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Biden digs in as gaffes highlight election concerns 12 Jul 2024 - 09:28 am

Washington: A defiant Joe Biden insisted Thursday that he will run for another term as US president and beat Donald Trump, as a...

Biden in 'Putin' blunder ahead of high-stakes press conference 12 Jul 2024 - 09:20 am

Washington: US President Joe Biden mistakenly introduced Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as his Russian foe Vladimir Putin at a NATO summit Thursday in...

63 missing after Nepal landslide sweeps two buses into river 12 Jul 2024 - 09:10 am

Kathmandu: At least 63 people were missing in Nepal on Friday after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off...

Kenya president fires cabinet after nationwide anti-corruption protests 11 Jul 2024 - 11:38 pm

Nairobi: Kenyan President William Ruto fired almost his entire cabinet on Thursday, after weeks of deadly protests around the country over proposed tax...

End of pier for Gaza aid is coming soon: US officials 11 Jul 2024 - 11:21 pm

WASHINGTON: Battling rough seas around Gaza, the U.S. now is considering abandoning efforts to reinstall the pier that has been used to get...

At NATO summit, allies delicately lend Biden a hand 11 Jul 2024 - 10:43 pm

Washington: President Joe Biden may be struggling to convince many Americans that he remains fit for office but he is enjoying votes of...

Gaza death toll rises to 38,345; wounded 88,295 11 Jul 2024 - 08:22 pm

Gaza: The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) murdered at least38,345 Palestinian civilians and injured at least 88,295 others since the beginning of its genocide...

Saudi Foreign Minister, French Official discuss efforts to stop Israeli aggression on Gaza 11 Jul 2024 - 08:08 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah discussed today with Advisor to the French President on North Africa...

Russian scientists succeed in reading people's minds 11 Jul 2024 - 07:00 pm

Moscow:Russian researchers have implanted electrodes inside the skull of two patients, to study brain activity when writing and speaking in an attempt to...

Bangladesh police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at student protesters 11 Jul 2024 - 05:52 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh police on Thursday fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say...

'It's hell outside': Sizzling heat wave in parts of southern and central Europe prompts alerts 11 Jul 2024 - 04:18 pm

Belgrade, Serbia: Weather alerts, forest fires, melting pavement in cities: A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern...

Sweden arrests two over 'explosive device' in luggage 11 Jul 2024 - 04:11 pm

Stockholm: Swedish police arrested two suspects believed to be carrying an explosive device at Stockholm's main train station, prosecutors said Thursday. Officers cordoned...

Saudia plane catches fire while landing at Peshawar airport in Pakistan 11 Jul 2024 - 02:36 pm

Doha, Qatar: Fire broke out in the front landing gear of the Saudia passenger plane while landing at Peshawar airport in in Pakistan....

China cooking oil scandal stokes food safety fears 11 Jul 2024 - 01:34 pm

Beijing: Revelations that cooking oil has been transported in containers also used to carry fuel have sparked outrage in China, the latest scandal...

Bangladesh charges 26 for destruction of vast mangrove forest 11 Jul 2024 - 01:09 pm

Dhaka: Bangladeshi police have charged 26 people for destroying a swath of mangrove forest that protects the low-lying nation from storm surge waters...