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Three wounded in blade attack at Swiss train station: police 28 May 2026 - 12:55 pm

Zurich: A man wounded three people with a bladed weapon at the Winterthur train station near Zurich on Thursday morning, before being arrested,...

Fire in Kenya girls' school dorm kills 16 28 May 2026 - 12:45 pm

Nairobi, Kenya: A fire in a girls' dormitory in Kenya on Thursday killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 in the latest deadly blaze...

Italy declares red heatwave alert for Rome, three other cities 28 May 2026 - 12:18 pm

Rome: Italy's health ministry on Thursday declared a red heatwave alert for the cities of Bologna, Florence, Rome and Turin as an unseasonal...

Michelin to cut 9 percent of French jobs 28 May 2026 - 12:17 pm

Paris, France: French tyre giant Michelin said Thursday it would cut 1,500 jobs in France over the next three years in response to...

Brazilian FM to visit China 28 May 2026 - 11:31 am

Beijing: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil Mauro Vieira will pay an official visit to China from May 31 to June 2, a...

US arrests ex-CIA official with $40 mn in gold at home 28 May 2026 - 11:26 am

Washington, United States: The United States has arrested a former senior CIA official after a search found $40 million worth of gold bars...

Saudi health system provides over 1.2 million health services to pilgrims 28 May 2026 - 10:26 am

Mina, Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Ministry of Health announced that it has provided over 1,206,000 health services to pilgrims since the start of...

Kuwaiti air defenses repel drone, missile attacks 28 May 2026 - 09:37 am

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Army's air defenses intercepted and destroyed hostile drones and missiles on Thursday morning. The loud explosions heard in some parts...

Brazil moves toward five-day workweek 28 May 2026 - 08:13 am

Brasília: Brazil's Chamber of Deputies advanced a reform on Wednesday that would shorten the workweek and give workers two days of rest, a...

50 undocumented migrants rescued off Greek island of Crete 27 May 2026 - 08:21 pm

Athens: A total of 50 undocumented migrants were rescued off the southern coast of Crete Island, Greek authorities said on Wednesday. The authorities...

Samsung workers approve bonus deal after big AI profits 27 May 2026 - 03:26 pm

Seoul: Samsung Electronics union members on Wednesday approved a deal with management securing massive annual bonuses after threatening a major strike, as the...

Bangladesh probes hospital deaths of six newborns 27 May 2026 - 02:36 pm

Dhaka: At least six newborn babies died in the same hospital ward in Bangladesh within hours of each other on Wednesday, said health...

Cairo's new monorail glides above a city struggling below 27 May 2026 - 02:15 pm

Cairo: Cairo's new monorail slices across the city skyline, running above the familiar chaos of blaring horns and ageing buses' exhaust fumes that...

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019 27 May 2026 - 02:04 pm

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published...

Love birds: twice-extinct parakeet gets lifeline from pair of super breeders 27 May 2026 - 01:49 pm

Wellington: One of the world's rarest parakeets has seen its numbers surge thanks to a pair of super breeders now responsible for more...

5 of 7 people trapped in Laos cave found alive: rescuers 27 May 2026 - 01:41 pm

Vientiane: Five of seven people trapped in a flooded cave for a week in Laos were found alive on Wednesday, Laotian and Thai...

Giant Messi statue in India to be removed over safety concerns 27 May 2026 - 01:37 pm

Kolkata: A giant statue of football superstar Lionel Messi erected in India to mark his visit last year is "swaying in the wind"...

Hajj pilgrims stone the devil in final ritual 27 May 2026 - 01:21 pm

Mina, Saudi Arabia: Muslim faithful took part in the climactic ritual of the annual hajj pilgrimage on Wednesday, symbolically stoning the devil near...