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Arizona judge dismisses election denier Kari Lake's bid to overturn vote results 24 Dec 2022 - 10:24 pm

Arizona: An Arizona judge on Saturday rejected defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake's effort to overturn the results of her election loss in...

Salvadoran troops encircle district in second major gangs crackdown 24 Dec 2022 - 10:16 pm

San Salvador: More than 1,000 soldiers surrounded a district in El Salvador's capital on Saturday as part of President Nayib Bukele's war on...

Ukraine will create its own Christmas miracle, Zelensky says in defiant message 24 Dec 2022 - 10:07 pm

Kiev: Ukrainians will create their own miracle this Christmas by showing they remain unbowed despite Russian attacks that have plunged millions into darkness,...

US deep freeze leaves nearly 2 million without power, thousands of flights canceled 24 Dec 2022 - 09:53 pm

New York: An arctic blast gripped much of the United States on Saturday leaving nearly 2 million without power, at least 14 dead...

Harry and Meghan dismiss Sun apology for offending column as 'PR stunt' 24 Dec 2022 - 09:34 pm

London: Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Saturday dismissed an apology by the tabloid Sun newspaper for publishing a column highly...

Head of major Russian shipyard dies suddenly, no cause given 24 Dec 2022 - 09:00 pm

Moscow: A major Russian shipyard that specialises in building non-nuclear submarines said its general director had died suddenly on Saturday after 11 years...

Nine killed in fuel tanker explosion near Johannesburg: rescuers 24 Dec 2022 - 06:45 pm

Johannesburg: Nine people died and 40 others were injured in Boksburg, a city east of Johannesburg, when a fuel tanker exploded, emergency services...

Kurds clash with police in Paris for second day after killings 24 Dec 2022 - 06:31 pm

Paris: Clashes broke out for a second day in Paris on Saturday between police and members of the Kurdish community angry at the...

Eastern Libyan leader announces 'final chance' for elections -TV 24 Dec 2022 - 06:06 pm

Benghazi: The Libyan National Army of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar on Saturday announced "a final opportunity" to draw up a road map for...

Taliban orders NGOs to ban female employees from coming to work 24 Dec 2022 - 05:56 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGO) to stop female employees from coming to work, according...

Zelensky blasts Russian 'terror' after Kherson city shelled 24 Dec 2022 - 04:45 pm

Kherson: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday blasted Russian "terror" after shelling on Christmas Eve left at least seven dead and 58 injured...

German inflation to stay high for two years, says adviser 24 Dec 2022 - 04:32 pm

Berlin: Inflation is likely to remain high for another two years as companies pass on higher input costs and in some cases exaggerate...

Santa Claus undaunted by arctic blast, US military says 24 Dec 2022 - 04:18 pm

Denver: USmilitary officials have assured anxious children the arctic blast and snowstorm that wreaked havoc on USairline traffic this week will not prevent...

'Where else can I go?': Migrants face freezing Christmas at US-Mexico border 24 Dec 2022 - 04:13 pm

Matamoros: Hundreds of migrants prepared to camp in the cold at Mexico's northern border over Christmas, hoping for a swift reversal in US...

Twenty-two killed in fire at nursing home in Russia 24 Dec 2022 - 03:36 pm

Moscow: A fire erupted overnight in a private illegal nursing home in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, killing 22 people, Russia's investigative committee...

Zambia abolishes death penalty 24 Dec 2022 - 02:39 pm

Lusaka: Zambian rights activists Saturday hailed as a "huge milestone" a decision to scrap two British colonial-era laws: the death penalty and making...

Ukraine says Russian strike kills 5 in Kherson 24 Dec 2022 - 02:14 pm

KYIV:A Russian strike on Ukraine's recently-liberated city of Kherson killed at least five people and wounded another 35 on Saturday, authorities said, in...