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Blinken wades into political crisis with stop in South Korea 05 Jan 2025 - 06:46 pm

Seoul: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opened a visit to crisis-riven South Korea where he will seek delicately to encourage...

Israeli army kills Palestinian security officer in N. West Bank 05 Jan 2025 - 06:06 pm

Ramallah:The Israeli army killed a Palestinian security officer in the town of Meithalun, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian...

South Korea says fatal crash cockpit transcript nearly complete 05 Jan 2025 - 06:05 pm

Seoul: South Korean investigators said Saturday they were close to finalising the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder from a fatal plane crash...

Italy's Meloni visits Trump in Florida 05 Jan 2025 - 05:33 pm

West Palm Beach, United States: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni paid an unofficial visit to Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence on Saturday,...

UK airports reopen runways after snow disruption 05 Jan 2025 - 04:58 pm

London: Airports in England reopened Sunday after heavy snow across large parts of England forced runway closures. Airports in northwestern Manchester and Liverpool,...

Virginia nurse arrested after babies in NICU suffer unexplained injuries 05 Jan 2025 - 03:15 pm

The Virginia hospital first noticed newborns were suffering mysterious injuries in the summer of 2023. Then, roughly a month ago, three babies in...

Massive storm slams US with snow, ice, bitter cold 05 Jan 2025 - 02:44 pm

Washington: A powerful winter storm hammered the United States on Sunday, with meteorologists warning millions in the east faced blizzard conditions and some...

Snow, black ice cancels dozens of flights in Germany 05 Jan 2025 - 02:35 pm

Berlin: Snow and black ice forced the cancellation Sunday of dozens of flights at Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest airport. In all, 120 of...

Buyer splashes out $1.3m for Tokyo new year tuna 05 Jan 2025 - 01:34 pm

Tokyo: The top bidder at a Tokyo fish market said they paid $1.3 million for a tuna on Sunday, the second highest price...

NYC starts driver congestion charging despite opposition 05 Jan 2025 - 01:26 pm

New York: New York launched a controversial scheme Sunday to charge drivers entering parts of the city, a first in the United States,...

Health ministry in Gaza says 88 killed in 24 hours by Israeli airstrikes 05 Jan 2025 - 01:23 pm

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: The health ministry in Gaza reported on Sunday that 88 people were killed by Israeli airstrikesin the Palestinian territory...

Snow across England causes disruption for air travellers 05 Jan 2025 - 01:06 pm

London: Heavy snow across parts of England was on Sunday set to cause disruption for air travellers with runways closed at airports in...

Syrian ministers arrive on first visit to Qatar 05 Jan 2025 - 12:44 pm

Doha: Ministers from Syria's transitional government arrived in Qatar on Sunday for their first visit to the Gulf state since the toppling of...

Bird flu outbreaks strike Japan farms 05 Jan 2025 - 11:57 am

Tokyo: Japanese authorities began culling some 50,000 chickens Sunday after a bird flu outbreak at a farm in the northern Iwate region. It...

South Koreans protest in snow as Yoon arrest deadline nears 05 Jan 2025 - 11:15 am

Seoul: Thousands of South Koreans braved a snowstorm Sunday to rally in support or opposition of President Yoon Suk Yeol, suspended over a...

EV sales hit record in UK but still behind target 05 Jan 2025 - 10:46 am

London: The UK car industry sold a record number of all-electric vehicles in 2024 but still fell short of the government’s mandated targets,...

Turkiye’s defence exports hit record $7.2bn in 2024 05 Jan 2025 - 10:32 am

Ankara: Turkiye's defence and aerospace industry achieved a significant milestone in 2024, recording $7.2bn in exports, a 29 percent surge from the previous...