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Typhoon Jangmi to approach western, eastern Japan after battering Kyushu 02 Jun 2026 - 05:20 pm

Tokyo, Japan: A severe tropical storm passed near the southern part of Kyushu, the main island in southwestern Japan, on Tuesday and is...

Trump names housing finance chief as intelligence director 02 Jun 2026 - 05:04 pm

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday named Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Bill Pulte, who also leads the refinancing giants...

Norway sees warmest spring on record 02 Jun 2026 - 04:32 pm

Oslo, Norway: Norway has experienced its warmest spring since records began in 1901, with average temperatures 2.1 degrees Celsius above the seasonal norm,...

France experiences hottest spring on record: weather service 02 Jun 2026 - 04:22 pm

Paris, France: France experienced its hottest spring "since records began in 1900" marked by a scorching early season heatwave at the end of...

Venezuela's Rodriguez to visit India as oil imports rise 02 Jun 2026 - 04:14 pm

New Delhi, India: Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez will travel to India on Wednesday for a five-day visit, the foreign ministry said, as...

Uganda confirms 6 new Ebola cases, total rises to 15 02 Jun 2026 - 03:43 pm

Kampala, Uganda: Uganda has confirmed six new cases of Ebola, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the ongoing outbreak to 15,...

Kuwait bourse closes higher 02 Jun 2026 - 03:42 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait Bourse closed trading on Tuesday as the All Share Index gained 3.74points to reach 8,764.31points, an increase of 0.04percent. As many...

Death toll in Northern Philippine building collapse climbs to 20 02 Jun 2026 - 03:34 pm

Manila: The death toll from the collapse of a building under construction in Angeles City, Pampanga province, northern Philippines, rose to 20 after...

Samsung minority union challenges bonus deal in court 02 Jun 2026 - 03:27 pm

Seoul: A labour union representing several thousand Samsung Electronics employees asked a court on Tuesday to nullify a bonus agreement between the South...

Chinese porcelain cargo found in 18th-century shipwreck off Norway 02 Jun 2026 - 03:26 pm

Oslo, Norway: An 18th-century shipwreck carrying the best-preserved cargo of Chinese porcelain ever found in Northern Europe has been discovered in Norwegian waters,...

Hundreds of colonists storm Al-Aqsa Mosque 02 Jun 2026 - 03:17 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Hundreds of colonists stormed the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, from the Mughrabi gate, heavily guarded by the...

Fuel prices drop in Turkiye 02 Jun 2026 - 03:06 pm

Ankara, Turkiye: Turkiye cut gasoline and diesel prices from midnight on Tuesday after global oil prices somewhat eased on expectations of a potential...

Portugal braces for nationwide general strike 02 Jun 2026 - 03:01 pm

Lisbon, Portugal: Portugal on Tuesday braced for a nationwide general strike scheduled for Wednesday, as trade unions have mobilized workers across transport, healthcare,...

Eurozone inflation rises to 3.2 percent in May 02 Jun 2026 - 03:00 pm

Brussels: Inflation in the eurozone rose to 3.2 percent year-on-year in May. Preliminary data released today by Eurostat, the European statistics office, showed...

WHO sees sharp drop in suspected Ebola cases from 906 to 116 02 Jun 2026 - 02:56 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization, WHO on Tuesday dramatically scaled back the number of suspected Ebola cases in central Africa to 116 from...

Video: Kuwait arrests three escaped prisoners found in possession of firearms 02 Jun 2026 - 02:38 pm

Doha, Qatar: Kuwait's Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, the arrest of three fugitives who had escaped from correctional facilities....