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The proposal for direct talks with Kyiv comes hours after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and four European leaders, with the backing of the US, demanded that Moscow agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire starting on Monday Copyright Pavel Bednyakov/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved Russia’s President Vladimir Putin did not respond to world leaders’ […]

French President Emmanuel Macron called the U.S. president on his mobile phone to brief him on the discussions in Kyiv. Russian President Vladimir Putin must issue “no more ifs and buts, no more conditions and delays,” U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in Kyiv. | Pool Photo by Maxim Shemetov via Getty Images KYIV — […]

Türkiye Discovers 20 Billion Barrels of Oil Off Somalia‘s Coast Türkiye has made a major energy breakthrough with the discovery of approximately 20 billion barrels of oil off the coast of Som.alia, according to official sources. The find was made by the Oruc Reis, a Turkish seismic research vessel conducting offshore surveys in the region. The oil reserves are spread across three exploration blocks, with two […]

RAWALPINDI – Pakistan forces have successfully thwarted Indian drone attacks as they have shot down 77 drones were neutralised in different cities across the country. Reports said Pakistan had downed 29 Indian drones by the evening of May 8 while 48 were others destroyed till today from last night. Earlier in the day, four drones […]

Israel’s continued blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza forced a major relief organization on Thursday to close its community soup kitchens, as empty warehouses and the lack of resupply left it unable to feed civilians in the war-ravaged enclave. Palestinian children queue for a hot meal at a charity kitchen at the Nuseirat refugee camp, […]

MTürkiye’s first domestically developed flying car, AirCar, built up within a project in the northwestern province of Kocaeli, known as the hub for the automotive industry and information technologies, has started crewed flights, according to a report on Thursday. A general view of the domestically developed flying car “AirCar” is seen in the northwestern province […]

India and Pakistan are on the brink of conflict after India’s strikes in Pakistan. Pakistan reported 21 deaths, claiming Indian warplanes were downed; India targeted militants in retaliation. The US and China called for mediation, urging both nations to de-escalate tensions. Pakistani soldiers take security measures as the people panic during blackout after India launches […]

Somalia is a beautiful country, and its people are indigenous to the Horn of Africa. They have given their name to the region as the Somali Peninsula. Somali history goes back to the myths of time, before even the ancient Egyptians, who called the Land of the Somali, the land of their ancestry and the […]

BERLIN — Germany’s new conservative chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said he would urge Trump administration officials to stop meddling in German politics. “I would like to encourage and exhort the American government to leave German domestic politics to Germany,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz said. | Hannibal Hanschke/EFE via EPA “I did not interfere in the American election […]