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Indonesian boy missing after second crocodile attack in two weeks 20 Feb 2025 - 07:23 pm

Pontianak, Indonesia: A boy is missing on Indonesia's Borneo island after he was attacked by a crocodile, police said on Thursday, the second...

Northern Japan snowed under after two-week whiteout 20 Feb 2025 - 05:07 pm

Tokyo: Residents of northern Japan were sheltering from deep snow up to the rooftops in some areas on Thursday after a two-week whiteout....

Teenager kills two women in knife attack at Czech shop: police 20 Feb 2025 - 04:54 pm

Prague: A 16-year-old boy killed two women in a knife attack in a shop in the Czech Republic on Thursday morning, police said,...

Swedish police seek details on hours before mass shooting 20 Feb 2025 - 04:37 pm

Stockholm: Swedish police said Thursday they were looking for information on how the gunman responsible for Sweden's worst mass shooting spent the final...

France's parliament votes to ban some uses of 'forever chemicals' 20 Feb 2025 - 04:29 pm

Paris: France's parliament on Thursday voted to limit the production and sale of some items containing polluting and health-threatening "forever chemicals" including cosmetics,...

South Korea's ousted PM says tried to stop martial law decree 20 Feb 2025 - 04:21 pm

Seoul: South Korea's ousted premier said Thursday that he had opposed suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law, testifying for the...

Nigeria bans large fuel trucks after deadly explosions 20 Feb 2025 - 03:54 pm

Lagos: Nigeria will ban large fuel trucks from its roads after a series of deadly tanker explosions killed hundreds in recent months. Road...

India's ruling party takes control of capital as chief minister sworn in 20 Feb 2025 - 01:45 pm

New Delhi: A member ofIndia's ruling Hindu-nationalist party was sworn in Thursday as chief minister of Delhi after an election landslide handed it...

Hamas hands over four Israeli captives’ bodies in Gaza’s Khan Younis 20 Feb 2025 - 11:36 am

Doha, Qatar: Hamas has handed over the bodies of four Israeli captives, including members of the Bibas family, in Khan Younis, Gaza. On...

Sri Lanka train derailed after smashing into elephants 20 Feb 2025 - 07:59 am

Colombo: A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed...

British journalist missing for 11 days in Brazil 20 Feb 2025 - 12:14 am

Sao Paulo: Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they were searching for a British journalist who has been missing for 11 days in the South...

Jordanian King stresses rejection of attempts to annex lands, displace Palestinians 19 Feb 2025 - 10:58 pm

Amman:Jordan's King Abdullah II stressed his country's rejection of any attempts to annex lands and displace Palestinians in Gaza Strip and West Bank....

US to designate several drug cartels as 'terrorist' groups: document 19 Feb 2025 - 10:42 pm

Washington: The United States is designating Venezuela's Tren de Aragua, Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and six other drug trafficking groups with Latin American roots...

Religious freedom and peacemaking conference discusses Sudanese crisis 19 Feb 2025 - 10:30 pm

Doha: Participants in the second international conference on religious freedom and peacemaking, currently being held in Doha, have discussed the most prominent challenges...

Ecuador says will ask allied countries for special forces to fight drug gangs 19 Feb 2025 - 10:25 pm

Quito: Ecuador said Wednesday it will ask "allied countries" to send special forces to aid its war against drug gangs blamed for plunging...

Sudan slams Kenya for hosting RSF government declaration 19 Feb 2025 - 10:11 pm

PortSudan,Sudan: Sudan'sgovernment has accused Kenya of violating its sovereignty by hosting rival paramilitaries planning to declare a parallel government this week. The paramilitary...

Trump calling Zelensky a dictator is 'wrong and dangerous': Scholz 19 Feb 2025 - 09:59 pm

Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that it was "wrong and dangerous" of US President Donald Trump to call Ukrainian leader Volodymyr...

Saudi Stock Index closes lower 19 Feb 2025 - 09:32 pm

Riyadh:The main Saudi Stock Index closed Wednesday, down by 16.08 points, ending its trading at 12,317.59 points, with trades worth SR6 billion. The...