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AFP/APP  Rafah: Hamas on Monday said it accepts a proposal for a truce in the seven-month-old war in Gaza, as Israel renewed an order for Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate ahead of a long-threatened invasion of the city. The Hamas…

AFP/APP Brazil: Authorities in southern Brazil scrambled Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides in what has become the region's largest-ever climate catastrophe, with at least 78 dead and 115,000 forced from their…

AFP/APP New York: Wall Street stocks shot higher Wednesday afternoon after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is "unlikely" to raise interest rates. Major indices were up about one percent or more after Powell…

News Desk  Islamabad: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia Tomorrow (Monday), as announced by the US Department of State.  During this visit, Blinken will engage in discussions with regional leaders…

AFP/APP New York: Tesla CEO Elon Musk faces heightened pressure with Tuesday's earnings report to reassure investors that recent stumbles are simply unexpected speed bumps -- and not indications of a road to decline. The electric car…

APP Rawalpindi: China’s leading energy sustainability company, Xin Xing, has embarked on a transformative journey in Takal Village, Punjab, Pakistan, bringing hope and progress to over 3,000 residents from middle to lower-income…

AFP/APP Dakar: The deadly heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without human-induced climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday. The…

AFP/APP London: Oil prices fell further Wednesday but stocks diverged as traders tracked fallout from Iran's attack on Israel and assessed the outlook for interest rates. The top two global oil contracts fell more than one percent,…

AA/APP  Istanbul: The Turkish benchmark stock index opened Tuesday at 9,645.01 points, down by 0.36%, or 34.79 points, versus the previous close.  At the previous close, the BIST 100 index fell by 1.37% to 9,679.80 points, with a…

AFP/APP  New York: Wall Street stocks tumbled on Friday despite solid bank earnings as oil and gold prices shot up amid worries about a potential widening of conflict in the Middle East. After spending the entire session in the red,…