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UN says aid drying up for malnourished children due to funding cuts 21 Mar 2025 - 09:18 pm

Geneva: Dramatic global aid cuts are creating a "child survival crisis", the UN said Friday, warning that treatment would soon run out for...

Stocks fall, oil prices rise in choppy trade after Fed decision 21 Mar 2025 - 06:58 pm

Washington: Wall Street stocks slipped on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve sought to calm fears over President Donald Trump's tariffs, while eurozone...

Heathrow airport closure could cost millions, disrupt flights for days 21 Mar 2025 - 06:08 pm

London: Huge travel disruption at London's Heathrow airport caused by a power cut Friday could take several days to remedy and cost millions...

Egypt denies claims on temporarily relocating half a million Gazans to Sinai 21 Mar 2025 - 05:38 pm

Cairo: Egypt has categorically denied claims circulated by some media outlets that it is prepared to temporarily relocate half a million Gaza residents...

Nearly 9,000 migrants lost their lives on migration routes last year: IOM 21 Mar 2025 - 04:18 pm

Geneva: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Friday that more than 8,900 people died during migration journeys worldwide last year, warning...

Sudan army recaptures presidential palace from RSF 21 Mar 2025 - 03:45 pm

Khartoum: The Sudanese army recaptured the presidential palace in Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces on Friday, dealing a major blow to the...

Bangladesh govt says will not ban ousted PM Hasina's party 21 Mar 2025 - 03:30 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government says it has no plans to ban the political party of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, putting it at odds...

Travel chaos after power outage closes London's Heathrow airport 21 Mar 2025 - 03:15 pm

London: Heathrow airport was completely shut down on Friday after a power outage due to a fire at a London electricity substation, causing...

80,000 Palestinians perform third Friday prayers of Ramadan at Al Aqsa mosque 21 Mar 2025 - 03:12 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Thousands of Palestinians performed Friday prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque today, despite the strict military measures imposed by Israel occupation Forces....

Thousands of academics sign petition backing Serbian students 21 Mar 2025 - 02:40 pm

Belgrade: Nearly 3,000 intellectuals, including Nobel prize-winning author Annie Ernaux, had by Friday signed an international petition in support of Serbian students who...

Flights cancelled, thousands evacuated after Indonesia volcano eruption 21 Mar 2025 - 02:34 pm

Jakarta: At least seven international flights from Indonesia's resort island Bali have been cancelled, an airport official said Friday, after a volcano in...

Emotions run high as power outage shuts London's Heathrow 21 Mar 2025 - 02:28 pm

London: Passengers in London desperately searched for alternative flights to destinations from Pakistan to Athens after hundreds of journeys in and out of...

Robots to retrieve radioactive sandbags at Fukushima plant 21 Mar 2025 - 02:18 pm

Tokyo: Robots will begin moving sandbags that were used to absorb radiation-contaminated water after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster as soon as next...

Philippine rescuers find German, British hikers, 4 still missing 21 Mar 2025 - 01:36 pm

Manila: Police in the central Philippines said on Friday that two foreign hikers had been rescued 48 hours after they went missing during...

Video: London's Heathrow airport closed after fire causes major power cut 21 Mar 2025 - 09:30 am

London: Britain's Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest, was shut down early Friday for 24 hours after a major fire at an electricity substation cut...

One dead, two missing in Ecuador bridge collapse 20 Mar 2025 - 10:06 pm

Guayaquil: At least one person was killed and two others were missing after a busy 200-meter (656-foot) suspension bridge in Ecuador collapsed, tipping...

Ukrainian, US technical teams to meet in Saudi Arabia 20 Mar 2025 - 09:51 pm

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Thursday that Ukrainian and U.S. technical teams will meet in Saudi Arabia on March 24, the Interfax-Ukraine...

Jordan underscores need to immediately consolidate Gaza ceasefire deal 20 Mar 2025 - 09:37 pm

Amman:Jordan stressed Thursday the need to immediately consolidate and implement the three phases of the Gaza ceasefire deal. This came in phone calls...