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Arendse tries hat-trick helps South Africa crush Australia 08 Jul 2023 - 09:12 pm

Pretoria: Kurt-Lee Arendse scored a hat-trick of tries as understrengthSouth Africacrushed Australia 43-12 in Pretoria on Saturday in the first match of the...

US prisons severely underprepared for extreme weather 08 Jul 2023 - 05:36 pm

Texaswas among the hottest places on Earth last week as a heat wave brought misery from Mexico to Florida. While residents across the...

Four gunmen killed after attacking police station in southeast Iran 08 Jul 2023 - 04:50 pm

Tehran: Iranian Authorities on Saturday said four gunmen have been killed after attacking a police station in the city of Zahedan, the capital...

South Koreans protest Japan's plans to release treated wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant 08 Jul 2023 - 04:18 pm

SEOUL: Hundreds of people marched in South Korea’s capital on Saturday demanding Japan scrap its plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged...

Pakistan, Switzerland to cooperate on managing natural disaster risks 08 Jul 2023 - 04:17 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday his country looked forward to cooperating with Switzerland on managing the effects of climate...

Kenya tax hikes: protest death toll climbs to two 08 Jul 2023 - 03:26 pm

Nairobi: The number of people killed in protests in Kenya rose to two on Saturday, a hospital official told AFP, after opposition leader...

Dutch PM Rutte hands resignation to the king after his coalition collapsed 08 Jul 2023 - 03:12 pm

THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited the king on Saturday to turn in the resignation of his four-party coalition and...

Over 670 blazes as wildfire continues in Canada's rising temperature 08 Jul 2023 - 02:32 pm

Montreal: The number of forest fires continues to rise in Canada, climbing on Friday to more than 670 blazes -- more than 380...

Climate change has London Bridge 'falling down' 08 Jul 2023 - 02:16 pm

Britain’s increasingly extreme weather is shaking the very foundations of its centuries-old history. The nation has been experiencing prolonged periods of drought after...

Japan marks one year since assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe 08 Jul 2023 - 02:02 pm

Tokyo: Japan on Saturday marked a year since the shock assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, the country's longest-serving leader and a...

Zelensky visits island symbol of defiance as war enters 500th day 08 Jul 2023 - 11:19 am

Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited a Black Sea island whose defenders famously defied a Russian warship at the beginning of...

Dutch prime minister announces resignation after ruling coalition fails to agree on migration policy 07 Jul 2023 - 11:57 pm

THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced his resignation and that of his Cabinet on Friday, citing irreconcilable differences within his...

Zelensky meets Erdogan after securing US pledge for cluster bombs 07 Jul 2023 - 11:37 pm

Istanbul: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday entered crunch talks with Turkey's leader after securing a US pledge for cluster munitions that could...

Dutch govt collapses over migration row, say reports 07 Jul 2023 - 11:11 pm

Hague: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's coalition government collapsed after just a year and a half in office on Friday in a row...

NATO summit won't make final decision on Ukraine membership: White House 07 Jul 2023 - 10:49 pm

Washington: Ukraine's proposed entrance into NATO will be discussed but not decided at the alliance's summit next week in Vilnius, the White House...

Central Africa denies Wagner fighters are leaving 07 Jul 2023 - 10:23 pm

Libreville, Gabon: An unknown number of fighters from Russian mercenary group Wagner have been preparing to leave the Central African Republic, foreign sources...