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India warns freeing workers trapped for six days will 'take time' 17 Nov 2023 - 01:51 pm

Dehradun, India: Indian rescuers said Friday they had drilled less than halfway through the debris to reach 40 men trapped in a collapsed...

PRCS says ambulances detained and searched by Israeli forces 17 Nov 2023 - 12:55 pm

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says ambulance crews were detained and searched by Israeli forces at Ibn Sina Hospital. They added that...

China renews orange alert for snowstorms 17 Nov 2023 - 12:31 pm

BEIJING: China's National Meteorological Center renewed an orange alert for snowstorms on Friday, warning that blizzards are expected to hit parts of the...

Magnitude 6.7 quake shakes southern Philippines: USGS 17 Nov 2023 - 11:47 am

Manila: A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, causing people to flee buildings and...

Marcos says to meet with Xi to ease South China sea tensions 17 Nov 2023 - 11:39 am

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he will have a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping for a second time this year to...

Chicago commuter train crashes into rail equipment, nearly 40 injured, some seriously 17 Nov 2023 - 09:46 am

Chicago: A Chicago commuter train collided with rail equipment Thursday morning, injuring nearly 40 people, some of them critically, fire officials said. The...

Pandas could return to US after Xi-Biden summit 16 Nov 2023 - 09:02 pm

San Francisco: Chinese President Xi Jinping appears ready to deploy his country's soft power after his summit with US President Joe Biden --...

Telecom blackout in Gaza as fuel runs out 16 Nov 2023 - 07:52 pm

Doha, Qatar: Palestine's main telecom companies including Ooredoo, Paltel and Jawwal announced on Facebook that all services in the Gaza Strip have gone...

US continuing jobless claims rise to highest in almost two years 16 Nov 2023 - 05:20 pm

Continuing applications for US unemployment benefits rose to the highest level in almost two years, underscoring the increasing challenges unemployed workers are facing...

12-year-old girl charged over fatal stabbing in Australia's Melbourne 16 Nov 2023 - 04:01 pm

SYDNEY: A 12-year-old girl has been charged over a fatal stabbing in the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday, said local police. According...

Finland to close border crossings with Russia over migrant influx 16 Nov 2023 - 03:59 pm

Helsinki: Finland will close four of its eight eastern border crossings with Russia early Saturday, the government said, accusing Moscow of deliberately turning...

Sanchez gets new term as Spanish PM despite amnesty row 16 Nov 2023 - 03:41 pm

Madrid: Pedro Sanchez won the backing of Spain's parliament on Thursday for another term as prime minister, with the country divided over his...

Biden, Xi restore military ties despite 'dictator' comment 16 Nov 2023 - 03:14 pm

Woodside, United States: US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed at their first summit in a year on Wednesday to...

EU agrees data-sharing scheme for Airbnb-style rentals 16 Nov 2023 - 02:33 pm

Brussels: An EU-wide data-sharing scheme for Airbnb and similar rentals to help crack down on illegal short-term lets is a step closer after...

German train drivers' strike causes disruption 16 Nov 2023 - 02:18 pm

Frankfurt, Germany: A strike by German train drivers caused widespread disruption on the country's rail network Thursday, as their union pushes for improved...

Video: Split sunset in Florida stuns netizens 16 Nov 2023 - 01:53 pm

Doha, Qatar: A video shared on social media that shows the sky split in two different shades, yellow and red on one side...

South Koreans sit key exam as flights halted to limit distraction 16 Nov 2023 - 01:40 pm

Seoul: More than half a million students in South Korea sat the crucial national university entrance exam Thursday, with authorities taking extraordinary measures,...