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Iran lawmakers chant 'thank you, police' despite growing public fury over woman's death 02 Oct 2022 - 06:46 pm

Dubai: Iranian lawmakers chanted "thank you, police" during a parliament session on Sunday, in a show of support for a crackdown on widespread...

US defense secretary sees no imminent invasion of Taiwan by China 02 Oct 2022 - 06:28 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Sunday he sees no imminent invasion of Taiwan by China but said China was trying...

Burkina Faso junta urges calm after French Embassy attack 02 Oct 2022 - 05:41 pm

OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso's new junta leadership called for an end to the unrest on Sunday, a day after angry protesters attacked the French...

Lula leads polls as Brazil votes in tense presidential contest 02 Oct 2022 - 04:16 pm

Brasilia: Brazilians cast their votes on Sunday in the first round of their country's most polarized election in decades, with leftist Luiz Inacio...

UK's King Charles, stepping back from campaigning, will not go to Egypt climate summit 02 Oct 2022 - 04:01 pm

London: Britain's King Charles will not attend a world leaders' climate change summit in Egypt next month, a royal source said on Sunday,...

Russian Deputy PM says restoration of Nord Stream possible: TASS 02 Oct 2022 - 03:58 pm

Moscow: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Sunday that it was technically possible to restore the ruptured offshore infrastructure of the...

Pakistan’s former PM Khan gets bail after arrest warrant 02 Oct 2022 - 02:17 pm

A court in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has approved bail for former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan a day after an arrest warrant was...

Ukraine claims full control of key logistics hub, eyes further gains 02 Oct 2022 - 01:58 pm

Kyiv: Ukraine said on Sunday it was in full control of the eastern logistics hub ofLyman, Kyiv's most significant battlefield gain in weeks,...

Farm vehicle packed with people overturns in India; 26 dead 02 Oct 2022 - 01:57 pm

LUCKNOW, India: A farm tractor pulling a wagon loaded with people overturned and fell into a pond in northern India, killing 26 people,...

IAEA head seeks release of Ukrainian nuclear plant head 02 Oct 2022 - 01:56 pm

Zurich: The head of the UNnuclear watchdog called for the release of the director-general of Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, saying his...

Kuwait's government submits resignation to crown prince: state news agency 02 Oct 2022 - 12:01 pm

Kuwait's government submitted its resignation on Sunday, state news agency (KUNA) reported, following a parliamentary eleciton in the Gulf state. KUNA reported that...

UK's Truss says she should have laid ground better for economic plan 02 Oct 2022 - 11:40 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Liz Truss moved to reassure her party and the public on Sunday, saying she should have done more to...

174 dead after fans stampede to exit Indonesian soccer match 02 Oct 2022 - 11:39 am

Malang, Indonesia: The death toll from panic at an Indonesian soccer match climbed to 174, most of whom trampled to death after police...

Bosnians go to the polls to choose between nationalists and reformists 02 Oct 2022 - 11:27 am

Sarajevo: Bosnians go to the polls on Sunday to choose the country's new collective presidency and lawmakers at national, regional and local levels,...

Latvia prime minister wins election 02 Oct 2022 - 09:53 am

Riga: The centre-right New Unity party of Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins won Saturday's election, according to provisional results, with its 19% of...

Indonesia suspends football matches as riot kills at least 129 02 Oct 2022 - 08:32 am

Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered the temporary suspension of the local football league’s upcoming matches after a stampede at a stadium in East...

Gunfire, confusion grip Burkina Faso day after coup, fire breaks out at French embassy 01 Oct 2022 - 10:55 pm

OUAGADOUGOU: Gunfire rang out across Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday and fire broke out at the French embassy after self-declared leader Ibrahim Traore...