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UK PM Starmer 'takes responsibility' for Labour election losses 08 May 2026 - 04:40 pm
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Qatar urges diplomacy and collective security at Italy Forum on EU-GCC relations 08 May 2026 - 03:44 pm
Advisor to the Prime Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Majed Mohammed Al Ansari speaking at a session in Milan
One trick to restaurant-quality salmon at home 08 May 2026 - 03:22 pm
Crispy Salmon and Bulgur Salad. Picture: Tom McCorkle/For The Washington Post; food styling by Gina Nistico
China unveils guidelines to regulate, boost innovative development of AI agents 08 May 2026 - 03:21 pm
A technician checks the quality of mobile robots at Youibot Robotics Co., Ltd. in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Airlines banned from adding fuel charges after ticket purchase: EU 08 May 2026 - 03:13 pm
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EU monitor says sea temperatures near all-time highs as El Nino looms 08 May 2026 - 02:56 pm
(Files) Image of merchant ships on the horizon in front of the port of El Callao in Lima on November 18, 2023. (Photo by Ernesto Benavides / AFP)
Doha Metro marks seventh year, facilitates over 200mn passengers’ movement 08 May 2026 - 02:36 pm
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UAE says air defences intercepted two missiles, three drones from Iran 08 May 2026 - 02:28 pm
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Myanmar says massive 11,000-carat ruby discovered in Mandalay 08 May 2026 - 01:54 pm
This handout photo taken and released on May 7, 2026 by Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) shows Myanmar president Min Aung Hlaing (R) holding an 11,000-carat ruby in Naypyidaw, after it was found at a gem tract in Mogok in Mandalay Region.  (Photo by Handout / Myanmar Radio and Television / AFP) /
Amir congratulates new Governor General of Canada 08 May 2026 - 01:47 pm
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Indonesia detains over 200 foreigners over trading scam 08 May 2026 - 01:43 pm
Indonesian police display evidence before authorities held a press conference following the arrest of dozens of suspects in an online fraud case in Surabaya (Photo by Juni Kriswanto / AFP)
Instagram purge wipes millions of followers from major accounts 08 May 2026 - 01:32 pm
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2 British nationals confirmed as hantavirus-infected 08 May 2026 - 01:31 pm
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China to raise gasoline, diesel retail prices 08 May 2026 - 01:22 pm
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Hantavirus outbreak risk to public 'absolutely low': WHO 08 May 2026 - 01:13 pm
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Hostages taken at bank in western Germany: police 08 May 2026 - 01:10 pm
Police stand in a cordoned off area near a bank where suspects have taken multiple hostages in the western German town of Sinzig, on May 8, 2026. (Photo by Thomas Frey / DPA / AFP)
More than half of Lebanon population depends on aid: EU official 08 May 2026 - 12:13 pm
A view of destroyed buildings is pictured at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Habbouch on May 7, 2026. (Photo by Abbas Fakih / AFP)
KLM flight attendant tested negative for hantavirus: WHO 08 May 2026 - 12:11 pm
(Files) A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plane lands at Milan Linate airport northern Italy, on April 7, 2026. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini / AFP)
China fireworks factory blast death toll rises to 37: state media 08 May 2026 - 12:07 pm
Rescuers work on site after an explosion at a fireworks plant in Liuyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
Taiwan's parliament approves $25 bn defence spending bill 08 May 2026 - 11:52 am
Taiwan's parliament members approve a 25 billion USD defence spending bill at Legislative Yuan chamber in Taipei on May 8, 2026. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)