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Mexican families fret over fate of migrants trapped in Texas truck 29 Jun 2022 - 02:31 pm

Oaxaca City, Mexico: Before he began the journey that ended in disaster, Jose Luis Vasquez lived in a remote mountainous community in southern...

Turkey says it will renew extradition requests to Finland, Sweden after NATO deal 29 Jun 2022 - 01:24 pm

Ankara: Turkey will renew a request for Sweden and Finland to extradite individuals it considers terrorists after the countries reached a deal over...

Uber hikes UAE fares as petrol prices surge 29 Jun 2022 - 01:05 pm

Uber Technologies Inc.fares in the United Arab Emirates amid a surge in petrol prices that have outpaced increases in oil-rich states. The ride-hailing...

Taiwan rebuffs Philippines complaint about S.China Sea live fire drills 29 Jun 2022 - 11:38 am

Taipei: Taiwan on Wednesday rebuffed a complaint from the Philippines about live fire drills around a Taiwan-controlled island deep in the South China...

French parliament elects woman as its speaker, for 1st time 28 Jun 2022 - 09:08 pm

Paris: France’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday elected Yaël Braun-Pivet of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance as its new speaker. She is...

Taliban to hold major meeting with representatives from across Afghanistan 28 Jun 2022 - 07:54 pm

Kabul: Thousands of religious scholars and ethnic leaders from across Afghanistan will gather this week to discuss key issues for the first time...

Britain’s noisiest protester to be silenced by new law on sound 28 Jun 2022 - 06:05 pm

Britain’s noisiest protester, who has been bombarding Parliament with music and anti-Brexit slogans for years, faces being silenced after a new law on...

G7 leaders pledge $5 billion to enhance global food security 28 Jun 2022 - 05:46 pm

Berlin: A US official announced on Tuesday that the leaders of the Group of 7 (G7) countries pledged to dedicate $5 billion in...

Shanghai Disneyland to reopen June 30 as China eases Covid-19 curbs 28 Jun 2022 - 05:22 pm

Shanghai Disneyland is set to reopen this week with limited capacity and enhanced health and safety protocols, after a months-long shutdown because of...

India to increase car-crash test speed to reflect faster traffic 28 Jun 2022 - 03:06 pm

New Delhi: India aims to improve car safety standards and will raise the speed in its crash tests as better roads increase the...

Britons seek cheaper food in 'unprecedented' cost of living crisis: Sainsbury's 28 Jun 2022 - 03:03 pm

London: Cash-strapped Britons are buying more cheap frozen food to help cut waste and cope with "unprecedented" soaring living costs, the boss of...

Cash-starved Sri Lanka to end fuel duopoly to ease shortages 28 Jun 2022 - 02:39 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka will allow companies from oil-producing countries to import and sell fuel, the power and energy minister said on Tuesday, ending...

Germany backs EU fossil fuel car phaseout, with slight change 28 Jun 2022 - 01:42 pm

Luxembourg: Germany can support a European Union proposal to effectively ban new fossil fuel car sales from 2035, if an option is added...

Ukraine mourns shopping mall attack victims, war crimes team on the scene 28 Jun 2022 - 01:22 pm

Kremenchuk: War crimes investigators on Tuesday inspected the charred remains of a shopping mall devastated by a Russian missile strike as Ukraine mourned...

Arrest of Indian Muslim journalist sparks widespread outrage 28 Jun 2022 - 11:53 am

New Delhi: Police in India’s capital New Delhi arrested a Muslim journalist Monday evening for allegedly hurting religious sentiments in what many have...

Chlorine gas leak kills 12, injures 251 at Jordan port 28 Jun 2022 - 10:52 am

At least 12 people died and 251 were injured in a chlorine gas leak from a storage tank at Jordan'sAqabaport, officials and state...

Building collapse kills 3 people in India's Mumbai city 28 Jun 2022 - 10:48 am

Mumbai, India: A dilapidated residential building collapsed in India's financial and entertainment capital, Mumbai, killing at least three people and injuring 11 others,...

Tokyo June heatwave worst since 1875 as power supply creaks under strain 28 Jun 2022 - 09:59 am

Tokyo: Japan baked under scorching temperatures for a fourth successive day on Tuesday, as the capital's heat broke nearly 150-year-old records for June...