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Not much progress in Black Sea grain deal talks - Russian envoy 20 Oct 2022 - 05:44 pm

Geneva: Talks on extending a July deal that resumed Ukraine Black Sea grain and fertilizer exports are not making much progress because Russian...

UK's Truss says she is resigning as PM 20 Oct 2022 - 03:52 pm

LONDON: Liz Truss said on Thursday she was resigning as prime minister, brought down by her economic programme that sent shockwaves through the...

'Tsunami of need' - UK's biggest food bank network launches emergency appeal 20 Oct 2022 - 03:29 pm

LONDON: Britain's biggest food bank network on Thursday launched an emergency appeal, warning it faces its most difficult winter ever as more people...

Norway intel agency takes over probe into drone sightings 20 Oct 2022 - 02:04 pm

Norway's domestic security agency on Wednesday took over investigations of drone sightings near key infrastructure sites hours after the airport in the country's...

Spain to send up to eight fighter jets to Bulgaria 20 Oct 2022 - 01:31 pm

Spain will send up to eight warplanes to Bulgaria next month to help with the its air policing tasks amid the Russian invasion...

Israeli forces detain five Palestinians from southern West Bank 20 Oct 2022 - 01:08 pm

Israeli forcesdetained five Palestinians from the southern West Bank, according to Palestinian News Agency. Israeli forces rounded up a Palestinian and ransacked his...

Diwali firecracker users face up to six months in jail under New Delhi anti-pollution drive 20 Oct 2022 - 12:44 pm

New Delhi: Festival-goers who let off firecrackers in NewDelhiduring this year's Diwali face up to six months in jail, the city's environment minister...

Ukraine to overhaul legislation on genetically-modified crops 20 Oct 2022 - 12:24 pm

Kyiv: Ukraine, which prohibits the cultivation of genetically-modified crops, plans to revamp its legislation in response to a growing illicit market for the...

Germany's Scholz blasts Putin's 'scorched earth' tactics, warns on gas price cap 20 Oct 2022 - 12:19 pm

Berlin:Russian President Vladimir Putin is using energy and hunger as weapons but has failed to break the West's unity and will not achieve...

Chad declares state of emergency after worst flooding in three decades 20 Oct 2022 - 12:17 pm

Chad introduced a state of emergency after flooding that’s displaced more than 1 million people and destroyed thousands of hectares of cropland. Higher...

Cough syrup banned in Indonesia after deadly kidney cases 20 Oct 2022 - 12:11 pm

Indonesia has halted sales of medicinal syrup after 99 children died of acute kidney injuries this year. The ban will remain until the...

Unseasonal rain, crop losses could keep India's food inflation high 20 Oct 2022 - 09:34 am

Kadadhe, India: Indian rice farmer Ibrahim Shaikh says he looked up at the sky daily and prayed for unseasonal rains to stop. His...

Turkish President and Ukrainian counterpart discuss war developments 19 Oct 2022 - 11:43 pm

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed, in a phone call today, with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, the latest developments of the...

Venezuela gives US two months to request 'Fat Leonard' extradition 19 Oct 2022 - 11:37 pm

Caracas: Venezuela's top court has ruled to give the US government 60 days to request the extradition of fugitive Malaysian businessman Leonard Glenn...

Qatar Chamber calls for Gulf private sector incentives to invest in green economy 19 Oct 2022 - 11:01 pm

Riyadh: Qatar Chamber has called for the necessity of adopting industrial strategies that give incentives to the private sector in the Gulf region...

Ghana traders close shops to protest worsening economy 19 Oct 2022 - 10:34 pm

Accra: Streets were quiet in the normally bustling heart of Accra's central business district on Wednesday as traders in the Ghanaian capital closed...

US charges five with shipping military items to sanctioned Russian companies 19 Oct 2022 - 10:19 pm

New York: US prosecutors on Wednesday charged five Russian nationals for sanctions evasion and other charges for using a German company to ship...

Italy’s Berlusconi blames Zelenskiy for Russia’s invasion 19 Oct 2022 - 10:15 pm

Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi told lawmakers that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pushed Russian President Vladimir Putin into an endless war, according to an audio...