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Lebanon fails to elect president for fourth time as Aoun's departure looms 24 Oct 2022 - 10:18 pm

Beirut: Lebanon's parliament failed on Monday to elect a president for the fourth time, with just a week left until outgoing President Michel...

Romanian defence minister quits, cites issue with president 24 Oct 2022 - 09:32 pm

Bucharest: Romania’s defence minister Vasile Dincu resigned on Monday, citing difficulties working with the country’s president who's also chief of the NATO country's...

EU countries agree to hike climate change target next year 24 Oct 2022 - 09:09 pm

Brussels: European Union countries agreed on Monday to raise their target to curb greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris climate agreement next year,...

Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Bangladesh braces for cyclone 24 Oct 2022 - 08:31 pm

DHAKA: Authorities in Bangladesh were evacuating hundreds of thousands of people on Monday before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall amid fears of heavy damage...

Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 80 at celebration 24 Oct 2022 - 08:29 pm

Bangkok: Air strikes by Myanmar’s military killed as many as 80 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the Kachin...

China's exports of COVID protection equipment to North Korea surge 24 Oct 2022 - 08:22 pm

BEIJING: China's exports to North Korea rose at a slower pace in September, but shipments of masks and other COVID-related items surged as...

Kenya police begins probe after killing of Pakistani journalist 24 Oct 2022 - 07:51 pm

Kenyan authorities begun investigating a police shooting that left a widely-known Pakistani journalist dead, reigniting debate about security operations in the East African...

Airbus eyes Saudi deal for almost 40 A350 jets 24 Oct 2022 - 07:28 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia is in advanced negotiations to order almost 40 A350 jets from Airbus as part of a broader, multi-billion-dollar drive to...

Biden targets Nicaraguan gold in new move against Ortega 24 Oct 2022 - 06:36 pm

Miami: The Biden administration is ratcheting up pressure on President Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian rule in Nicaragua, banning Americans from doing business in the...

Indians delight in Rishi Sunak's rise to UK PM on Diwali 24 Oct 2022 - 06:28 pm

New Delhi: Many Indians are delighted at the prospect of Rishi Sunak becoming the first person of Indian origin to become British prime...

Congo fighting flares as hundreds shelter in convent - army, MSF 24 Oct 2022 - 05:09 pm

Goma: Fighters from the M23 rebel group clashed with the army in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday in a fourth day...

Rishi Sunak to become Britain's next prime minister 24 Oct 2022 - 04:37 pm

LONDON:Former Treasury chiefRishiSunak won the race to be leader of the Conservative Party on Monday and will become Britain’s next prime minister -...

Indonesia may seek prosecution of pharma firms as child AKI deaths rise 24 Oct 2022 - 02:25 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia's food and drugs agency on Monday said it may pursue criminal action against two pharmaceutical firms that made products linked to...

In power-starved Gaza's scrapyards, batteries keep piling up 24 Oct 2022 - 01:46 pm

Gaza: In a scrapyard near Gaza's fence with Israel, thousands of old batteries are piling up - one of several such sites in...

Political chaos tips British firms into deeper slide - PMIs 24 Oct 2022 - 01:38 pm

London: British businesses are suffering their worst month since January 2021, when they were under a COVID-19 lockdown, as the country's political upheavals...

Foreign business groups in China wary as new Xi term begins 24 Oct 2022 - 01:29 pm

Shanghai:Overseas business groups in China expressed on Monday wariness about President's Xi Jinping's newly unveiled leadership team and his stated priorities, with some...