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Giving food, cash to 6 million people monthly in Afghanistan, says WFP

About 15.8 million people in Afghanistan would experience food insecurity crises and emergency levels, according to UN estimates.

Retrial of Harvey Weinstein unlikely to occur soon, if ever: Experts

On Saturday, Weinstein was in custody in a Manhattan hospital where he was undergoing multiple tests, attorney Arthur Aidala said. He was returned Friday to New York City jails from a state prison 160

Harvey Weinstein hospitalised upon return to New York from Upstate prison

On Thursday, the New York Court of Appeals vacated his conviction after concluding that a trial judge permitted jurors to see and hear too much evidence not directly related to the charges he faced.

Iraq's law criminalising same-sex marriage will hurt country's economy: US

The law threatens constitutionally protected human rights and fundamental freedoms in Iraq, said US

Jerome Powell likely to keep borrowing rates higher-for-longer time

In the euro zone, data may show that the slowdown in inflation stalled in April for the first time this year

US envoy Blinken to visit Mideast again. What can he achieve this time?

Blinken is traveling to Saudi Arabia on Monday, just two days since arriving back in Washington after a trip to China. Blinken will attend a World Economic Forum conference and meet with Arab foreign.

Two Russian journalists arrested for alleged work for Navalny group

A journalist for the Russian edition of Forbes magazine, Sergei Mingazov, was detained on charges of spreading false information about the Russian military, his lawyer said Friday

Biden to give election-year roast with journalists, celebrities present

Biden's speech before an expected crowd of nearly 3,000 people at a Washington hotel will be followed by entertainer Colin Jost from Saturday Night Live

At least 70 killed by flooding in Kenya; more rain expected during weekend

The East African country has seen weeks of heavy rains and severe flooding in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, as well as in the country's western and central regions

6.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia's Java Island, felt in Jakarta

Earthquakes are frequent across the sprawling archipelago nation, but they are rarely felt in Jakarta

No conditions exist for talks between Russia, Ukraine at this time: Kremlin

He stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin's stance is "well known. 'Peskov further said, "The last time he mentioned it during a conversation with [Belarusian] President [Alexander] Lukashenko'

Turkiye ships planning to deliver aid to Gaza denied right to sail

A three-ship flotilla planning to reach Gaza with humanitarian aid from Turkiye was prevented from sailing by Guinea-Bissau authorities, which took down their country's flags from two ships

Pakistan PM Sharif removes 25 senior tax officers for corruption: Report

The move marks the cash-strapped government's commitment to put the FBR's house in order

Instagram, YouTube likely to be biggest beneficiary of US TikTok ban

Adult US TikTok users spend an average of 54 minutes on the app on any given day, more than Instagram, Snapchat or YouTube, according to research firm eMarketer

Italy pushes G7 to set date for coal phase-out ahead of energy meeting

An agreement on this would be one step in the direction indicated by the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai last year to transition away from fossil fuels, of which coal is most polluting

Deadly car crash in US kills 3 women; victims reportedly from India

The accident occurred on Friday at noon on the Staunton Bridge Road along Interstate 85 near Lakeside Road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers, Fox Carolina reported

Donald Trump's trial tests his campaign strategy of embracing bad publicity

Making his third White House run, Trump is using the elevated media attention to amplify his claims of judicial persecution while simultaneously trying to appear presidential by meeting leaders

Russia, Ukraine exchange fire, strike each others' refinery and gas targets

Russia reported a Ukrainian drone attack on the Slavyansk oil refinery in the Krasnodar region, the first such strike since early this month

India, Chinese Taipei ask WTO to delay ruling on ICT import duties dispute

Besides formulating norms for global exports and imports, the Geneva-based 164-member multilateral body adjudicates trade disputes among the member countries

Missiles fired by Houthi rebels damage Panama-flagged oil tanker in Red Sea

The attack follows an uptick in assaults launched by the Houthis in recent days after a relative lull in their months-long campaign over Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip