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Priority must be to ease tremendous suffering in Gaza: UN Secretary-General 15 Jan 2025 - 11:46 pm

New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the Gaza ceasefire deal. Guterres hailed on X platform Qatar, Egypt and the US for...

Egyptian president welcomes Gaza ceasefire deal 15 Jan 2025 - 11:34 pm

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has welcomed the Gaza ceasefire deal thanks to more than a year of strenuous mediation efforts by...

Hamas hails Gaza ceasefire deal as triumph of Palestinians' steadfastness; appreciates mediators 15 Jan 2025 - 11:20 pm

Gaza: The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) hailed the recently reached Gaza ceasefire deal as the fruit of Palestinians' steadfastness and valiant resistance for...

Full and complete ceasefire in phase one of Gaza deal: Biden 15 Jan 2025 - 10:28 pm

Washington: US President JoeBidenannounced today, January 15, the three-step truce agreed between Israel and Hamas includes a "full and complete ceasefire" as part...

Death toll at illegal South African mine reaches 78 15 Jan 2025 - 09:10 pm

Johannesburg: Rescuers pulled more bodies from a disused gold shaft in South Africa where the death toll climbed to 78 Wednesday as police...

TikTok plans total US shutdown as ban deadline looms: report 15 Jan 2025 - 06:13 pm

Washington: Social media giant TikTok plans to completely shut down its operations in the United States this Sunday if a ban ordered by...

US bans red food dye over possible cancer risk: health authorities 15 Jan 2025 - 06:07 pm

Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday announced a ban on Red Dye No 3, a controversial food coloring long...

Two teens arrested after boy, 14, fatally knifed on London bus 15 Jan 2025 - 05:48 pm

London: UK police said on Wednesday they had arrested two teenage boys on suspicion of murder after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to...

Germany searching 'day and night' for foot-and-mouth origin 15 Jan 2025 - 05:40 pm

Berlin: Berlin said Wednesday it was working "day and night" to find the source of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that has led several...

German defence ministry suspends posting on X platform 15 Jan 2025 - 03:55 pm

Berlin: Germany's defense ministry said Wednesday it was suspending activities on social media platform X, which is accused of enabling the spread of...

121 people rescued off Philippines after six days adrift 15 Jan 2025 - 03:39 pm

Manila: The Philippine Navy rescued 121 people aboard a boat six days after it went adrift at sea, officials said Wednesday. The J...

Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous gusts forecast 15 Jan 2025 - 02:52 pm

Los Angeles, United States: Powerful winds forecast for Wednesday threatened to whip up massive fires still burning around Los Angeles, possibly worsening an...

Biden warns America's 'soul' at stake as Trump comeback looms 15 Jan 2025 - 02:41 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden warned Wednesday that the "soul of America" is still at stake, as he prepared to deliver his farewell...

EU unveils plan to protect hospitals from rising cyberattacks 15 Jan 2025 - 02:05 pm

Brussels, Belgium: The European Union announced urgent new measures on Wednesday to tackle the growing threat posed to hospitals and the broader healthcare...

Thousands to be evacuated after Mount Ibu eruption 15 Jan 2025 - 01:17 pm

Ternate, Indonesia: Thousands of islanders are set to be evacuated after a volcano erupted in eastern Indonesia, spewing a towering column of smoke...

60 dead at illegal S.African mine: police 15 Jan 2025 - 01:13 pm

Johannesburg: Sixty bodies have been removed from a disused gold shaft in South Africa, months into a campaign to try to clear out...

What is the pink stuff coating fire-ravaged Los Angeles? 15 Jan 2025 - 12:57 pm

Los Angeles, United States: Above the roaring fires devastating parts of Los Angeles is an incongruous sight: air tankers dropping gallons of bright...