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UNRWA calls for urgent humanitarian aid entry into Gaza 25 Oct 2025 - 06:54 pm

Ramallah: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Saturday, called for the urgent entry of humanitarian aid into the...

Israeli airstrike kills one, injures another in Southern Lebanon 25 Oct 2025 - 06:09 pm

Beirut: One person was killed and another was injured in an Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon Saturday. In a statement, the Lebanese Ministry...

India's forex reserves pass 700-bln-USD mark 25 Oct 2025 - 05:53 pm

New Delhi:India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by 4.496 billion U.S. dollars to 702.28 billion dollars during the week ending Oct. 17, mainly...

Sri Lanka appoints veterinary committee to examine elephants 25 Oct 2025 - 05:49 pm

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has appointed a committee of veterinarians to examine two elephants gifted by Thailand, following concerns raised by Bangkok...

Egyptian Foreign Minister, Dutch counterpart discuss developments in Gaza, support for regional stability 25 Oct 2025 - 05:24 pm

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, held a telephone conversation with hisDutch David van Wiel, during which they discussed the latest developments in...

5 killed, 4 injured in road accident in Pakistan's Punjab 25 Oct 2025 - 05:22 pm

Islamabad: At least five members of a family were killed and four others injured when a truck rammed into a minivan in Pakistan's...

Lithuania reopens border checkpoints with Belarus after ballon incident 25 Oct 2025 - 04:24 pm

Vilnius, Lithuania: Traffic through Lithuania's border with Belarus reopened at noon on Saturday, more than 12 hours after a balloon intrusion led to...

UK police hunt asylum seeker sex offender mistakenly freed 25 Oct 2025 - 03:17 pm

London: UK police were still hunting Saturday for an Ethiopian asylum seeker and convicted sex offender whose crimes sparked a wave of anti-immigration...

EU working on plan to end reliance on Chinese rare earths 25 Oct 2025 - 02:50 pm

Berlin: The EU's chief said Saturday the bloc is working to end its dependence on rare earths from China, after Beijing announced further...

Trump completes demolition of White House East Wing: satellite images 25 Oct 2025 - 01:31 pm

Washington: Demolition workers have finished tearing down the White House's entire East Wing to make way for US President Donald Trump's giant new...

Pakistan flag carrier resumes UK flights after five-year ban 25 Oct 2025 - 01:13 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's state-owned airline resumed direct flights to Britain on Saturday, after UK authorities had ended a five-year suspension imposed over aviation safety...

Ouattara tipped for fourth term as Ivory Coast goes to polls 25 Oct 2025 - 01:03 pm

Abidjan: Ivorians headed to the polls Saturday to choose between incumbent President Alassane Ouatarra, the overwhelming favourite seeking a fourth term in power,...

Hong Kong collects black boxes after deadly plane crash 25 Oct 2025 - 12:55 pm

Hong Kong: The black box flight recorders from an aircraft involved in a crash that killed two people at Hong Kong airport earlier...

Iran declares major lender bankrupt 25 Oct 2025 - 12:39 pm

Tehran: Iran declared one of the country's largest private banks bankrupt with its assets absorbed by the state, official media reported Saturday, in...

After Louvre heist, 2000 gold and silver coins were stolen from French museum 25 Oct 2025 - 11:28 am

The Louvre was not the only French museum to be pillaged on Sunday. With the nation already in an uproar over the broad-daylight...

UN has 'stopped working': Brazil's Lula 25 Oct 2025 - 10:00 am

Kuala Lumpur: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took a swipe Saturday at the United Nations and other multilateral institutions, saying they...

Thailand's former queen Sirikit dies aged 93 25 Oct 2025 - 09:39 am

Bangkok: Thailand's former QueenSirikit, the mother of the current King Vajiralongkorn and wife of the nation's longest-reigning monarch, died late Friday at the...