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Poland opens new sea waterway to cut dependence from Russia 17 Sep 2022 - 04:25 pm

WARSAW: Poland’s top leaders celebrated the opening on Saturday of a new - albeit unfinished - canal that they say will mean ships...

Lebanon thwarts attempt to smuggle over one million Captagon pills to Gulf country 17 Sep 2022 - 03:10 pm

Doha: Lebanese officials foiled a drug smuggling operation involving over one million Captagon pills today at the port of Beirut. The Lebanese Minister...

Hong Kong tightens provisional vaccine pass rules for travelers 17 Sep 2022 - 01:58 pm

Hong Kong’s government has tightened the issuance of provisional vaccine passes to incoming travelers, closing a loophole that allowed unvaccinated visitors from mainland...

Man arrested after 'disturbance' as line to see queen swells 17 Sep 2022 - 01:16 pm

London: Thousands of people spent London’s coldest night in months huddled in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, and authorities...

Cleanup day comes to Philippine capital's polluted bay 17 Sep 2022 - 11:58 am

Manila: Hundreds of volunteers joined a mass cleanup drive along the coast of the polluted Manila Bay in the Philippine capital to mark...

Britain says Ukraine continues its offensive in northeast 17 Sep 2022 - 11:41 am

Ukraine continues offensive operations in the northeast of the country while Russian forces have established a defensive line between the Oskil River and...

Britain urges people not to travel to join queen's queue 17 Sep 2022 - 11:38 am

London: The British government urged people on Saturday not to travel to join the queue to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth...

Nepal landslide kills 14, 10 missing 17 Sep 2022 - 11:34 am

A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed at least 14 people and injured seven in westernNepal, officials said on Saturday, as rescue workers...

Israeli demolition spree continues with 44 Palestinian-owned structures 17 Sep 2022 - 11:08 am

The Israeli occupation authorities demolished, confiscated, or forced people to demolish 44 Palestinian-owned structures in East Jerusalem and Area C of the West...

Cheetahs return to India after 70-year absence 17 Sep 2022 - 10:44 am

London/New Delhi: Eight radio-collared African cheetahs step out on to the grassland of Kuno National Park in central India, their final destination after...

Japan warns powerful typhoon to hit southern region on Sunday 17 Sep 2022 - 10:14 am

Tokyo: The Japan Meteorological Agency warned on Saturday of a large and powerful typhoon expected to reach landfall in the southern island of...

Bahrain detects first monkeypox case: state media 17 Sep 2022 - 08:24 am

Dubai: Bahrainhas detected its first monkeypox case, the state news agency BNA said on Friday, citing the health ministry. The ministry said the...

King Charles stands vigil as Queen's lying-in-state queue swells 17 Sep 2022 - 12:12 am

LONDON: King Charles and his siblings stood vigil by the coffin of their late mother Queen Elizabeth on Friday as tens of thousands...

Top Congo presidential adviser resigns after allegedly requesting bribe on tape 16 Sep 2022 - 10:48 pm

KINSHASA: A top adviser to the Democratic Republic of Congo's president Felix Tshisekedi has resigned after he was allegedly caught on tape negotiating...

Mourners brave 24-hour wait in chilly London to see the Queen's coffin 16 Sep 2022 - 10:34 pm

LONDON: The entry to an already miles-long queue to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state in London resumed after a pause on Friday,...

Blinken accuses Russia of war crimes as Ukraine cites mass grave 16 Sep 2022 - 10:13 pm

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the US claim that Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine amid reports that Ukrainian forces...

Indian PM Modi tells Russia's Putin now 'is not an era of war' 16 Sep 2022 - 08:14 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now is not a time for war, with...

UN allows Ukraine's Zelenskiy to address world leaders next week via video 16 Sep 2022 - 08:02 pm

NEW YORK: The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Friday said it will allow Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to address the annual gathering...