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USC's Bronny James cleared by doctors for return to basketball 4 months after cardiac arrest 30 Nov 2023 - 10:44 pm

Los Angeles: Bronny James has been cleared by doctors for a full return to basketball four months after suffering a cardiac arrest, and...

Former UK Treasury chief Alistair Darling, who steered nation through a credit crunch, has died 30 Nov 2023 - 09:13 pm

London:Former British finance minister Alistair Darling, a central figure in the U.K.’s response to the 2008 financial crisis who later helped organize the...

Russian pro-army symbols placed outside US embassy in Moscow 30 Nov 2023 - 07:33 pm

Moscow: Giant letters in support of Moscow's armed forces fighting in Ukraine have been installed in front of the US embassy in Moscow,...

Huge Panama mine shutdown threatens copper’s surplus 30 Nov 2023 - 07:09 pm

A plan to close a major mine in Panama is threatening to upend the global copper market by whipsawing the industry back into...

Bangladesh opposition boycotts "farcical" polls 30 Nov 2023 - 05:06 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh's main opposition officially boycotted upcoming general elections on Thursday, removing the only party that could have offered a realistic challenge to...

Pakistani province aims to deport 10,000 Afghans a day 30 Nov 2023 - 04:20 pm

QUETTA: A Pakistani province is setting targets for police to arrest and deport hundreds of thousands of Afghans it says are in the...

Seven still missing after US Osprey crash off Japan 30 Nov 2023 - 03:02 pm

Tokyo: Japan's coastguard said late Thursday that there was still no sign of seven missing US Air Force personnel whose Osprey crashed during...

Philippines to block access to crypto giant Binance 30 Nov 2023 - 01:00 pm

Manila: The Philippines will block access to cryptocurrency giant Binance, an official said Thursday, as part of a crackdown on online trading platforms...

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies at 100 30 Nov 2023 - 11:48 am

Washington: Former US Secretary of State HenryKissingerdied on Wednesday at the age of 100. Kissinger, who served as the Secretary of State under...

Video: Japan Coast Guard captures spectacular volcanic eruption on Niijima Island 30 Nov 2023 - 11:26 am

Doha, Qatar: Japanese Coast Guard captured a volcanic activity on November 23, 2023, on Niijima, off the coast of Okinahama on Iwo Jima...

More than a million displaced in Somalia floods 30 Nov 2023 - 11:17 am

Mogadishu: More than a million people have been displaced in Somalia after the country was hit by severe flooding caused by torrential rains,...

LIVE UPDATES: Humanitarian pause in Gaza extended for 7th day 30 Nov 2023 - 08:33 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar announced the extension of the truce for another 24 hours, as the humanitarian pause in Gaza between the Islamic Resistance...

Sunak lashes out over Greek marbles as Starmer needles rival 29 Nov 2023 - 06:47 pm

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak accused his Greek counterpart of trying to "grandstand” over the so-called Elgin Marbles, during a heated exchange in the...

Philippines' Marcos welcomes release of final Filipino hostage in Gaza 29 Nov 2023 - 06:20 pm

Doha, Qatar: Philippine President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. welcomed the news of the release of a Filipino woman in Gaza on Tuesday, November...

Russia ramping up attacks in Donetsk region 29 Nov 2023 - 05:48 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: Russian forces were ramping up attacks in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, Moscow and Kyiv said, as they vie to secure elusive...

Nigerian president outlines first budget after reforms 29 Nov 2023 - 05:47 pm

Abuja: Nigeria's president said Wednesday economic growth and national security were among his main concerns as he outlined his first budget since coming...