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Biden declares disaster as California takes another storm-pounding 15 Jan 2023 - 11:40 am

Salinas, United States: US President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in California, as the latest in a succession of storm systems...

At least 40 killed in Nepal's worst air crash in nearly five years 15 Jan 2023 - 11:04 am

KATHMANDU: At least 40 people were killed on Sunday when a domestic flight crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, a Nepal aviation authority official...

At least 16 killed in Nepal air crash: Army spokesman 15 Jan 2023 - 09:57 am

KATHMANDU: At least 16 people were killed on Sunday after an aircraft crashed in western Nepal's Pokhara, an army spokesman said, as hundreds...

More classified documents found at Biden home in Delaware: White House 14 Jan 2023 - 09:47 pm

Washington: Five additional pages of classified material have been found at Joe Biden's family home in Delaware, the White House said on Saturday...

Billionaire ex-PM and retired NATO general in Czech presidential run-off 14 Jan 2023 - 09:31 pm

Prague: Billionaire former prime minister Andrej Babis and retired NATO general Petr Pavel topped the first round of the Czech presidential election on...

Zimbabwe police storm opposition MP's home, arrest 25 14 Jan 2023 - 07:53 pm

Harare: Anti-riot police stormed the house of an opposition lawmaker in Zimbabwe on Saturday and arrested the politician and 24 others who were...

California bracing for 'disastrous' floods, snow as latest storm hits 14 Jan 2023 - 07:48 pm

Los Angeles: Parts of California braced on Saturday for potentially disastrous flooding and snowfalls of up to six feet (two meters), as the...

After G7 tour, Japan PM says East Asia could be next Ukraine 14 Jan 2023 - 07:30 pm

Washington: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday he told Western powers that East Asia could be the next Ukraine, as he...

Russia's Prigozhin boasts of Wagner prowess amid wrangling with defence establishment 14 Jan 2023 - 07:22 pm

Moscow: Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, boasted of his forces' prowess on Saturday amid a simmering rivalry with the defence...

North Korea slams UN chief over nuclear criticism 14 Jan 2023 - 06:44 pm

Seoul: North Korea slammed United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday over his recent description of Pyongyang's nuclear programmes as a "clear and...

UK indicates it will send battle tanks to Ukraine 14 Jan 2023 - 06:16 pm

London: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak indicated on Saturday that Britain would send Ukraine some of its main battle tanks along with additional artillery...

Thunberg joins march on German village in protest against coal mine expansion 14 Jan 2023 - 05:40 pm

Lutzerath: Around 6,000 protesters - including climate activist Greta Thunberg - marched through mud and rain to the German village of Luetzerath on...

Russia fires new wave of missiles at Ukraine after hitting Kiev infrastructure 14 Jan 2023 - 05:18 pm

Kiev: Russia fired a second wave of missiles at Ukraine on Saturday, forcing people to take cover as sirens blared across the country...

China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month 14 Jan 2023 - 05:06 pm

Beijing: China on Saturday reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, the first major toll released by authorities since Beijing...

Iran summons UK ambassador after dual national executed 14 Jan 2023 - 04:47 pm

Tehran: Iran on Saturday summoned the British ambassador to Tehran, the foreign ministry said, hours after a British-Iranian dual national was executed for...

Bolsonaro's ex-justice minister Torres arrested in Brazilian capital 14 Jan 2023 - 04:39 pm

Brasilia: Brazil's former Justice Minister Anderson Torres, who was in charge of public security in Brasilia during the invasion of government buildings a...

Turkey ready to push for 'local ceasefires' in Ukraine 14 Jan 2023 - 04:21 pm

Istanbul: Turkey said Saturday it was ready to push for local ceasefires in Ukraine and warned that neither Moscow nor Kyiv had the...

Former Bolsonaro minister arrested over January 8 assault: Brazil media 14 Jan 2023 - 03:43 pm

Brasília: A former minister in the government of defeated Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was arrested early Saturday, local media reported, in connection with...