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Russia to expand Islamic banking rollout

Demand for Sharia-compliant financial products is growing, according to Russia’s largest lender, Sber. ...

Israel and Lebanon extend truce amid airstrikes, Hezbollah attacks

The fragile ceasefire reached on April 16 has been extended for another 45 days ...

Trump backs ‘status quo’ on Taiwan – US envoy to United Nations

Mike Waltz said Washington maintains its policy of “strategic ambiguity” regarding tensions with China...

Boeing ordered to pay $49.5 million to family of 737 MAX crash victim

A jury awarded compensation over the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines disaster linked to a software...

Russian university strikes deal to train hundreds of African students

The five-year scholarship scheme will see around 600 Ghanaians studying at People’s Friendship University in Moscow ...

Maldives leader lashes out at India

President Mohamed Muizzu has ordered the removal of dozens of New Delhi’s troops stationed in the islands ...

UK has world’s highest rate of acid attacks – data

Police in the UK are searching for a man suspected of carrying out an acid attack on a mother and her two young children ...

Kremlin hails repatriation of tech giant

Netherlands-registered Yandex NV has agreed to sell its Russian operations to a consortium of local investors and spin off its main international projects ...

Russian internet giant completes $5 bn divorce

Yandex will be sold to a consortium of private investors, the company has announced ...

EU scouring for new Russia-sanctions targets – media

The new restrictions will reportedly target 200 entities and individuals but will not include import bans ...

Presidential election delay heightens tensions in African state

Violent protests have erupted in Senegal after incumbent leader Macky Sall postponed the February 25 vote to an unknown date ...

Tucker Carlson coy on rumored Putin interview

The conservative US journalist declines to say whether a one-on-one with the Russian president is in the works ...

India sends attack sub to Sri Lanka to counter China

The naval vessel arrived in Colombo over the weekend amid concerns about Beijing’s activities in the Indian Ocean  ...

Explosives sent from Ukraine for terrorist attacks in Russia seized

The point of departure of the illegal cargo was the city of Odessa, Georgian authorities said ...

German fears grow that NATO won’t survive Trump – NYT

The Republican frontrunner has repeatedly questioned the bloc’s usefulness, accusing its members of freeloading off the US ...

Trump doubles down on mass deportation plans

New York could flip to Republicans due to migrant-related problems, the former president has claimed ...

New Northern Irish leader predicts vote on leaving UK

Michelle O’Neill has declared that the state is facing into ‘a decade of opportunity’ ...

Kaesong dialect targeted in N. Korea’s drive to eliminate non-standard speech

As the North Korean government seeks to tighten ideological control over the “next generation” of children and young people this year, it is taking...

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