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Demonstrations in Sudan demanding civilian government 17 Jul 2022 - 10:02 pm

Khartoum: The security authorities in Sudan repelled demonstrations in the Khartoum State today, called for by the Central Resistance Committees in Sudan. Additionally,...

Pakistan expects to get $4 billion financing from friendly nations 17 Jul 2022 - 09:32 pm

Pakistan expects to receive about $4 billion external financing from friendly countries after July, following an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on...

Ghana confirms two cases of highly infectious Marburg virus 17 Jul 2022 - 08:56 pm

Ghana has officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, its health service said on Sunday,...

Europe counts cost of wildfires as UK braces for record heatwave 17 Jul 2022 - 08:36 pm

Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes across Europe as deadly wildfires sparked by soaring temperatures burn down swathes of...

20 police officers injured in school campus clashes in south India 17 Jul 2022 - 07:08 pm

MUMBAI: At least 20 police officers were injured on Sunday in southern India while trying to prevent a mob from burning buses parked...

UN says flooding kills 7 people in Sudan’s Darfur region 17 Jul 2022 - 03:54 pm

CAIRO: Flash floods triggered by seasonal torrential rains in Sudan’s western Darfur region killed at least seven people, including children, the U.N. and...

3-Crew members killed in Ukraine cargo plane crash in northern Greece 17 Jul 2022 - 02:33 pm

ATHENS: A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday,...

Russia says it shot down Ukrainian MI-17 helicopter, SU-25 aircraft 17 Jul 2022 - 02:03 pm

MOSCOW: Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday its aircraft shot down a Ukrainian MI-17 helicopter near the eastern town of Sloviansk and a...

Spain, Portugal battle wildfires as heatwaves scorch southern Europe 17 Jul 2022 - 01:51 pm

LISBON: Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control wildfires burning across thousands of hectares of land in countries including Spain, Greece...

China floods leave at least 12 dead, thousands evacuated 17 Jul 2022 - 01:07 pm

BEIJING: Flash floods in southwest and northwest China have left at least a dozen dead and put thousands of others in harm's way,...

India's COVID vaccinations hit 2 bln, new cases at four-month high 17 Jul 2022 - 12:57 pm

NEW DELHI: The Indian government's COVID-19 vaccinations hit 2 billion on Sunday, with booster doses underway for all adults, as daily infections hit...

South Korea, US Defense Ministers to discuss common defense situation next week 17 Jul 2022 - 12:07 pm

Seoul:The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States have agreed to hold talks in Washington next week to discuss the bilateral...

Latin America currency declines threaten more rate hikes, intervention 17 Jul 2022 - 10:46 am

Latin American central banks may need to extend already long and deep rate hiking cycles to shore up battered currencies that are threatening...

UK launches aviation charter to address airport disruption 17 Jul 2022 - 10:23 am

LONDON: The British government launched an "Aviation Passenger Charter" on Sunday to help passengers know their rights if they are faced with problems...

China Covid cases jump; officials say still ‘severe’ in Shanghai 17 Jul 2022 - 10:07 am

New Covid cases in China continued to climb as outbreaks in some regions widened, with authorities in Shanghai saying the situation in the...

'I worry about this place': A day in Ukraine's Donetsk 17 Jul 2022 - 10:04 am

POKROVSK, Ukraine: On the morning of Day 142 of the war in Ukraine, the mayor of a community slipping closer to the front...

Technical problem forces IndiGo plane to land in Karachi -ANI 17 Jul 2022 - 09:53 am

NEW DELHI:India's biggest airline, IndiGo, diverted a plane to Karachi in neighbouring Pakistan due to a "technical defect", local news agencies reported on...