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VIDEO: Thousands stage pro-Gaza rally in Istanbul 01 Jan 2026 - 01:58 pm

Istanbul, Turkiye: Thousands joined a New Year's Day rally for Gaza in Istanbul Thursday, waving Palestinian and Turkish flags and calling for an...

Train collides with car at rail crossing in Japan's Saitama Prefecture 01 Jan 2026 - 01:51 pm

Tokyo: A train collided with a car at a railway crossing on the JR Utsunomiya Line in Shiraoka City, Saitama Prefecture, on Thursday,...

France's Reunion warns of 'probable or imminent' volcanic eruption 01 Jan 2026 - 10:54 am

Saint-Denis de La Réunion: France's Reunion island warned early Thursday of the "probable or imminent eruption" of its Piton de la Fournaise volcano,...

Several dead in explosion at Swiss ski resort town Crans Montana: police 01 Jan 2026 - 10:43 am

Geneva: Several people were killed and others injured when an explosion ripped through the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans Montana, Swiss...

Mamdani to take over as New York mayor under Trump shadow 01 Jan 2026 - 10:34 am

New York: Zohran Mamdani, young upstart of the US, was readying yesterday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure...

France plans social media ban for children under 15 01 Jan 2026 - 09:30 am

Paris, France: France will make a fresh attempt to protect children from excessive screen time, proposing a ban on social media access for...

World begins to welcome 2026 after a year of Trump, truces and turmoil 01 Jan 2026 - 09:07 am

Sydney, Australia: New Year’s Eve revellers toasted the end of 2025 yesterday, waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Gaza...

UN Rights Chief condemns Israeli move to suspend humanitarian groups in Gaza 31 Dec 2025 - 09:53 pm

New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has strongly criticised Israel's decision to suspend the work of a number...

Sudan extends 3‑month opening of Adre border crossing with Chad to deliver humanitarian aid 31 Dec 2025 - 08:24 pm

Port Sudan: The Sudanese government on Wednesday decided to extend the opening of the Adre crossing on the border with Chad for international...

Saudi Stock Index closes higher 31 Dec 2025 - 08:11 pm

Riyadh:The main Saudi stock index closed Wednesday up 109.18 points, reaching 10,490.69 points, with trading valued at SAR 3.2 billion. The volume of...

Pakistan reports sharp decline in polio cases in 2025 31 Dec 2025 - 07:45 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan reported a sharp decline in polio cases in 2025 due to sustained vaccination campaigns and improved disease surveillance, health authorities said...

Turkiye ramping up efforts to stop Israel's attacks on Gaza: Erdogan 31 Dec 2025 - 07:24 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan affirmed Wednesday that Turkiye is ramping up efforts to halt Israel's offensives on the Gaza Strip, surge...

Bangladesh mourns ex-PM Khaleda Zia with state funeral 31 Dec 2025 - 03:53 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh bid farewell on Wednesday to former prime minister Khaleda Zia in a state funeral that drew vast crowds mourning a towering...

Finnish police say vessel seized after new cable damage in Gulf of Finland 31 Dec 2025 - 03:41 pm

Helsinki: Finnish police said Wednesday they had seized a vessel suspected of damaging a telecommunications cable that runs between Helsinki and Tallinn in...

Germany bank heist nets about 30mn euros in cash, valuables: Police 31 Dec 2025 - 11:50 am

Berlin, Germany: Robbers used a large drill to break into a German savings bank's vault room and steal cash, gold and jewelry worth...

Drones dive into aviation's deepest enigma as MH370 hunt restarts 30 Dec 2025 - 11:07 pm

Washington: Nearly 12 years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished with 239 people on board, the search for answers to one of aviation's...

480 settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque under maximum Israeli security 30 Dec 2025 - 09:48 pm

Occupied Jerusalem:The Jerusalem Governorate reported that 480 settlers, escorted by the Israeli occupying forces, infiltrated Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday. The Governorate added that...

Palestinian girl martyred by Israeli fire east of Gaza 30 Dec 2025 - 08:36 pm

Gaza:A Palestinian girl was martyred tuesday after being shot by Israeli occupation forces east of Gaza City. Local sources reported that the 11-year-old...