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Hong Kong jails first person for insulting national anthem 10 Nov 2022 - 12:56 pm

Hong Kong: A Hong Konger who waved a colonial-era flag while watching a public broadcast of the Tokyo Olympics became the first person...

Republicans close in on US House majority, Senate still up for grabs 10 Nov 2022 - 08:30 am

Washington: Republicans were edging closer to securing a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives early on Thursday, while control of the Senate...

Moscow-installed official in Ukraine's Kherson dies in car crash 09 Nov 2022 - 11:53 pm

Moscow: The Moscow-installed deputy head of Ukraine's southern Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, has died in a car crash, officials said on Wednesday. Stremousov,...

DR Congo military, rebels resume fighting: residents 09 Nov 2022 - 11:46 pm

Goma: Fighting resumed on Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo between the military and armed group M23, residents told AFP, a day...

Iran offers nothing new in latest meeting, UN nuclear watchdog says 09 Nov 2022 - 11:35 pm

Sharm El-Sheikh: The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday said Iran did not offer anything new during a recent meeting in...

Unidentified drone strike targets Iranian fuel convoy in Syria -Iraqi sources 09 Nov 2022 - 10:21 pm

Baghdad / Beirut: At least two fuel trucks were destroyed in an air strike by an unidentified drone on the Syrian side of...

WHO urges 'immediate' food, medical aid for Tigray 09 Nov 2022 - 09:44 pm

Geneva: The WHO called on Wednesday for a massive influx of food and medicines into Ethiopia's Tigray region following the ceasefire deal, saying...

Biden White House cheers 'red ripple' as Republicans underperform midterm forecasts 09 Nov 2022 - 08:39 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden, who declared optimism about the midterm elections this week despite opinion polls predicting Republican wins, had reason to...

Brussels urges 'immediate disembarkation' of Ocean Viking migrants 09 Nov 2022 - 08:30 pm

Brussels: The European Commission Wednesday waded into a dispute over 234 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean and stuck aboard a ship after Italy...

Runoff election in Georgia may decide fate of US Senate, again 09 Nov 2022 - 07:08 pm

Washington: Control of the US Senate may once again be decided in Georgia, weeks after Election Day as a tight race between Democratic...

Russia orders withdrawal of troops around Ukraine's Kherson city 09 Nov 2022 - 07:04 pm

KYIV/NOVOOLEXANDRIVKA: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday ordered his troops to withdraw from the west bank of the Dnipro River in the...

Women stopped from entering amusement parks in Afghan capital 09 Nov 2022 - 06:34 pm

Kabul: Afghan women were stopped from entering amusement parks in Kabul on Wednesday after the Taliban's morality ministry said there would be restrictions...

Midterm race for US Congress is tight, no Republican 'red wave' 09 Nov 2022 - 05:23 pm

PHOENIX, Arizona: Republicans made modest gains in US midterm elections but Democrats performed better than expected, leaving control of Congress and the future...

France-UK to hold defence summit in early 2023: Macron 09 Nov 2022 - 05:10 pm

Toulon, France: Britain and France will hold a summit in the first quarter of 2023 aimed at reinforcing their military and defence cooperation,...

Democrats hold back 'red wave' in cliff-hanger US midterms 09 Nov 2022 - 04:47 pm

Washington: Republican hopes of a "red wave" carrying them to power in the US Congress faded Wednesday as Joe Biden'sDemocratsput up a stronger-than-expected...

Zimbabwe miners say costs, power shortages dampen 2023 growth prospects 09 Nov 2022 - 03:45 pm

Harare: Zimbabwe’s miners face rising costs and persistent electricity shortages which will impact the sector’s growth prospects next year, an industry body said...

Germany's huge Wirecard fraud trial to start in December 09 Nov 2022 - 03:36 pm

Frankfurt: Wirecard's former CEO Markus Braun will go on trial from December 8 to answer fraud charges in Germany's biggest-ever accounting scandal, a...