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Two-state solution may not be available for long: Palestinian President 15 Jul 2022 - 02:51 pm

BETHLEHEM, West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday said there was a narrowing window for the two-state solution to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian...

UK issues first extreme heat warning as record temperatures loom 15 Jul 2022 - 01:52 pm

LONDON: Britain's weather forecaster issued its first-ever red "Extreme Heat" warning for parts of England on Monday and Tuesday when temperatures are forecast...

Biden pledges $100 million for Palestinian hospitals 15 Jul 2022 - 01:17 pm

JERUSALEM: US President Joe Biden on Friday pledged an additional $100 million to support hospitals in East Jerusalem as part of a multiyear...

Will clip presidential powers and strengthen Parliament: Wickremesinghe 15 Jul 2022 - 11:53 am

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s interim president Friday until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya...

Yellen says G20 must act to address short-term food insecurity crisis 15 Jul 2022 - 11:20 am

NUSA DUA, Indonesia: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday urged Group of 20 major economies to take urgent action to address a...

Sri Lanka’s lawmakers to elect new president within a week 15 Jul 2022 - 09:30 am

Sri Lankan lawmakers will elect a new president within seven days, the parliament speaker said after he confirmed that embattled leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa...

Saudi Arabia detects its first monkeypox case 14 Jul 2022 - 10:07 pm

CAIRO: Saudi Arabia detected its first monkeypox case in the capital Riyadh for a person arriving from abroad, state news agency (SPA) reported...

Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city; 23 dead, over 100 wounded 14 Jul 2022 - 09:32 pm

VINNYTSIA, Ukraine: Russian missiles struck a city in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others,...

IMF hopes to soon resume Sri Lanka high-level discussions 14 Jul 2022 - 09:16 pm

The International Monetary Fund is still in contact with officials at technical levels within the Sri Lankan government and hopes to be able...

I know how the Ukrainian war could be resolved: Brazil's president 14 Jul 2022 - 09:02 pm

BRASILIA: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he knows how the war between Russia and Ukraine could be "resolved" and that he...

Beirut Port silos destroyed in 2020 blast may collapse: Lebanon minister 14 Jul 2022 - 08:26 pm

BEIRUT: The ruins of the Beirut Port silos, shredded in a massive explosion two years ago, are at risk of collapse because of...

Outbreaks from animals in Africa surge by 60% in last decade 14 Jul 2022 - 07:15 pm

LONDON: The number of outbreaks of diseases that jumped from animals to humans in Africa has surged by more than 60% in the...

Libya's Tripoli government appoints new oil company head despite opposition 14 Jul 2022 - 06:32 pm

TRIPOLI: Libya's Tripoli government said it had installed a new National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman in the state producer's headquarters on Thursday amid...

India reports first case of monkeypox 14 Jul 2022 - 06:13 pm

MUMBAI/BENGALURU: India reported its first confirmed case of monkeypox on Thursday, the head of the national virology institute, which tested the sample, told...

Thai elephant and baby saved in dramatic rescue from manhole 14 Jul 2022 - 06:06 pm

BANGKOK: Veterinarians and park staff pulled off a dramatic rescue of a pair of elephants in Thailand this week that saw the use...

Sri Lankan president sends resignation letter after fleeing to Singapore 14 Jul 2022 - 05:37 pm

COLOMBO/SINGAPORE: Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has submitted a letter of resignation, two government sources said on Friday, after he fled to Singapore...

Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 shot for preschoolers 14 Jul 2022 - 05:20 pm

OTTAWA, Ontario: Canadian regulators on Thursday authorized Moderna’s COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers. Health Canada said the Moderna vaccine can be given...

Outgoing Sri Lankan president lands in Singapore after fleeing uprising 14 Jul 2022 - 04:48 pm

COLOMBO/SINGAPORE: Outgoing Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed in Singapore on Thursday after fleeing mass protests over his country's economic meltdown, as troops...