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US charges five with shipping military items to sanctioned Russian companies 19 Oct 2022 - 10:19 pm

New York: US prosecutors on Wednesday charged five Russian nationals for sanctions evasion and other charges for using a German company to ship...

Italy’s Berlusconi blames Zelenskiy for Russia’s invasion 19 Oct 2022 - 10:15 pm

Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi told lawmakers that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pushed Russian President Vladimir Putin into an endless war, according to an audio...

New Italy government will be pro-NATO, pro-Europe, says Meloni 19 Oct 2022 - 10:05 pm

ROME: Giorgia Meloni, who is expected to be Italy's next prime minister, threw down the gauntlet to her right-wing coalition partners on Wednesday,...

North Korea fires artillery shells to send 'serious warning' to South Korea 19 Oct 2022 - 08:03 pm

Seoul: North Korea fired 100 more artillery shells off its west coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, just hours after it launched...

Minister departs UK govt in new blow to embattled Liz Truss 19 Oct 2022 - 07:51 pm

London: British Prime Minister Liz Truss described herself as "a fighter and not a quitter” on Wednesday as she faced down a hostile...

Macron visits Paris mosque to mark its 100th anniversary 19 Oct 2022 - 07:44 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron visited Paris’ central mosque on Wednesday to mark 100 years since it was built -- a presidential stop...

EU to add new Iran sanctions over drone supplies to Russia 19 Oct 2022 - 07:03 pm

Paris/Brussels: European Union governments will agree to impose new sanctions on Iranian generals and entities over the use of Iranian-made drones in Russian...

Strike ends at one of TotalEnergies's French refineries 19 Oct 2022 - 06:29 pm

Paris: Workers voted to end a strike at one of TotalEnergies' French refineries on Wednesday, bolstering the government's hopes the supply situation at...

India stops Pulitzer-winning journalist from travelling to US 19 Oct 2022 - 06:18 pm

New Delhi: Indian authorities have stopped a photojournalist from boarding a flight to the United States, where she had planned to attend a...

Biden to release 15m barrels from oil reserve, more possible 19 Oct 2022 - 06:08 pm

Washington: President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the US strategic reserve on Wednesday as part...

US awards $2.8bn for EV battery, grid projects 19 Oct 2022 - 05:27 pm

Washington: The Biden administration will announce on Wednesday it is awarding $2.8bn in grants for projects to boost US manufacturing of electric vehicle...

Schools in Scotland, Uganda and Chile among 'world's best' in new prize 19 Oct 2022 - 03:53 pm

LONDON: Schools in Scotland, Uganda, Chile, Philippines and the United States triumphed at the inaugural "World’s Best School Prizes" on Wednesday for feats...

As Europe saves energy, some Romanians have little to unplug 19 Oct 2022 - 03:47 pm

VASILATI, Romania: In the quiet Romanian village of Vasilati, where most houses are heated with wood, people worry about their power bills even...

India’s Congress party gets a non-Gandhi chief after two decades 19 Oct 2022 - 12:50 pm

India’s Congress party elected its first leader from outside the Nehru-Gandhi family in over two decades, but the move is unlikely to help...

Norwegian airport briefly closed after drone spotted 19 Oct 2022 - 12:17 pm

The airport in Norway’s second-largest city was briefly closed Wednesday after at least one drone was spotted nearby by area residents, authorities said....

Russia bans civilians from entering occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson 19 Oct 2022 - 12:13 pm

The Russian-installed leader of the occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson said on Wednesday that authorities were banning civilians from entering the region for...