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6 missing in boat sinking accident in Indonesia 27 Oct 2025 - 03:11 pm

JAKARTA: Six people have gone missing and eight have managed to survive after a boat carrying 14 fishermen sank inIndonesia's province of East...

6 injured in blast targeting official's convoy in SW Pakistan 27 Oct 2025 - 02:54 pm

ISLAMABAD: Six people, including five personnel of the paramilitary Levies Force, were injured in a bomb blast targeting the convoy of a senior...

Cameroon's Paul Biya re-elected with over 53% of the vote: Consitutional Council 27 Oct 2025 - 02:54 pm

Yaounde: Cameroon's President Paul Biya, 92, has been re-elected for an eighth term with 53.7 percent of the vote, according to official results...

Trump rules out vice presidential run to stay in power after 2028 27 Oct 2025 - 02:11 pm

Aboard Air Force One: Donald Trump said on Monday that he would not run for vice president in the 2028 American election, a...

Two climbers die on Nepal's Ama Dablam Mountain 27 Oct 2025 - 02:03 pm

Kathmandu: A mountaineer from France and another from South Korea died during expeditions to Nepal's Mount Ama Dablam, a picturesque but difficult peak...

Canadian PM says 'ready' to resume US trade talks with Trump 27 Oct 2025 - 01:42 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday he was ready to talk with US President Donald Trump after Washington hiked tariffs...

Indian batsman Iyer hospitalised with lacerated spleen 27 Oct 2025 - 01:34 pm

New Delhi: Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer was undergoing treatment in hospital after suffering a lacerated spleen while taking a catch in Sydney against...

Australia sues Microsoft over 'misleading' AI offer 27 Oct 2025 - 12:51 pm

Sydney: Australia's competition watchdog accused Microsoft on Monday of misleading people into paying for its AI assistant Copilot. The authority said it had...

Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 5 storm: NHC 27 Oct 2025 - 12:51 pm

Kingston, Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa strengthened Monday to the maximum Category 5, the US National Hurricane Center said while warning of "catastrophic flooding" in...

WHO evacuates 213 patients from Gaza for treatment abroad 26 Oct 2025 - 11:56 pm

Gaza: The World Health Organization (WHO) evacuated 213 patients and their companions from the Gaza Strip today via the Kerem Shalom crossing, southeast...

First China-India direct commercial flight in over 5 years lands in Guangzhou 26 Oct 2025 - 11:27 pm

Guangzhou: The first direct commercial flight between mainland China and India in over five years landed in Guangzhou on Monday morning, airport information...

Sudan's paramilitary RSF says seized army headquarters in El Fasher 26 Oct 2025 - 08:37 pm

Khartoum: Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sunday said they have captured the headquarters of the Sudanese army in the besieged city...

UNICEF warns of worsening humanitarian crisis for Gaza children 26 Oct 2025 - 04:23 pm

New York: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an appeal on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. In a series of statements,...

Riyadh Air launches inaugural flight to London 26 Oct 2025 - 03:55 pm

Doha, Qatar: Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier, launches daily flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) as its inaugural flight...

Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it crawls toward Jamaica 26 Oct 2025 - 01:55 pm

Kingston, Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa was cutting a deadly path through the Caribbean on Sunday, strengthening into a Category 4 storm as it crawled...

1 killed, 6 injured in oil depot explosion in Southern Iraq 26 Oct 2025 - 01:24 pm

Baghdad: One person was killed and six others injured on Sunday when a turbine exploded at an oil depot in the Al-Zubair district...

Two suspects arrested after Louvre jewel heist 26 Oct 2025 - 01:01 pm

Paris: French authorities have detained two men suspected of being part of the four-man crew who stole precious jewellery from the world-famous Louvre...