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Philippine rescuers confirm four dead in plane crash 23 Feb 2023 - 11:54 am

Manila: Philippine rescuers have confirmed four people died after the plane they were in crashed on an active volcano at the weekend, officials...

Chinese livestreamers flock outdoors for late-night tips 23 Feb 2023 - 10:39 am

Guilin, China: In the dead of night on a bridge in southern China, around two dozen livestreamers sat crooning and chatting into microphones,...

Death toll from China mine collapse rises to four, dozens still missing 23 Feb 2023 - 10:30 am

Beijing: The death toll from a collapse at a coal mine in northern China rose to four on Thursday, state media reported, as...

Founding Day expresses pride in accomplishments, says Saudi Ambassador 23 Feb 2023 - 09:02 am

Doha:Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the State of Qatar H H Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al...

Saudi Arabia’s Founding Day symbolises historical, civilisational depth: Envoy 23 Feb 2023 - 09:00 am

Riyadh: Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia H E Bandar bin Mohammed Al Attiyah congratulated the Custodian...

Celebrating National Day asserts Kuwait's independence and unity of its people: Kuwaiti Ambassador to Qatar 23 Feb 2023 - 12:21 am

Doha: The Ambassador of Kuwait to Qatar HE Khaled Badr Al Mutairi affirmed that Kuwait's celebration of its National Day (the 62nd anniversary...

NATO chief sees 'some signs' China could back Russia's war 22 Feb 2023 - 11:59 pm

WARSAW: NATO's chief said on Wednesday that the military alliance has seen "some signs” that China may be planning to support Russia in...

China did not consult Ukraine on its peace plan: official 22 Feb 2023 - 11:57 pm

Kiev: The Chinese government did not consult with Kiev when preparing its peace plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian...

US 'extremely concerned' over new West Bank violence 22 Feb 2023 - 11:41 pm

Washington: The United States on Wednesday expressed deep concerns over the eruption of fresh violence in the West Bank that left 10 Palestinians...

Cyclone Freddy heads to Mozambique after killing 5 in Madagascar 22 Feb 2023 - 11:24 pm

Antananarivo: A powerful cyclone was barrelling towards Mozambique on Wednesday after battering Madagascar where it killed five people but left less devastation in...

Iran executes Kurdish 'political prisoner' 22 Feb 2023 - 11:01 pm

Paris: Iran said it executed on Wednesday a Kurdish militant who had been convicted of killing a police officer, a move condemned by...

Human bones in car matched to Georgia man missing since 1976 22 Feb 2023 - 10:45 pm

LAGRANGE, Georgia: Human bones found inside a submerged car near the Georgia-Alabama state line in 2021 have been matched to a college student...

Supreme Court seems to favor tech giants in terror case 22 Feb 2023 - 10:41 pm

Washington: The Supreme Court seemed skeptical on Wednesday of a lawsuit trying to hold social media companies responsible for a terrorist attack at...

Pentagon and Microsoft are investigating leak of military emails 22 Feb 2023 - 10:34 pm

California: The Defense Department and Microsoft Corp. are investigating an error that exposed at least a terabyte of military emails including personal information...

Shamima Begum loses bid to restore UK citizenship after joining Islamic State 22 Feb 2023 - 10:23 pm

London: A woman stripped of her British citizenship after travelling to Syria as a teenager to marry an Islamic State group fighter on...

Mexican president hopes ex security chief will turn informer 22 Feb 2023 - 10:02 pm

Mexico City: Mexico’s president said on Wednesday he hopes that the former Mexican security chief convicted this week in the US of bribe-taking...

WHO using Syria sanctions pause to ship in health supplies 22 Feb 2023 - 09:59 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it was taking advantage of a post-earthquake pause in sanctions to move badly needed health...