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Russia says it downed drone attack on Putin’s Kremlin residence 03 May 2023 - 03:20 pm

Russiasaid it defeated an attack by a pair of drones on President Vladimir Putin’s residence in the Kremlin in Moscow Tuesday night, blaming...

Kuwait Cabinet agrees on draft decree for parliament vote 03 May 2023 - 02:43 pm

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Cabinet approved on Wednesday a draft decree calling for National Assembly (parliament) elections to take place on Tuesday (June 6,...

Suspect in Texas neighbor slayings arrested 03 May 2023 - 02:30 pm

Washington: A man accused of massacring five neighbors after they asked him to stop firing his rifle in his yard was captured Tuesday...

White House calls in tech firms to talk AI risks 03 May 2023 - 02:20 pm

Washington: The White House plans to meet with top executives from Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic on Thursday to discuss the promise and...

Teenage boy kills 8 children, guard at school in Belgrade 03 May 2023 - 02:12 pm

Belgrade, Serbia: A teenage boy opened fire at a school in Serbia's capital Wednesday, killing eight children and a school guard, police said....

12 die in explosion, helicopter crash during Chinese holiday 03 May 2023 - 02:07 pm

Beijing: At least nine people were killed in an explosion at a Chinese petrochemical plant and three others died in a helicopter crash...

Indian no-frills air carrier Go First files for bankruptcy 03 May 2023 - 01:23 pm

New Delhi: No-frills Indian air carrier Go First filed for bankruptcy and suspended its flights for three days starting Wednesday, causing hardships for...

Coffee drinkers pay more as farmers prefer durians in Vietnam 03 May 2023 - 01:07 pm

Vietnam’s production of robusta coffee likely shrank this year to the smallest in four years as farmers focused more on growing durians and...

Belarus: Dissident journalist sentenced to 8 years in prison 03 May 2023 - 12:56 pm

Tallinn, Estonia: A court in Belarus has convicted a dissident journalist who was removed from a commercial airplane that was forced to land...

UK 'ready to deal' with coronation threats after man arrested 03 May 2023 - 12:17 pm

London: UK security services are "ready to deal" with the challenges presented by the coronation, the government said Wednesday, after the arrest of...

Ukraine frontline city announces 58-hour curfew from Friday 03 May 2023 - 12:10 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: The city of Kherson near the front line in southern Ukraine will be under curfew for 58 hours from Friday evening,...

Police arrest suspect after school shooting in Serbia capital: ministry 03 May 2023 - 12:01 pm

Belgrade: Serbian police arrested a student following a shooting at a school in the capital Belgrade on Wednesday, according to the interior ministry....

Teenage boy opens fire in school in Serbia capital 03 May 2023 - 11:00 am

Belgrade: A teenage boy opened fire early Wednesday in a school in central Belgrade, causing injuries, Serbian police said. Police received a call...

Arrests in Germany in European anti-mafia raid 03 May 2023 - 10:35 am

Berlin: German police have made several arrests as part of a "wide-scale" operation against the Italian 'Ndrangheta mafia in several European countries, German...

Writers strike looks to be a long fight, as Hollywood braces 03 May 2023 - 10:06 am

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood writers picketing to preserve pay and job security outside major studios and streamers braced for a long fight at the...

Man held after 'shotgun cartridges' thrown into Buckingham Palace: police 03 May 2023 - 12:05 am

London: Police in London arrested a man on Tuesday after items thought to be shotgun cartridges were thrown into the grounds of Buckingham...

Brazil orders Google to halt campaign against speech bill 02 May 2023 - 11:52 pm

BRASILIA: Brazil’s Justice Ministry on Tuesday ordered Google to stop conducting what it called a propaganda campaign against Brazilian legislation aimed at curbing...