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Lion cub gifted to Pakistani YouTube star causes wedding chaos 30 Jan 2025 - 08:55 pm

Lahore: A Pakistani YouTube star who was gifted a lion cub on his wedding day has avoided jail after promising a judge to...

Philippines' Marcos to seek Trump meeting on immigration crackdown 30 Jan 2025 - 08:15 pm

Manila: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said on Thursday he will seek a meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss the new administration's...

M23 "open to direct dialogue" with DR Congo government: coalition leader 30 Jan 2025 - 08:08 pm

Goma, DR Congo: The March 23 Movement (M23) armed group on Thursday announced its willingness to dialogue with the government of the Democratic...

UN probe warns Myanmar violence may worsen, four years since coup 30 Jan 2025 - 07:47 pm

Geneva: UN investigators on Thursday said serious international crimes had been committed in the four years since Myanmar's military coup, warning that the...

Russians held in Tunisia on 'terrorism' allegations 30 Jan 2025 - 07:42 pm

Moscow: A group of 11 Russians detained in Tunisia last November are being held on allegations of "terrorism", the Russian embassy said Thursday,...

Lula says if Trump hikes tariffs, Brazil will reciprocate 30 Jan 2025 - 07:31 pm

Brasília: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday that if US President Donald Trump hiked tariffs on Brazilian products, he would reciprocate, but...

ECB cuts rate again as eurozone falters, with eye on Trump 30 Jan 2025 - 06:21 pm

Frankfurt, Germany: The European Central Bank cut interest rates again Thursday and signalled more to come as the eurozone economy flatlines, while warning...

Ethiopia aims to double electricity generation capacity by 2028: president 30 Jan 2025 - 05:30 pm

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia aims to increase its electric power generation capacity to 13,000 megawatts (MW) by 2028, President Taye Atske Selassie has said....

Air traffic controllers warned US Army helicopter ahead of crash: audio 30 Jan 2025 - 03:53 pm

Washington: Air traffic controllers warned a US Army helicopter it was on course to collide with a passenger jet, with audio captured from...

Russian skaters including champion couple were aboard crashed US plane: agencies 30 Jan 2025 - 03:31 pm

Moscow: Russian figure skaters including world champion couple Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who won the 1994 pairs title, were on board a...

Bangladesh probes spate of turtle deaths 30 Jan 2025 - 03:24 pm

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: Bangladeshi scientists are probing the deaths of more than 80 turtles found washed up on the beach over the past...

Koran burner shot dead in Sweden, five arrested 30 Jan 2025 - 03:06 pm

Stockholm: A man who repeatedly burnt the Koran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead south of...

1.2 million in Japan told to use less water to help rescue man from sinkhole 30 Jan 2025 - 02:12 pm

Yashio, Japan: Hopes faded for a 74-year-old man in Japan whose truck was swallowed by a sinkhole as a difficult rescue operation entered...

Barcelona makes helmets mandatory for e-scooter users 30 Jan 2025 - 01:55 pm

Barcelona: Riders of electronic scooters will be required to wear helmets in Barcelona under a new law which comes into effect on Saturday...

Hamas hands over detainees as third exchange begins 30 Jan 2025 - 01:40 pm

Doha, Qatar: The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Thursday handed over Israeli woman hostage Agam Berger, a soldier, as a third hostage-prisoner exchange...

German industry sounds alarm as government cuts growth forecast 30 Jan 2025 - 12:17 pm

Berlin: The German government yesterday slashed its growth forecasts for 2025 as industry leaders sent dire warnings over the country’s economic health and...

US Fed pauses rate cuts in first decision after Trump inauguration 30 Jan 2025 - 12:12 pm

Washington: The US Federal Reserve left its key lending rate unchanged yesterday, resisting pressure from President Donald Trump to continue cuts in the...

Plane carrying more than 60 collides with helicopter, crashes in Washington 30 Jan 2025 - 08:45 am

Washington: A US passenger plane carrying 64 people crashed into Washington DC's chilly Potomac River after colliding mid-air with a military helicopter on...