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Malaysian courts grant ex-PM Najib house arrest after royal pardonWorld

Malaysian courts grant ex-PM Najib house arrest after royal pardon

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Malaysian courts have granted former Prime Minister Najib Razak house arrest following a r...

Hawk Too Fat to Fly After Overeating Chickens in VirginiaWorld

Hawk Too Fat to Fly After Overeating Chickens in Virginia

By Sohaib Shams A red-shouldered hawk in Virginia was rescued after becoming too heavy to fly from weeks of fe...

Ron DeSantis Surges in 2028 GOP Presidential Race After Midterm LossesWorld

Ron DeSantis Surges in 2028 GOP Presidential Race After Midterm Losses

By Salma El-Sakka Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has seen a significant rise in prediction market odds for the ...

South Korea Apologizes Over Homosexuality ClassificationWorld

South Korea Apologizes Over Homosexuality Classification

By Fatma Younis South Korea has issued an apology after a government manual classified homosexuality as a form...

Holocaust survivor Eva Geller dies year after Sydney Hanukkah attackWorld

Holocaust survivor Eva Geller dies year after Sydney Hanukkah attack

By Basant El-Faramawy Ninety-year-old Holocaust survivor Eva Geller died Thursday night in a Sydney hospital, ...

PSNI Officers Reunite with Baby Born in CarWorld

PSNI Officers Reunite with Baby Born in Car

By Fatma Younis Two Police Service of Northern Ireland officers have been reunited with a baby they helped del...

Hegseth dismisses impeachment push as 'sham' in video to troopsWorld

Hegseth dismisses impeachment push as 'sham' in video to troops

By Karim Hammam Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth angrily dismissed renewed efforts in the House to bring article...

Met Office issues verdict on polar vortex bringing snow to UKWorld

Met Office issues verdict on polar vortex bringing snow to UK

By Islam El-Sakka The Met Office has issued its latest verdict on the polar vortex and its potential to bring ...

Beavers Released in Loch Ness Area After 500 YearsWorld

Beavers Released in Loch Ness Area After 500 Years

By Salma El-Sakka A family of six beavers has been released into the Loch Ness catchment in Scotland, marking ...

Washington, Colorado Voters Approve Transgender Athlete Bans in School SportsWorld

Washington, Colorado Voters Approve Transgender Athlete Bans in School Sports

By Sohaib Shams Voters in Washington state and Colorado approved ballot measures on Tuesday banning transgende...

Abdul El-Sayed Proposes Trump Alliance to Cut Israel AidWorld

Abdul El-Sayed Proposes Trump Alliance to Cut Israel Aid

By Salma El-Sakka Former Detroit health director and progressive politician Abdul El-Sayed has proposed workin...

Abdul El-Sayed wins without compromising Muslim identity, analysis saysWorld

Abdul El-Sayed wins without compromising Muslim identity, analysis says

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Analysis of the 2026 US midterm elections suggests that Abdul El-Sayed secured victory wit...

Satellite Images Reveal Major Construction at Iranian Missile BasesWorld

Satellite Images Reveal Major Construction at Iranian Missile Bases

By Sohaib Shams Iran appears to be undertaking significant new construction near at least two major missile si...

Texas Early Voting Puts Talarico Ahead of Paxton in Senate RaceWorld

Texas Early Voting Puts Talarico Ahead of Paxton in Senate Race

By Basant El-Faramawy Early voting numbers in Texas indicate that Democratic candidate James Talarico has rece...

Myanmar Sets April By-Elections Amid Ongoing ConflictWorld

Myanmar Sets April By-Elections Amid Ongoing Conflict

By Sohaib Shams Myanmar will hold by-elections on April 4 to fill 55 parliamentary vacancies, marking the firs...

US Judge Halts Trump's Triumphal Arch Construction in DCWorld

US Judge Halts Trump's Triumphal Arch Construction in DC

By Salma El-Sakka A US judge has halted construction of a structure described as Donald Trump's triumphal arch...

Lebanese Prepare for Potential Israeli Escalation as Tensions RiseWorld

Lebanese Prepare for Potential Israeli Escalation as Tensions Rise

By Salma El-Sakka Lebanese civilians are packing bags and stocking up on supplies amid growing fears of a new ...

Trump says Ukraine war nearly over as UK bars Putin from G20World

Trump says Ukraine war nearly over as UK bars Putin from G20

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Former U.S. President Donald Trump said the war in Ukraine is nearly over and predicted a ...

Protesters Rally Against Trump's Proposed D.C. ArchWorld

Protesters Rally Against Trump's Proposed D.C. Arch

By Basant El-Faramawy Protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate against a proposed arch linked t...

Hoax Bomb Threats and Cyber-Attacks Disrupt Europe in Week of ChaosWorld

Hoax Bomb Threats and Cyber-Attacks Disrupt Europe in Week of Chaos

By Sohaib Shams A wave of hoax bomb threats and cyber-attacks targeting critical infrastructure disrupted dail...

Federal judge halts Trump's triumphal arch constructionWorld

Federal judge halts Trump's triumphal arch construction

By Islam El-Sakka A federal judge has temporarily halted construction on Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot triu...

Najib Razak to serve house arrest after party pays $12.3m fineWorld

Najib Razak to serve house arrest after party pays $12.3m fine

By Karim Hammam Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak is set to leave prison for house arrest after his...

Democratic Socialist Nithya Raman Wins LA Mayoral RaceWorld

Democratic Socialist Nithya Raman Wins LA Mayoral Race

By Basant El-Faramawy Democratic Socialist Nithya Raman has won the Los Angeles mayoral race, according to rep...

Thailand bans academic textbook over monarchy chapters citing national securityWorld

Thailand bans academic textbook over monarchy chapters citing national security

By Sohaib Shams Thailand has banned the second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand, cit...

South Korea Apologizes for Manual Classifying Homosexuality as DelinquencyWorld

South Korea Apologizes for Manual Classifying Homosexuality as Delinquency

By Fatma Younis South Korea's Ministry of Gender Equality and Family apologized on Wednesday and pledged to re...

Trump Declares Oval Office National Monument by ProclamationWorld

Trump Declares Oval Office National Monument by Proclamation

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Former President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation designating the Oval Office as a n...

US midterms warning for Australia on cost of living, datacentresWorld

US midterms warning for Australia on cost of living, datacentres

By Basant El-Faramawy The Democrats' stunning midterm victory in the United States has raised warnings for Aus...

Israeli settlers seize 8 Palestinian homes in Jericho, displacing dozensWorld

Israeli settlers seize 8 Palestinian homes in Jericho, displacing dozens

By Salma El-Sakka Israeli settlers have seized eight Palestinian homes in Jericho, displacing dozens of reside...

Grenada PM Dickon Mitchell Wins Second Term in Landslide ElectionWorld

Grenada PM Dickon Mitchell Wins Second Term in Landslide Election

By Basant El-Faramawy Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has won a second term after his National Democrat...

Trump Hails ‘Big, Beautiful’ Ukraine Deal; UK Excludes Putin from G20World

Trump Hails ‘Big, Beautiful’ Ukraine Deal; UK Excludes Putin from G20

By Ahmed Abdelsalam US President Donald Trump said a “big, beautiful” agreement to end Russia’s war in Ukraine...

Gazans Build Wind Turbines from RubbleWorld

Gazans Build Wind Turbines from Rubble

By Sohaib Shams Residents in Gaza are constructing wind turbines using parts salvaged from the territory's rub...

Former Macau Lawmaker Gets 12.5 Years in First National Security CaseWorld

Former Macau Lawmaker Gets 12.5 Years in First National Security Case

By Basant El-Faramawy Macau's first national security case resulted in a 12.5-year prison sentence for former ...

Paraguay President Impeached Amid Bank Collapse CrisisWorld

Paraguay President Impeached Amid Bank Collapse Crisis

By Fatma Younis Paraguay's president has been impeached amid a bank collapse crisis, according to reports. The...

Nithya Raman Wins LA Mayoral Race, Video ShowsWorld

Nithya Raman Wins LA Mayoral Race, Video Shows

By Salma El-Sakka Democratic Socialist Nithya Raman has won the Los Angeles mayoral race, according to a video...

Trump's Triumphal Arch Approved Amid Protests and Legal ChallengesWorld

Trump's Triumphal Arch Approved Amid Protests and Legal Challenges

By Fatma Younis The National Capital Planning Commission voted 8-4 on Thursday to approve construction of a 25...

Trump Hints at Big Deal After Meeting Putin Envoy at White HouseWorld

Trump Hints at Big Deal After Meeting Putin Envoy at White House

By Fatma Younis President Donald Trump confirmed Thursday that he held talks with Russian President Vladimir P...

Hegseth Defiant as House Republicans Push Impeachment Over Iran WarWorld

Hegseth Defiant as House Republicans Push Impeachment Over Iran War

By Basant El-Faramawy Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday dismissed a renewed effort in the House to br...

Trump Blames Democrats for Stock Market Plunge After Midterm LossesWorld

Trump Blames Democrats for Stock Market Plunge After Midterm Losses

By Salma El-Sakka President Donald Trump blamed Democrats for a sharp stock market decline following projected...

Macao Pro-Democracy Lawmaker Gets 12.5 Years in First Security CaseWorld

Macao Pro-Democracy Lawmaker Gets 12.5 Years in First Security Case

By Salma El-Sakka Macao’s first national security case concluded Friday with former pro-democracy lawmaker Au ...

Newsom Commutes 548 Death Sentences to Life Without ParoleWorld

Newsom Commutes 548 Death Sentences to Life Without Parole

By Basant El-Faramawy California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he will commute all death sentences...

NBC News Projects Nithya Raman Wins LA Mayoral RaceWorld

NBC News Projects Nithya Raman Wins LA Mayoral Race

By Ahmed Abdelsalam NBC News projects that Nithya Raman has won the Los Angeles mayoral race, according to a p...

Iran's security chief meets Putin, delivers message from KhameneiWorld

Iran's security chief meets Putin, delivers message from Khamenei

By Karim Hammam Iran's top security official met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and conveyed ...

Trump Signs Proclamation to Preserve Gold-Covered Oval Office as National MonumentWorld

Trump Signs Proclamation to Preserve Gold-Covered Oval Office as National Monument

By Salma El-Sakka President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Thursday designating the Oval Office and Cabine...

Trump Warns US May Have to 'Destroy' Rest of IranWorld

Trump Warns US May Have to 'Destroy' Rest of Iran

By Karim Hammam Former US President Donald Trump warned that the United States may have to "destroy" the rest ...

Prince William Guest-Edits Country Life Magazine Special EditionWorld

Prince William Guest-Edits Country Life Magazine Special Edition

By Karim Hammam Prince William will guest-edit a special commemorative edition of Country Life magazine, offer...

Beavers Return to Loch Ness After 500-Year AbsenceWorld

Beavers Return to Loch Ness After 500-Year Absence

By Fatma Younis For the first time in five centuries, beavers have returned to the Loch Ness catchment in the ...

Milburn Review Urges Tracking Young NEETs to Combat Youth UnemploymentWorld

Milburn Review Urges Tracking Young NEETs to Combat Youth Unemployment

By Sohaib Shams The UK government should identify and track young people at risk of economic inactivity to pre...

Nithya Raman Wins LA Mayoral Race, First South Asian MayorWorld

Nithya Raman Wins LA Mayoral Race, First South Asian Mayor

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Nithya Raman has won the Los Angeles mayoral race, becoming the city's first South Asian m...

Study: Cannabis Used for Psychoactive Purposes 2,800 Years Ago in SiberiaWorld

Study: Cannabis Used for Psychoactive Purposes 2,800 Years Ago in Siberia

By Salma El-Sakka A new study suggests humans were using cannabis for its psychoactive effects at least 2,800 ...

Vietnam Vet Calls Trump Arch 'Blasphemous' as Panel Nears ApprovalWorld

Vietnam Vet Calls Trump Arch 'Blasphemous' as Panel Nears Approval

By Ahmed Abdelsalam A federal panel led by Trump appointees is poised to grant final approval for a 250-foot "...