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Beirut: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire at 5 p.m. EST (2100 GMT), signalling a pause in Israel 's conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah that has raged in parallel to the war with Iran. A U.S. official said the ceasefire would

Former Austria goalkeeper Alex ​Manninger, who played for Arsenal ‌and ​a string of Italian clubs, died in a road accident on Thursday aged 48, the Austrian Football Association (OEFB) said. The Kronen ⁠Zeitung and other media reported that Manninger 's vehicle was hit by a passenger train ‌at an u

Saudi ​Arabia extended ‌a $5 ​billion deposit with Pakistan 's central bank and announced an ⁠additional $3 billion deposit, the Saudi state ‌news agency reported ‌on Thursday. The move comes on ‌the heels ‌of ‌an official visit ​by the Pakistani ‌prime ​minister ⁠to Saudi Arabia ​on ⁠Wednesday and

Kugompo City, South Africa: South African opposition leader Julius Malema was sentenced to five years in jail on Thursday for firing a rifle in the air at a rally, a judgement that could bar the prominent campaigner from parliament. Soon after, the 45-year-old was allowed to ⁠appeal against his sen

Bamenda, Cameroon: Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants", in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday after US President Donald Trump attacked him again on social media. Leo, the first US pope, also decried leade

Tokyo: Japan 's imminent easing of arms export rules has sparked strong interest from Warsaw to Manila, Reuters ‌reporting found, as President Donald Trump wavers on security ​commitments to allies and the wars in Iran and Ukraine strain U.S. weapons supplies. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi 's rulin

London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ‌told social media companies on Thursday to take responsibility for children 's safety on their platforms and meet parents ' demands for credible protection rather than "tweaks around the edges". He said he wanted to hear what actions the platforms were g

Tbilisi: Georgia 's BasisBank, owned by ​Chinese conglomerate Hualing Group, has ‌acquired ​a 95.99% ownership stake in Liberty Bank, the South Caucasus country 's third-largest lender, BasisBank said on Thursday. Liberty Bank is Georgia 's third-largest bank by ⁠assets, with 5.5% market share as o

Rentokil Initial reported on Thursday ​first-quarter organic revenue growth of ‌3.4%, ​helped by price increases and continued momentum in North America, and said it was confident of delivering a full-year performance in line with ⁠market view. The announcement marked the first trading update under

Washington: The United States threatened to sanction buyers of Iranian oil and said it believed China would pause such purchases as Washington enforces a maritime blockade on Iran. "We have told countries that ⁠if you are buying Iranian oil, that if Iranian money is sitting in your banks, we are no

With public transit costs for getting to and from World Cup games repeatedly reaching or exceeding $100 each way, ‌New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill is asking FIFA to help subsidize the expense. According to The Athletic, train tickets from New York 's Penn Station to MetLife Stadium in East Ruthe

Sydney: A fire at the largest of Australia 's two oil refineries has hit petrol production, company and government officials said on Thursday, just as the nation faces pressure to shore up fuel security with the Iran war disrupting global supply. State fire authorities said the blaze, which broke o