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Hong Kong legislature passes new national security law 19 Mar 2024 - 03:58 pm

Hong Kong, China: Hong Kong legislators unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday, introducing penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes...

Macron vows 'unprecedented operation' against drugs in Marseille 19 Mar 2024 - 03:14 pm

Marseille, France: French President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday pledged an "unprecedented operation" against drug trafficking in Marseille during a surprise visit to the southern...

Bank of Japan hikes rates for first time since 2007 19 Mar 2024 - 01:21 pm

Tokyo: Japan's central bank pulled the plug Tuesday on its ultra-aggressive monetary stimulus programme, hiking rates for the first time since the global...

LIVE UPDATES: Over a million people in Gaza at risk of acute malnutrition; UN calls for action to prevent famine 19 Mar 2024 - 01:05 pm

Doha, Qatar: Food security situation in Gaza is rapidly deteriorating, said a UN official, adding that 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza – about...

Two police among 6 killed as truck rams into Spanish checkpoint 19 Mar 2024 - 12:59 pm

Madrid: A freight truck hit a police checkpoint in southern Spain early on Tuesday, killing six people including two officers, the regional government...

GCC, EU discuss Schengen Visa waiver for GCC citizens 19 Mar 2024 - 12:00 pm

Brussels: Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi met in the Belgian capital, Brussels, with the Special Representative of...

11 students from top Kenyan university killed in bus crash 19 Mar 2024 - 11:53 am

Nairobi: A bus carrying students from a top Kenyan university collided with a truck on a busy highway after skidding in heavy rain,...

Cleanup continues in Ohio following tornados, severe weather that killed 3 19 Mar 2024 - 01:29 am

Lakeview, Ohio: The three people killed when several tornados roared through Ohio last week all died from storm-related injuries, authorities announced Monday. Darla...

Donald Trump endorses Ohio congressional candidate Derek Merrin just hours before polls open 19 Mar 2024 - 01:01 am

Colombus: Former President Donald Trump issued a last-minute endorsement in a highly sought northwest Ohio congressional district Monday, backing state Rep. Derek Merrin...

Bank of Japan expected to end negative rates 19 Mar 2024 - 12:07 am

Tokyo, March: The Bank of Japan is widely expected to scrap its maverick negative interest rate policy on Tuesday and hike borrowing costs...

Al Jazeera says Gaza journalist beaten after detained by Israeli forces 18 Mar 2024 - 11:50 pm

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: Broadcaster Al Jazeera said Israeli forces had beaten its correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul following his arrest during a raid on...

Palestinian caretaker Prime Minister affirms rejection to any foreign presence in Gaza Strip 18 Mar 2024 - 10:59 pm

Ramallah: Palestinian Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh today affirmed his rejection to any foreign presence in the Gaza Strip, which imposes a new...

DR Congo reporter gets 6 months over military intelligence story 18 Mar 2024 - 10:25 pm

Kinshasa: A prominent DR Congo journalist was sentenced Monday to six months in prison for allegedly incriminating military intelligence in the murder of...

Israeli occupation issues 100 deportation orders from Jerusalem, Al Aqsa since October 18 Mar 2024 - 10:22 pm

Occupied Jerusalem:The Israeli authorities have issued 100 deportation orders from the occupied city of Jerusalem and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque since last October....

World Bank plans $6 billion of financial support for Egypt 18 Mar 2024 - 08:23 pm

Washington: The World Bank is planning to give Egypt more than $6 billion in financial assistance over the next three years to help...

South Korea, US reaffirm commitment to complete North Korea's denuclearization 18 Mar 2024 - 06:03 pm

Seoul: South Korea and the United States reaffirmed on Monday their shared commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea, hours after the...

EU and Philippines relaunch free trade talks 18 Mar 2024 - 04:44 pm

Brussels, Belgium: The European Union and the Philippines announced the resumption of negotiations for a free trade agreement on Monday, with Brussels saying...

EU accuses Israeli entity of causing famine in Gaza 18 Mar 2024 - 04:30 pm

Brussels: High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel accused the Israeli entity on Monday of...