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Baby among at least 10 people who drowned after migrant boat overturned on Serbia-Bosnia border 23 Aug 2024 - 11:47 am

Bratunac, Bosnia-Herzegovina:A boat carrying migrants from the Middle East overturned while crossing the Drina River fromSerbiato Bosnia, drowning at least 10 people, officials...

Sicily divers seek tycoon's daughter after superyacht sinking 23 Aug 2024 - 11:29 am

Porticello: Divers returned to the sea Friday in search of UK tycoon Mike Lynch's teenage daughter, the last person missing after their boat...

Indian Prime Minister arrives in Ukraine 23 Aug 2024 - 11:26 am

Kyiv:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived Friday in Ukraine on a visit that is the first by an Indian prime minister to Ukraine...

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days 23 Aug 2024 - 12:25 am

Washington: US regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains -- and hopefully whatever variants...

Biden govt to send $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, say officials 23 Aug 2024 - 12:05 am

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said on Thursday, even as Washington...

China launches new communications satellite 22 Aug 2024 - 11:36 pm

Beijing: China launched on Thursday a new communications satellite into space from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in the southern province of Hainan....

Gaza children brace for health risks as polio vaccines blocked, says Gaza doctor 22 Aug 2024 - 11:19 pm

Gaza: Acting Director of Al-Awda Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip warned of health risks to children due to the Israeli occupation forces...

Nepal lifts its ban on TikTok imposed for disrupting social harmony 22 Aug 2024 - 11:06 pm

Kathmandu: Nepal’s government decided on Thursday to lift the ban it imposed on the video-sharing app TikTok last November for disrupting "social harmony."...

Gaza death toll rises to 40,265 ; wounded 93,144 22 Aug 2024 - 09:19 pm

Gaza: The death toll from the ongoing Israeli genocide on the Gaza Strip since October 2023 has risen to 40,265 martyrs and 93,144...

Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada 22 Aug 2024 - 08:58 pm

SAO PAULO: Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreigners from Asia who use the country as a launching point...

Hungary to provide free tickets to Brussels for migrants trying to enter the EU 22 Aug 2024 - 08:51 pm

BUDAPEST: Hungary's anti-immigration government is prepared to provide free one-way tickets to Brussels for migrants and asylum seekers attempting to enter the European...

Zelenskyy visits border area for the first time since Ukrainian forces entered Russia's Kursk region 22 Aug 2024 - 08:48 pm

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy toured the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy on Thursday in his first visit to the border area since his...

World's second largest diamond found in Botswana 22 Aug 2024 - 08:24 pm

Gaborone: A massive 2,492-carat diamond -- the second largest in the world -- has been discovered in Botswana, the Canadian mining company that...

Bangladesh revokes diplomatic passport of ex-PM Hasina: government 22 Aug 2024 - 06:33 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, after she fled a student-led uprising earlier this...

Israeli occupation forces displacement of 100,000 Palestinians from Deir Al Balah 22 Aug 2024 - 05:49 pm

Gaza: Deir Al Balah's municipality revealed that the Israeli occupation continues to oppress its residents and reduce livable spaces in the city located...

Floods swamp Bangladesh as nation finds its feet after protests 22 Aug 2024 - 03:49 pm

Dhaka: Floods triggered by torrential rains have swamped a swath of low-lying Bangladesh, disaster officials said Thursday, adding to the new government's challenges...