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Qatari aid aircraft arrives to Damascus as part of Air Bridge to Syria 21 Jan 2025 - 12:58 pm

Damascus: An aircraft belonging to the Qatari Armed Forces arrived at Damascus International Airport on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, carrying humanitarian aid consisting...

Here are the executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1 21 Jan 2025 - 11:55 am

Washington: Donald Trump began issuing executive actions Monday after being sworn into office as the 47th president of the United States, kicking off...

12-yr-old Akita dog Japan gifted to Putin 'in good health' 21 Jan 2025 - 12:19 am

The Akita dog given to Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2012 by the Akita prefectural government is alive and well, The Yomiuri Shimbun...

US to withdraw from Paris climate accord, expand drilling 20 Jan 2025 - 11:50 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant...

Iranian airliner crashes at Mehrabad airport, no injuries 20 Jan 2025 - 10:28 pm

Tehran:An Iranian Fokker 100 plane belonging to the domestic airline Karun, heading from Sirjan to Tehran, was involved in an accident at Mehrabad...

Federal employee union sues Trump over Musk's DOGE 20 Jan 2025 - 10:22 pm

Washington: The largest union of US federal government employees filed suit on Monday against President Donald Trump over his plans to create a...

Massive oil reserve discovered in central Iraq 20 Jan 2025 - 10:02 pm

Baghdad: The Iraqi Central Oil Company (ICOC), in cooperation with the Chinese company (EBS), has announced the achievement of a major oil discovery...

Trump sworn in for second term vowing sweeping change 20 Jan 2025 - 08:23 pm

Washington: Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as president on Monday, pledging a blitz of immediate orders on immigration...

China's power use up 6.8 pct in 2024 20 Jan 2025 - 06:56 pm

Beijing:China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, rose by 6.8 percent year on year in 2024, according to data released on...

Tanzania confirms outbreak of Marburg virus disease 20 Jan 2025 - 06:43 pm

Dar es Salaam:Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday confirmed the country's second outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in two years. Speaking...

Death toll rises from anti-Sudanese violence in S.Sudan: police 20 Jan 2025 - 05:58 pm

Juba: Sixteen Sudanese nationals were killed last week in protests that degenerated into looting and violence in South Sudan, but calm has since...

French mother on trial accused of starving teen daughter to death 20 Jan 2025 - 05:54 pm

Montpellier, France: A woman went on trial in France on Monday accused of starving to death her daughter who died of a heart...

Spain PM urges Europe to resist 'caste' controlling social media 20 Jan 2025 - 04:50 pm

Madrid: Spain's left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday urged Europe to resist a tech "caste" trying to control Western governments and public...

S Korea's central bank slashes forecasts over political crisis 20 Jan 2025 - 04:01 pm

Seoul: South Korea's central bank on Monday slashed its 2025 growth forecast because of the political crisis triggered by President Yoon Suk Yeol's...

India's 'digital arrest' scammers stealing savings 20 Jan 2025 - 02:30 pm

Bengaluru, India: Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online...

Fire at Belgrade retirement home kills eight 20 Jan 2025 - 01:04 pm

Belgrade: A fire broke out early Monday at a retirement home on the outskirts of the Serbian capital, Belgrade, killing eight people and...

Joy as 90 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel 20 Jan 2025 - 08:14 am

Doha, Qatar: Celebrations and fireworks were seen as two Red Cross buses carrying 90 released Palestinian prisoners arrived in occupied West Bank town...