Japan's Nomura to buy Macquarie's US, European asset management units for $1.8...
Tokyo [Japan], April 22: Japanese investment bank Nomura will acquire Macquarie Group'spublic asset management operations in the United States and Europe for A$2.8 billion ($1.8...
"Sinners" tops N. American box office on opening weekend
Los Angeles [US], April 21: Warner Bros. Pictures' horror film "Sinners" took the top spot at the North American box office on its opening weekend...
African Space Agency's headquarters inaugurated in Egypt's Cairo
Cairo [Egypt], April 21: Egypt inaugurated on Sunday the headquarters of the African Space Agency (AfSA) in the Egyptian Space City in Cairo.
Easter truce declared by Russia expires without extension
Moscow [Russia], April 21: Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued no orders to extend the Easter truce which has expired on Monday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry...
US VP Vance discusses thorny issue of migration with Vatican
Vatican, April 21: US Vice President JD Vance has met with the Vatican's top diplomats, discussing the politically fraught issue of migration months after Pope...
IAEA head Rafael Grossi confident after second round of US-Iran nuclear talks
Rome [Italy], April 21: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi has expressed optimism on talks between the United States and Iran on Tehran's...
Safe return to Earth for US and Russian astronauts
Moscow [Russia], April 21: After seven months on the International Space Station (ISS), a US citizen and two Russians have returned safely to Earth.
Macron to make state visit to UK before Trump
London [UK], April 21: Emmanuel Macron will be granted a state visit before Donald Trump's expected trip in September as Britain seeks closer ties with...
Kiev, Moscow trade allegations of Easter ceasefire violations
Kyiv [Ukraine]/Moscow [Russia], April 21: Moscow and Kiev traded allegations of Easter ceasefire breaches on Sunday with both sides reporting mass drone and artillery attacks.
Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank mark sorrowful Easter amid Israeli attacks
Gaza [Gaza City], April 21: Palestinian Christians in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem have marked a second sombre Easter under punishing conditions and...
Two killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], April 21: Two people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday, authorities said.
Ukraine seeks apology from Fox News
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 21: Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has sharply criticized US broadcaster Fox News after the network mistakenly identified Kiev as a Russian city in...
German police continue search for gunman
Frankfurt [Germany], April 21: Police were continuing their search on Sunday for the gunman who shot and killed two men in a town north of...
Pope grants brief Easter Sunday audience to US Vice President Vance
Rome [Italy], April 21: Pope Francis granted a brief audience to US Vice President JD Vance on Easter Sunday morning, a Vatican spokesman said.
Boy dies after being trapped between rocks off NSW beach
Washington DC [US], April 21: A nine-year-old boy has died after being caught between rocks on the NSW Mid North Coast, taking the number of...
Russia, Ukraine swap 492 prisoners of war
Moscow [Russia], April 20: Russia and Ukraine on Saturday exchanged 492 prisoners, said the Russian Defense Ministry.
Roundup: Belgian cyclist begins solar-powered journey from Brussels to Shanghai
Brussels [Belgium], April 20: Belgian cyclist Claude Brouir, now in his sixties, officially set off on his cross-continental journey titled "Bike2Shanghai" on Saturday morning from...
Switzerland, north Italy returning to normal after severe weather
Rome [Italy], April 20: Travel conditions largely returned to normal in Switzerland after heavy snowfalls cut key routes, and conditions eased in northern Italy following...
British couple among four dead after cable car crash in south Italy
London [UK], April 20: The two Britons who died in a cable crash near Naples were a couple.
Man who admitted UK police pursuit crash charge drove to work on...
London [UK], April 20: A personal trainer who was taking a woman out on a first date has admitted dangerous driving after a huge crash...
Cat on loose causes stir at White House
Washington DC [US], April 20: A cat found its way onto the heavily secured north lawn of the White House in Washington on Friday, causing...
US Supreme Court blocks deportation of Venezuelans
Washington DC [US], April 20: The US Supreme Court temporarily blocked the deportation of dozens of Venezuelans in an order issued on Saturday.
Italian PM Meloni interpreter issues public apology for White House slip-up
Rome [Italy], April 20: An interpreter working for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has made a public apology after apparently struggling with translating during...
Palestinian govt denounces threat to Al-Aqsa Mosque
Jerusalem [Palestine], April 20: The Palestinian government has expressed "extreme concern" over threats circulating among Israeli settler organisations to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Iran and the US agree on third round of nuclear discussions
Rome [Italy], April 20: Iran and the United States have agreed to further nuclear discussions after the second round of negotiations between them in Rome...
Protests against govt in Turkiye continue
Istanbul [Turkey], April 20: Numerous people gathered in the central Turkish city of Yozgat on Saturday at an anti-government rally organized by Turkiye's largest opposition...
President Putin orders unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine for Easter
Moscow [Russia], April 20: Russian President Vladimir Putin has unilaterally declared a ceasefire in Ukraine over Easter, the Kremlin's press service said on Saturday.