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UN aid chief foresees 'massive job' ahead in Gaza 18 Oct 2025 - 01:26 pm

Jerusalem: The United Nations' aid chief took stock of the monumental task of restoring basic necessities in the devastated Gaza Strip on Saturday,...

Flight safely diverted to Shanghai after battery fire in Air China's cabin 18 Oct 2025 - 12:42 pm

Beijing:A commercial passenger flight has been safely diverted to Shanghai after a battery stowed in a passenger's carry-on luggage caught fire. The airline...

Pope Leo visits 'school of peace' sailing the Mediterranean 18 Oct 2025 - 12:41 pm

Ostia, Italy: Arm in arm, young people of different faiths perform the dabke, an Arabic folk dance, in the Italian port of Ostia,...

Nobel laureate Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103: Chinese state media 18 Oct 2025 - 10:46 am

Beijing: Chen Ning Yang, a world-renowned scientist and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics, died on Saturday in Beijing at the age...

Brit Gala? British Museum to host first fundraising ball 18 Oct 2025 - 10:07 am

London: The British Museum hosts its inaugural fundraising ball on Saturday, a glitzy event that has been touted by many observers as London's...

Brewing crisis: java-loving NY confronts soaring coffee costs 18 Oct 2025 - 08:05 am

New York: New Yorkers run on coffee. From high-end experimental boutique cafes to the humble sidewalk cart, millions of cups of java are...

China and US agree to fresh trade talks 18 Oct 2025 - 07:47 am

Beijing: China and the United States agreed Saturday to conduct another round of trade negotiations in the coming week, as the world's two...

World Food Programme calls for full access to Gaza to combat famine 18 Oct 2025 - 07:40 am

Geneva: The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has urged the opening of all border crossings into the Gaza Strip, warning that addressing famine...

Thousands flee Philippine coast as storm approaches 18 Oct 2025 - 07:21 am

Manila: Thousands of residents of a Philippine island left their homes along the Pacific coast Saturday as weather experts warned of coastal flooding...

US stock indices open lower 17 Oct 2025 - 09:17 pm

New York: Major stock indices on Wall Street opened lower Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 89.9 points, or 0.20 percent, to...

No alternative to two-state solution to ensure region's stability, security: Palestinian Foreign Minister 17 Oct 2025 - 09:09 pm

Rome: Palestinian Foreign Minister Fareseen Shaheen has stressed the need to maintain the unity of the Palestinian territories and that there is no...

Indonesia's Whoosh high-speed train marks two years of operation 17 Oct 2025 - 08:08 pm

Jakarta: For Zaky Najwan, an Indonesian civil servant who occasionally travels to Bandung, a city about 150 km away from Jakarta, work trips...

Ghana earns 8 bln USD from gold exports in 10 months 17 Oct 2025 - 08:06 pm

Accra: The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced that at least 8 billion U.S. dollars were generated from gold exports since January to...

WFP calls for full access to Gaza to combat famine 17 Oct 2025 - 07:32 pm

Geneva: The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has urged the opening of all border crossings into the Gaza Strip, warning that addressing famine...

7 Pakistani soldiers killed, 13 injured in attack on army camp 17 Oct 2025 - 06:32 pm

Islamabad: A suicide bombing on an army camp in Mir Ali, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killed seven Pakistani soldiers and injured 13. According to the...

Pakistan's weekly inflation increases by 4.57 pct 17 Oct 2025 - 06:21 pm

Islamabad: The weekly inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) in Pakistan witnessed an increase of 4.57 percent on a year-on-year basis,...

Thousands of Palestinians pray at Al Aqsa 17 Oct 2025 - 05:54 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Tens of thousands of Palestinians attended Friday prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque, defying heavy security measures imposed by Israeli occupation forces....