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UAE reports oil spill from tanker as ships attacked during war 24 Oct 2026 - 08:52 am

Dubai: The United Arab Emirates reported an oil spill from a tanker off its coast on Friday, as vessels in Gulf waters come...

Typhoon Champi knocks out power to thousands in Taiwan 24 Oct 2026 - 08:46 am

Taipei: Emergency crews scrambled on Saturday to restore power to tens of thousands of homes in Taiwan after Typhoon Champi's fierce winds battered...

Ex-Hungary central bank chief detained on fraud suspicion 24 Oct 2026 - 05:00 am

Budapest: A Hungarian court on Friday ordered thedetention of Gyorgy Matolcsy, former governor of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), on suspectedeconomic fraud...

Singapore probes domestic firms linked to Indonesian forest fires and haze 24 Oct 2026 - 03:00 am

Singapore: Singapore expanded its investigation on Fridayregarding theIndonesiafiresthat have blanketed the region in toxic haze into10 locally-based firms. The city-state has beefed up...

8 dead in multiple explosions in firecrackers store in east India 24 Oct 2026 - 02:35 am

New Delhi: At least eight people, including some women, died and many others were injured when a series of powerful blasts ripped apart...

Japan's Ikeda 4-year doping ban overturned 24 Oct 2026 - 01:35 am

Paris, France: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday it overturned a four-year doping ban imposed on JapaneseTokyo Olympics silver...

DR Congo launches major Ebola vaccine trial amid outbreak 24 Oct 2026 - 01:00 am

Kinshasa: Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo administered the first vaccine doses on Friday in a major clinical trial aimed...

Karak attack a terrorist operation carried out by extremists: Jordanian Interior Minister 23 Oct 2026 - 10:59 pm

Amman: Jordanian Interior Minister Mazen Al Faraya said the attack on a church in Humud village, in southern Jordan's Karak Governorate, was a...

Indonesia wildfires threaten world’s oldest cave art 23 Oct 2026 - 10:54 pm

Maros Pangkep, Indonesia: The world’s oldest known cave paintings on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi are facing a growing threat from severe wildfires...

GCC Secretary-General condemns attack on church in Jordan's Karak 23 Oct 2026 - 09:24 pm

Riyadh: GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi strongly condemned the terrorist attack targeting a church in Jordan's Karak Governorate. In a statement Friday, he...

‘Racist terrorist attack’: French President speaks out after fatal shooting near Paris 23 Oct 2026 - 09:11 pm

Trappes, France: A gunman firing from a car killed one person and wounded five others—including a 12-year-old girl who was shot eight times—in...

Russia declares ceasefire in Kherson region effective Oct 27 23 Oct 2026 - 08:09 pm

Moscow: Russian forces will cease fire and introduce a "silence regime" in the Kherson region from 4 a.m. Moscow time (0100 GMT) on...

Jordan reports six killed, 28 injured in Karak shooting 23 Oct 2026 - 08:06 pm

Amman: Jordan's Public Security Directorate announced Friday that six people were killed and 28 injured in a shooting during a funeral in Karak...

Two Palestinians martyred in Israeli strikes on Gaza 23 Oct 2026 - 07:04 pm

Gaza: Two Palestinians were martyred and several others injured in Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across the Gaza Strip. Medical sources said a strike...

UK hit by Storm Austen 23 Oct 2026 - 06:30 pm

London: Storm Austen swept across the UK on Friday, prompting warnings of strong winds, heavy rain, transport disruption, power outages and potential risks...

El Salvador deploys special forces to Haiti after four soldiers went missing 23 Oct 2026 - 06:06 pm

Port-au-Prince: El Salvador has deployed special forces to Haiti execute a high-priority rescue mission for four missing Salvadoran troops who went missing following...

Jordan reports deaths, injuries in shooting inside church in Karak 23 Oct 2026 - 04:31 pm

Amman: Jordanian authorities said unidentified gunmen opened fire inside a church in Karak Governorate, causing deaths and injuries. Security agencies are investigating the...

Casualties feared as multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi: media 23 Oct 2026 - 04:25 pm

Nairobi: A multi-storey building collapsed mid-construction in the Kenyan capital on Friday, the Red Cross said, with reports from local media of casualties...