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Arab-Islamic Summit: Saudi Crown Prince reiterates Saudi Arabia's categorical rejection of Israeli aggression on Palestinians 11 Nov 2024 - 05:46 pm

Riyadh: Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia HH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud reiterated his country's categorical rejection of...

Indonesia's Mt. Lewotobi eruption displaces over 12,000 as danger zone expands 11 Nov 2024 - 05:41 pm

JAKARTA: Mount Lewotobi, located in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted again on Monday, forcing more than 12,000 residents to evacuate, according to...

Unexploded bomb found at construction site in Taiwan 11 Nov 2024 - 05:29 pm

Taipei: A Taiwanese army unit on Monday removed a "corroded" unexploded 227-kilogram bomb from a construction site for a TSMC semiconductor plant in...

British court jails Covid denier over terror threats 11 Nov 2024 - 05:26 pm

London: A UK judge on Monday sentenced an alleged conspiracy theorist to five years in prison for encouraging terrorism in social media posts...

US tourist's corpse found dumped in woods in Hungary 11 Nov 2024 - 05:13 pm

Budapest: A Budapest court ordered an Irish man detained on suspicion of killing in a 31-year-old US tourist, whose body was found in...

Jordan allows entry of nationals of South Sudan without prior approvals 11 Nov 2024 - 05:09 pm

Amman: Jordan's Interior Ministry announced Sunday that it would allow citizens of SouthSudanto enter the country without prior approvals. According to the ministry,...

Spain PM announces fresh flood aid of almost 3.8 bn euros 11 Nov 2024 - 03:52 pm

Madrid: Spain on Monday announced fresh measures worth almost 3.8 billion euros to help stricken citizens recover from the country's worst floods in...

Paris agreement climate goals 'in great peril', warns UN 11 Nov 2024 - 03:50 pm

Baku: The Paris climate agreement's goals "are in great peril" and 2024 is on track to break new temperature records, the United Nations...

Saudi crown prince demands immediate Gaza, Lebanon ceasefire at Arab summit 11 Nov 2024 - 03:46 pm

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler called for immediate ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon at a joint Arab League and Organisation...

Thousands flee as fourth major storm in a month hits Philippines 11 Nov 2024 - 03:45 pm

Manila: Thousands of people sought shelter, ports were shut down and landslides blocked mountain roads in the Philippines on Monday, as the disaster-weary...

Unexploded 'corroded' bomb found at TSMC construction site in Taiwan 11 Nov 2024 - 03:43 pm

Taipei: A Taiwanese army unit on Monday removed a "corroded" unexploded 227-kilogram bomb from a construction site for a TSMC semiconductor plant in...

China cracks down after dumpling-hunting cyclists spark road chaos 11 Nov 2024 - 03:21 pm

Beijing: Chinese police have cracked down on an internet craze that saw thousands of cyclists throng a highway under cover of night to...

Lawmakers vote to keep embattled Ishiba as Japan PM 11 Nov 2024 - 02:47 pm

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba kept his job in a parliamentary vote on Monday, despite having led the ruling coalition to its...

Ivory Coast minivan collision kills 20 11 Nov 2024 - 02:32 pm

Abidjan: Twenty people were killed when two minivans collided in southern Ivory Coast at the weekend, officials said on Monday. Another 11 people...

Turkiye football club chief jailed over attack on ref 11 Nov 2024 - 02:13 pm

Ankara: A former football chief in Turkiye's Super Lig was sentenced to more than three years in prison Monday over an on-pitch attack...

Marcos signs law cutting Philippine corporate taxes 11 Nov 2024 - 01:25 pm

Manila: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday trimmed corporate taxes and offered more fiscal incentives under a new law aimed at drawing more...