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US approves new $500 million arms sale to Taiwan as aggression from China intensifies 23 Aug 2023 - 10:39 pm

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration has approved a $500 million arms sale to Taiwan as it ramps up military assistance to the island despite...

Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000 23 Aug 2023 - 10:33 pm

Atlanta:Rudy Giuliani turned himself in at a jail in Atlanta on Wednesday on charges related to efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump's loss...

Zimbabwean opposition leader alleges rigging in high stakes vote 23 Aug 2023 - 09:52 pm

Harare: Zimbabwe's opposition leader on Wednesday accused the ruling ZANU-PF government of "rigging" and "voter suppression" as long delays marred the start of...

Wagner chief Prigozhin on passenger list of deadly Russian jet crash 23 Aug 2023 - 08:32 pm

Moscow: A business jet en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, Russian emergency officials said....

22 killed in Indian railway bridge collapse 23 Aug 2023 - 05:36 pm

New Delhi: At least 22 labourers were killed on Wednesday when the railway bridge they were building across a ravine in India's remote...

Brazil's Bolsonaro hospitalized for 'routine exams' 23 Aug 2023 - 05:15 pm

Sao Paulo: Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized Wednesday for "routine exams" related to health issues caused by the stabbing attack that...

Sudan paramilitaries press assault on key army base 23 Aug 2023 - 04:26 pm

Wad Madani: Sudanese paramilitaries fought the regular army in Khartoum on Thursday as they targeted a key military base in the south of...

India becomes first nation to land spacecraft near Moon's south pole 23 Aug 2023 - 04:06 pm

Bengaluru, India: Indiaon Wednesday became the first nation to land a craft near the Moon's south pole, a historic triumph for the world's...

Norway opens world's biggest floating wind park 23 Aug 2023 - 03:56 pm

Oslo: Norway inaugurated the world's biggest floating wind park in the North Sea on Wednesday, an emerging technology considered promising for the transition...

Attempt to embrace Geneva fountain lands man in hospital 23 Aug 2023 - 03:42 pm

Geneva: A man in his 20s ended up in hospital after breaching the security perimeter around Geneva's famous Jet d'Eau and trying to...

Greek firefighters battle major blazes on multiple fronts 23 Aug 2023 - 03:33 pm

Athens: Greek firefighters on Wednesday struggled to contain uncontrolled fires throughout the country for a fifth day, several of them bordering an acrid,...

BRICS leaders to debate expanding membership at summit 23 Aug 2023 - 02:32 pm

Johannesburg: BRICS leaders on Wednesday will debate admitting new members to their five-nation bloc as it pursues a bigger role in shaping world...

Saudi storm brings lightning, fierce winds to Makkah 23 Aug 2023 - 02:10 pm

Riyadh: Fierce storms closed schools Wednesday in Saudi Arabia's Makkah region, home to Islam's holiest site, the Grand Mosque, which was lashed by...

Italy detains third migrant rescue ship within 48 hours 23 Aug 2023 - 02:01 pm

Rome: Italy has detained two more migrant rescue vessels for breaking a contested new law, bringing the total seized in 48 hours to...

German push to ease citizenship rules passes Scholz’s cabinet 23 Aug 2023 - 01:53 pm

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s cabinet approved a draft law overhauling the nation’s citizenship rules that would allow people to hold multiple passports and is...

China's sushi fans flounder over Fukushima water release 23 Aug 2023 - 01:36 pm

Beijing: At his restaurant in central Beijing, controversy over the release of Fukushima wastewater has left Yao facing a choice: continue stocking his...

Teenager rescued from a broken cable car over Pakistan gorge says it was miracle 23 Aug 2023 - 01:05 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan:The rescue of six school children and two adults who were plucked from a broken cable car that was dangling precariously hundreds...