:19 PM IST

Rescuers carry away the body of a victim at the blast site hit by a rocket during the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan, on October 11, 2020. (AFP)World
Nagorno-Karabakh truce under severe strain as both sides allege...

Both sides accused one another of breaking the ceasefire almost immediately on Saturday

11 Oct 2020 5:10 PM IST

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