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Russia about to 'run out of steam' in Ukraine, says British spy chief 21 Jul 2022 - 08:14 pm

Russia's military is likely to start an operational pause of some kind in Ukraine in the coming weeks, giving Kyiv a key opportunity...

Murmu becomes first tribal leader elected as India’s president 21 Jul 2022 - 07:33 pm

Droupadi Murmu has been elected as president of India, becoming the first tribal politician to occupy the top constitutional post in the world’s...

WHO moves to roll out first malaria vaccine in Africa 21 Jul 2022 - 06:36 pm

BLANTYRE, Malawi: As the World Health Organization announces the next step in its rollout of the world’s first authorized malaria vaccine in three...

Italian PM Draghi resigns after coalition deserts him 21 Jul 2022 - 06:20 pm

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi quit on Thursday after his national unity government fell apart, setting the country on course for an...

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'mild symptoms' 21 Jul 2022 - 05:48 pm

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the...

Hungary foreign minister to meet Russia's Lavrov on Thursday 21 Jul 2022 - 03:28 pm

BUDAPEST:Hungary's foreign minister travelled to Moscow on Thursday and will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak,...

German vaccine panel to recruit more experts to be more pandemic-minded 21 Jul 2022 - 02:58 pm

FRANKFURT: Germany's vaccine advisory panel STIKO will be expanded to include more experts on pandemics, following controversy over the speed of the recommendations...

Kremlin spokesman: Moscow-Kyiv dialogue 'possible' 21 Jul 2022 - 02:11 pm

Moscow:Russia's Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said Thursday there is a possibility for a Moscow-Kyiv dialogue, stressing that both Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Morocco, Malawi Foreign Ministers discuss bilateral relations 21 Jul 2022 - 01:43 pm

Rabat:Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita discussed with his Malawian counterpart Nancy Tembo, who is currently visiting Morocco, the bilateral relations between the two...

Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude strikes eastern Samar province of the Philippines 21 Jul 2022 - 01:37 pm

Manila:An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale struck Eastern Samar Province and surrounding areas in the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology...

European wildfire threat recedes as temperatures drop 21 Jul 2022 - 01:30 pm

MADRID: Europe’s recent spate of wildfires abated amid cooler temperatures Thursday, with no outbreaks reported in Portugal while French firefighters started to get...

UK regulators tell airlines: minimise flight disruptions or face action 21 Jul 2022 - 01:26 pm

LONDON: Britain's competition and aviation regulators warned airlines on Thursday of potential enforcement action if travellers faced more flight disruptions and cancellations through...

Tokyo hits pandemic record on rise of new Covid subvariants 21 Jul 2022 - 01:21 pm

Tokyo will report its highest number of Covid cases for the entire pandemic on Thursday, Nippon Television reported, driven by the spread of...

U.S. Capitol probe's 'season finale' to focus on Trump supporters' three-hour rage 21 Jul 2022 - 01:16 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. congressional probe of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by Donald Trump supporters wraps up its summer hearings on...

Biden seeking $37B for fighting crime, hiring more police 21 Jul 2022 - 12:30 pm

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is proposing to spend roughly $37 billion for fighting and preventing crime, including $13 billion to help communities hire...