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Jill Biden says Horn of Africa needs more drought relief 26 Feb 2023 - 07:15 pm

Nairobi: US First Lady Jill Biden on Sunday visited drought-affected communities in Kenya and appealed for wealthy nations to give more as the...

CIA chief says US 'confident' China mulling arms for Russia 26 Feb 2023 - 06:56 pm

Washington: The United States is "confident" that China is considering providing lethal equipment to support the Russian forces invading Ukraine, according to CIA...

Iran official says schoolgirls poisoned in holy city 26 Feb 2023 - 06:20 pm

Tehran: An Iranian deputy minister on Sunday said "some people" were poisoning schoolgirls in the holy city of Qom with the aim of...

'Dilbert' creator says his reputation is 'destroyed' after racist rant 26 Feb 2023 - 06:12 pm

Newspapers across the United States have pulled Scott Adams's long-running "Dilbert" comic strip after the cartoonist called Black Americans a "hate group" and...

Iran frees Spanish woman detained since late 2022: Madrid 26 Feb 2023 - 05:30 pm

Madrid: Iran has released a Spanish woman, Ana Baneira, who had been in detention since November, Spain's foreign minister said on Sunday. "She...

Carter: Still a model for candidates asking 'Why not me?' 26 Feb 2023 - 05:28 pm

Atlanta: As the 2024 campaign season begins, political players are looking in the mirror and deciding whether they see an American president staring...

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 hurt 26 Feb 2023 - 04:54 pm

Colombo, Sri Lanka:Police in Sri Lanka on Sunday fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters angry over a decision to postpone...

Germany wants to ease visa application for Indian IT workers 26 Feb 2023 - 04:44 pm

Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that his government wants to make it easier for information technology experts from India to...

Russia, Iran sending top envoys to UN's human rights council 26 Feb 2023 - 04:33 pm

Geneva: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will help kick off the latest and longest-ever session of the UN's top human rights body on Monday,...

Ethiopian dissident Eskinder Nega arrested: political party 26 Feb 2023 - 04:25 pm

Nairobi: Ethiopian journalist and dissident Eskinder Nega has been detained in the country's Amhara region where he is a leading opposition figure, the...

Levels of Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates plunge in south 26 Feb 2023 - 03:41 pm

Nasiriyah, Iraq: Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers have witnessed a sharp decrease in their levels in the south of the country, officials said...

More than 40 migrants die in boat wreck off Italy 26 Feb 2023 - 03:38 pm

Rome: More than 40 migrants, including a baby just a few months old, died after their overloaded boat sank early on Sunday in...

EPA orders 'pause' of derailment contaminated waste removal 26 Feb 2023 - 03:21 pm

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio: Federal environmental authorities have ordered a temporary halt in the shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery...

Los Angeles area still blanketed by snow in rare heavy storm 26 Feb 2023 - 02:57 pm

LOS ANGELES: A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures shifted its focus to southern California...

Hong Kong model’s in-laws face charges in grisly killing 26 Feb 2023 - 01:08 pm

Hong Kong: Police in Hong Kong filed murder charges against the former in-laws of a model, days after her body parts were found...

Sunak won’t sign N. Ireland deal that doesn't resolve lingering problems 26 Feb 2023 - 12:51 pm

Prime Minister RishiSunaksaid he’s determined to reach an agreement with the European Union to eliminate "serious barriers to trade” in Northern Ireland, but...

Nigeria tallies votes for new president 26 Feb 2023 - 12:50 pm

Lagos: Nigeria was counting ballots on Sunday, a day after a historically tight presidential election that has energised Africa's most populous nation, where...