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Bangladesh police clash with protesters blockading capital 29 Jul 2023 - 11:35 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse stone-throwing crowds blockading major roads in the capital Dhaka on Saturday in...

Greek blazes mostly under control: fire fighters 29 Jul 2023 - 11:15 am

Athens: Wildfires that have scorched Greece for more than two weeks were on Saturday mostly under control, but firefighters remained in key hotspots...

US to give Taiwan $345 million in arms over China protest 29 Jul 2023 - 10:48 am

The US will supply Taiwan with $345 million in defense equipment, services and training, using the fast-track authority that it has relied on...

Chopper crash pauses Australia-US military exercise, four missing 29 Jul 2023 - 10:34 am

Brisbane, Australia: Australia paused a major military exercise with the United States on Saturday, after a defencehelicoptertaking part in the drills crashed into...

Biden touts US ‘factory boom’ in bid to sell voters on economy 28 Jul 2023 - 10:19 pm

President Joe Biden said the US was experiencing a surge in manufacturing that was delivering higher wages to American workers as he sought...

Army general declares himself Niger leader 28 Jul 2023 - 08:01 pm

Niamey: Niger's putschists named an army general as the new leader of the unstable jihadist-hit nation on Friday and warned that any foreign...

Putin gifts Zimbabwe leader Mnangagwa presidential helicopter, grain 28 Jul 2023 - 07:29 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin handed Zimbabwean leader Emmerson Mnangagwa a presidential helicopter, according to the African nation’s government, as a show of their...

US withdraws embassy staff from Haiti due to deteriorating security 28 Jul 2023 - 06:34 pm

Port Au Prince: The United States of America has decided to withdraw all embassy personnel and their families from Haiti, excluding emergency staff,...

Niger general who led coup asks for support from the people and international partners 28 Jul 2023 - 05:25 pm

Niamey,Niger:The general who led a coup inNigerdefended the takeover on state television Friday and asked for support from the nation and international partners,...

Court green lights expanding London's road pollution charge 28 Jul 2023 - 02:00 pm

London: The High Court in London ruled Friday that contentious plans by the city's mayor to extend a scheme requiring more polluting vehicles...

Death toll from Philippine boat accident rises to 26 28 Jul 2023 - 12:42 pm

Manila: An overloaded passenger boat that capsized in a Philippine lake has killed 26 people, the coast guard said Friday, as the search...

Battle against Greece wildfires 'improving': fire service 28 Jul 2023 - 12:14 pm

Athens: The fight against deadly wildfires raging in Greece for more than a week is improving, the fire service said on Friday, warning...

Typhoon Doksuri batters China with high winds and rain 28 Jul 2023 - 11:08 am

Beijing: Typhoon Doksuri hit southeastern China on Friday morning, bringing high winds and battering rains to coastal areas after the deadly storm bypassed...

Dutch race to put out blaze on car ship 28 Jul 2023 - 09:34 am

The Hague: Authorities were racing Thursday to prevent a possible ecological disaster off the Dutch coast where a blaze raged aboard a car...

Niger's president vows democracy will prevail after mutinous soldiers detain him and declare a coup 27 Jul 2023 - 09:09 pm

Niamey, Niger:Niger's president defiantly declared Thursday that democracy would prevail, a day after mutinous soldiers detained him and announced they had seized power...

France condemns Niger coup, calls for president to be released 27 Jul 2023 - 08:58 pm

Paris: France on Thursday condemned "all attempts to seize power by force" in Niger and demanded the release of the president seized by...

Xi pledges closer ties with Indonesia after Jokowi meeting 27 Jul 2023 - 07:10 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Indonesian leader Joko Widodo to strengthen ties as the Southeast Asian nation seeks more investment from its...