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Rescuers search for 20 missing after Philippine building collapse 24 May 2026 - 04:22 pm

Angeles City: Rescuers were racing on Sunday to free two workers pinned under a building that collapsed in the northern Philippines, killing a...

Benin's ex-finance minister sworn in as president 24 May 2026 - 03:54 pm

Cotonou, Benin: The former finance minister of Benin, Romuald Wadagni, officially became the country's president on Sunday, taking over from his predecessor --...

Bahrain sentences nine to life imprisonment for spying 24 May 2026 - 03:40 pm

Doha, Qatar: Bahrain, in two separate cases, sentenced nine individuals to life imprisonment and two others to three years in jail for spying...

Pilgrims from the West head to Hajj despite Mideast war 24 May 2026 - 03:20 pm

Makkah, Saudi Arabia: Despite the Middle East war and a US government travel advisory, there was never any doubt in Fadel's mind that...

Anxious Chinese families await news of missing coal miners 24 May 2026 - 02:29 pm

Qinyuan: A man nervously smoked a cigarette as he sat by a checkpoint, waiting for news of his older brother caught up in...

India voices concern on US visas but sees alignment with Rubio 24 May 2026 - 02:25 pm

New Delhi: India voiced concern on Sunday over a US visa crackdown, striking a rare critical note even as it expressed broad alignment...

China activates level-IV emergency response for flood control 24 May 2026 - 01:44 pm

Beijing: The Ministry of Water Resources activated a level-IV flood-control emergency response on Sunday for Anhui, Henan, Chongqing and Shaanxi, while maintaining the...

Burkina Faso strengthens preventive measures against Ebola 24 May 2026 - 01:23 pm

Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso has strengthened preventive measures against Ebola virus disease, with health authorities stressing that no cases have been recorded in the...

Senegal football fans home after royal pardon 24 May 2026 - 12:08 pm

Dakar, Senegal: A group of Senegalese football supporters jailed following their country's chaotic, violence-plagued Africa Cup of Nations final in Morocco in January...

Starmer 'welcomes the progress' towards deal to end US-Iran war 24 May 2026 - 11:50 am

London, United Kingdom: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday welcomed "the progress towards an agreement" to end the Iran war, as US...

Dozens killed in blast targeting train in SW Pakistan: official 24 May 2026 - 10:59 am

Quetta, Pakistan: At least 24 people were killed on Sunday in a blast targeting a train carrying military personnel in Pakistan's turbulent southwestern...

Shark kills man in Australia's Queensland state: police 24 May 2026 - 09:38 am

Sydney, Australia: A man has died after a shark attack in northern Queensland state in Australia, police said on Sunday. The 39-year-old died...

Heatstroke kills 16 in India as temperatures climb 24 May 2026 - 08:45 am

New Delhi: At least 16 people have died of heatstroke in southern India so far this summer, officials said Sunday, as a heatwave...

19 feared trapped after collapse at Philippines construction site 24 May 2026 - 08:37 am

Manila: Nineteen people are feared trapped after a building under construction near the Philippine capital Manila collapsed early on Sunday, government officials and...

Gunman killed by US Secret Service after opening fire near White House 24 May 2026 - 07:59 am

Washington, United States: A gunman opened fire near the White House on Saturday evening, with US Secret Service agents killing the assailant in...

Trump says an agreement with Iran is ‘largely negotiated’ 24 May 2026 - 12:10 am

Donald Trump has written on his Truth Social platform that “an Agreement has been largely negotiated” with Tehran. The possible deal is “subject...

Five killed, multiple others injured in Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon 24 May 2026 - 12:08 am

Beirut: Five Lebanese, among them children, were killed and multiple others were injured on Saturday after the Israeli occupation army's fighter jets conducted...