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Pentagon leaker to face military trial: spokesperson 15 Jul 2024 - 11:05 pm

Washington: The US airman who admitted to leaking a trove of classified Pentagon documents will face a separate military trial, an Air Force...

UN Commissioner: UNRWA headquarters in Gaza turned into horrific war zone 15 Jul 2024 - 10:44 pm

New York:The Commissioner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, on Monday described turning the agency's...

Trump announces 39-year-old senator, J.D. Vance, as running mate 15 Jul 2024 - 10:27 pm

Milwaukee: Donald Trump on Monday named right-wing Ohio Senator J.D.Vanceas his running mate in the US presidential election, rewarding a one-time harsh critic...

EU and Britain hold first talks to 'reset' ties after UK vote 15 Jul 2024 - 10:02 pm

Brussels, Belgium: Top officials from Britain and the European Union on Monday held their first face-to-face talks in Brussels as the new Labour...

Saudi stock market index closes higher 15 Jul 2024 - 09:51 pm

Riyadh: The main Saudi stock index closed Monday, up 66.15 points, to close at 11,947.70 points, with trades worth SR 7 billion. The...

Protest at UK asylum seeker barge over long wait time 15 Jul 2024 - 09:05 pm

London: Dozens of asylum seekers living on a barge in southern England staged a protest on Monday to urge the government to speed...

West Turkiye wildfire kills three 15 Jul 2024 - 08:56 pm

Istanbul: A wildfire raging in a seaside tourist area in western Turkiye killed three people, the provincial governor said on Monday, the latest...

Oman, Algeria discuss enhancing investment, trade cooperation 15 Jul 2024 - 08:44 pm

Muscat: Oman's Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment Promotion Qais bin Mohammed Al Yousef discussed, during a meeting via videoconferencing on Monday, with...

35 people die in a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan 15 Jul 2024 - 08:17 pm

Islamabad: A storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan killed at least 35 people on Monday, a Taliban official said. Many others...

UK Foreign Secretary calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza 15 Jul 2024 - 07:29 pm

London: UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which has been exposed to an unprecedented...

EU imposes fresh sanctions on 'extremist' Israeli settlers 15 Jul 2024 - 07:16 pm

Brussels, Belgium: The European Union on Monday announced sanctions on five Israelis -- including those termed "extremist settlers" -- and three organisations for...

Hungary fines Booking.com anew for 'unfair' practices 15 Jul 2024 - 07:07 pm

Budapest: Online travel agency Booking.com was slapped with a second fine by Hungary's competition watchdog Monday for failing to cease its "unfair" business...

Three new massacres in Gaza raise casualties to 38,664 martyrs, 89,097 injured 15 Jul 2024 - 04:38 pm

Gaza: The number of casualties due to the ongoing the Israeli carnage in the Gaza Strip has risen to 38,664 martyrs and 89,097...

100 injured as Bangladesh student groups clash over job quotas 15 Jul 2024 - 03:20 pm

Dhaka: Rival students in Bangladesh clashed on Monday leaving at least 100 people injured, as demonstrators opposing quotas for coveted government jobs battled...

Beijingers feel the pinch as economic data disappoints 15 Jul 2024 - 01:34 pm

Beijing: Shopping online, skipping meals out and a general sense that decades of double-digit growth are very much a thing of the past...

Kenya police say suspect in dumped bodies case confessed to 42 murders 15 Jul 2024 - 01:01 pm

Nairobi:Kenyan police said Monday they had arrested a "serial killer" suspect who had confessed to murdering 42 women before dumping their dismembered bodies...

Pakistan government will seek to ban party of ex-PM Khan: Minister 15 Jul 2024 - 12:41 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's government will seek to ban the political party of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan, the information minister said Monday, days after...