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Airlines banned from adding fuel charges after ticket purchase: EU 08 May 2026 - 03:13 pm

Brussels, Belgium: Airlines must not charge customers extra fuel fees after they have already bought tickets, the EU warned on Friday, as the...

UAE says air defences intercepted two missiles, three drones from Iran 08 May 2026 - 02:28 pm

UAE: The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Defence says its air defence systems intercepted two ballistic missiles and three UAV’s launched from Iran,...

Myanmar says massive 11,000-carat ruby discovered in Mandalay 08 May 2026 - 01:54 pm

Yangon, Myanmar: Myanmar said Friday it had discovered a massive 11,000-carat ruby, one of the largest ever found in the country renowned for...

Indonesia detains over 200 foreigners over trading scam 08 May 2026 - 01:43 pm

Batam, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities said on Friday they had arrested more than 200 foreign nationals near the island of Sumatra this week for...

2 British nationals confirmed as hantavirus-infected 08 May 2026 - 01:31 pm

London, UK: Two British nationals have been confirmed to have contracted hantavirus, with a third suspected of infection, on the South Atlantic island...

China to raise gasoline, diesel retail prices 08 May 2026 - 01:22 pm

Beijing, China: China will increase its retail prices of gasoline and diesel from Saturday to reflect recent changes in international oil prices, the...

Hantavirus outbreak risk to public 'absolutely low': WHO 08 May 2026 - 01:13 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization said Friday the risk to the public of a deadly hantavirus strain in a cruise ship outbreak was...

Hostages taken at bank in western Germany: police 08 May 2026 - 01:10 pm

Frankfurt, Germany: Suspects have taken multiple hostages at a bank in the western German town of Sinzig, police confirmed to AFP on Friday,...

More than half of Lebanon population depends on aid: EU official 08 May 2026 - 12:13 pm

Beirut, Lebanon: More than half of Lebanon's population depends on humanitarian aid, a European Union official said on Friday, as Israel continues its...

KLM flight attendant tested negative for hantavirus: WHO 08 May 2026 - 12:11 pm

Geneva: A flight attendant for the Dutch airline KLM who showed mild symptoms of hantavirus and was admitted to hospital in Amsterdam has...

China fireworks factory blast death toll rises to 37: state media 08 May 2026 - 12:07 pm

Beijing: The death toll from a huge blast at a fireworks factory in central China this week rose to 37, state media reported...

Taiwan's parliament approves $25 bn defence spending bill 08 May 2026 - 11:52 am

Taipei: Taiwan's parliament on Friday approved a $25 billion defence spending bill that opposition lawmakers say will be used for US weapons, following...

Indonesia volcanic eruption kills three hikers: officials 08 May 2026 - 10:56 am

Jakarta: Three hikers, including two foreigners, died and 10 were missing after Mount Dukono onIndonesia's eastern Halmahera island erupted Friday, spewing an ash...

Child deaths mount from Bangladesh measles outbreak 08 May 2026 - 09:26 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh's deadliest measles outbreak in decades is stretching its health system, with children filling hospital wards and doctors struggling to contain a...

20 people missing after volcano erupts in east Indonesia: rescue official 08 May 2026 - 08:37 am

Jakarta: Twenty people, nine of them from Singapore, were reported missing Friday after Mount Dukono on Indonesia's eastern Halmahera island erupted, spewing a...

Oil tanker reaches South Korea after passing Hormuz blockade 08 May 2026 - 08:02 am

Seosan City, South Korea: An oil tanker that passed through the Strait of Hormuz arrived in South Korea on Friday, the first such...

WHO says good cooperation with US on hantavirus, despite withdrawal 07 May 2026 - 09:48 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization hailed on Thursday good collaboration with the United States and US institutions over a deadly hantavirus outbreak, despite...