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Half of Finns do not trust US as ally: survey 05 Mar 2025 - 08:16 pm

Helsinki: Half of Finland's population does not trust the United States (U.S.) as an ally, according to a survey published by Finnish newspaper...

Bank of England proposes raising leverage ratio threshold for retail deposits 05 Mar 2025 - 08:03 pm

London: The Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) on Wednesday proposed raising the retail deposit threshold under its leverage ratio rules from...

Turkiye's Foreign Ministry welcomes Arab plan for Gaza reconstruction 05 Mar 2025 - 07:49 pm

Ankara: Turkiye's Foreign Ministry welcomed today the Arab plan for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, which was issued by the extraordinary Arab...

Total casualties from Israeli occupation genocide in Gaza rises to 48,440 martyrs, 111,845 injured 05 Mar 2025 - 06:39 pm

Gaza: The death toll from Israeli occupation genocide in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023 has risen to 48,440 after 35 more...

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to freeze $2 billion in foreign aid 05 Mar 2025 - 06:25 pm

Washington: A divided US Supreme Court handed a legal defeat to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, rejecting his bid to freeze some $2...

China announces support for Gaza reconstruction plan 05 Mar 2025 - 06:01 pm

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said Wednesday his country supports the post-war Gaza management plan, which has been accepted by the...

Monkey business: Sri Lanka to count crop-raiding nuisance wildlife 05 Mar 2025 - 05:50 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka will launch a nationwide census of nuisance wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, as part of an effort to tackle the...

Leak at new gas field off Senegal, Mauritania 05 Mar 2025 - 05:47 pm

Dakar: Work is under way to repair a gas leak at a new offshore natural gas field off Senegal and Mauritania which poses...

US pauses intelligence sharing with Ukraine 05 Mar 2025 - 04:58 pm

Washington: The United States has "paused" intelligence sharing with Ukraine after a dramatic breakdown in relations between Kyiv and the White House, CIA...

Egypt, Qatar have joint responsibility to continue pressure on negotiations on Gaza agreement 2nd phase: Egyptian FM to QNA 05 Mar 2025 - 04:38 pm

Cairo:Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Dr. Badr Abdel Aati emphasized that Egypt and the State of Qatar have a joint responsibility,...

Death toll from Pakistan suicide attack surges to 13, over 30 injured 05 Mar 2025 - 04:19 pm

Islamabad:Death toll from the suicide attack that targeted a security facility in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwest Pakistan, has surged to 13, including...

Thai airline halts some domestic flights because of air pollution 05 Mar 2025 - 02:32 pm

Bangkok: One of Thailand's main airlines is suspending flights between Bangkok and a northern province for more than a month because of poor...

Japan puts world's most accurate clock on sale for $3.3 mn 05 Mar 2025 - 02:22 pm

Tokyo: Resembling a squat, wide fridge, the world's most accurate clock went on sale for $3.3 million in Japan on Wednesday. The "Aether...

UK pre-travel entry scheme opens to Europeans 05 Mar 2025 - 01:09 pm

London: European nationals can apply for a digital travel permit to enter the UK starting from Wednesday, in the latest step taken by...

Australia readies as cyclone veers towards eastern coast 05 Mar 2025 - 10:54 am

Byron Bay, Australia: A rare tropical cyclone veered towards Australia's densely populated eastern coast on Wednesday, sparking emergency warnings, closing hundreds of schools,...

'America is back,' Trump declares in divisive Congress speech 05 Mar 2025 - 08:25 am

Washington: Donald Trump declared "America is back" Tuesday in his first address to Congress since returning to power, touting his radical policies in...

Sudan affirms support for Gaza reconstruction initiative 04 Mar 2025 - 11:58 pm

Cairo: Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of the Sudan Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan affirmed Sudan's support for...