World

Saudi, Egyptian FMs discuss Gaza developments 11 Jun 2025 - 06:40 pm

Oslo: During their Wednesday meeting on the sidelines of the Oslo Forum, Egyptian Foreign Minister BadrAbdelatty and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin...

UK to tackle asylum backlog, saving '£1 bn a year' 11 Jun 2025 - 05:55 pm

London: Britain's Labour government pledged to cut a backlog in asylum applications and end "the costly use of hotels to house asylum seekers",...

Turkiye signs agreement to produce, export 48 fighter jets to Indonesia 11 Jun 2025 - 05:15 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday that his country has signed an agreement to produce and export 48 KAAN fighter jets...

Bangladesh's Yunus says will step down after polls 11 Jun 2025 - 03:29 pm

London: Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus said Wednesday that there was "no way" he wanted to continue in power after elections he has...

Israeli army opens fire on starving civilians at aid center, killing 31, wounding hundreds: Gaza rescuers 11 Jun 2025 - 01:59 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: The Gaza civil defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire on people waiting to enter a US-backed food distribution...

Fire at Iran petrochemical plant kills at least three: state TV 11 Jun 2025 - 01:35 pm

Tehran: A fire broke out at a petrochemical complex in southern Iran on Wednesday, killing at least three people, state television reported. "Given...

Highest number of conflicts worldwide in 2024 since 1946: study 11 Jun 2025 - 01:00 pm

Oslo: The world saw the highest number of armed conflicts in almost 80 years in 2024, dethroning 2023 as a record year, a...

Austria mourns mass school shooting as bomb found at suspect's home 11 Jun 2025 - 11:43 am

Graz, Austria: Austria began three days of mourning Wednesday for the 10 people killed in a school shooting as investigators revealed they found...

Texas to deploy National Guard to 'maintain order' after protests: governor 11 Jun 2025 - 11:21 am

Houston: Texas will deploy its National Guard in the US state to "maintain order," its Republican governor said late Tuesday, after protests against...

Musk regrets some of his Trump criticisms, says they 'went too far' 11 Jun 2025 - 11:00 am

Washington: Elon Musk, the world's richest person and Donald Trump's former advisor, said Wednesday he regretted some of his recent criticisms of the...

Gaza child who lost nine siblings, father to Israeli bombing to receive care in Italy 11 Jun 2025 - 09:38 am

Doha, Qatar: An 11-year-old Palestinian boy who lost all his nine siblings and father in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip will...

Italy forges on with world's largest suspension bridge 11 Jun 2025 - 08:55 am

Rome: Italy hopes to begin constructing the world's largest suspension bridge connecting Sicily to the Italian mainland this summer amid widespread scepticism that...

Nighttime curfew in LA as Trump vows to 'liberate' city 11 Jun 2025 - 08:17 am

Los Angeles, United States: A nighttime curfew was in force in Los Angeles on Tuesday as local officials sought to get a handle...

UK's sunniest spring yields unusually sweet strawberries 11 Jun 2025 - 08:12 am

Dartford, United Kingdom: British strawberry farmers say this year's record-breaking spring sunshine and warm days have yielded the cream of the crop, with...

Chinese citizens rescued, 2 missing after ship explodes in waters near India 10 Jun 2025 - 08:53 pm

New Delhi: The Chinese Embassy in New Delhi confirmed on Tuesday that there were 14 Chinese crew members on the container ship that...

High risk of famine south of Khartoum: WFP 10 Jun 2025 - 07:37 pm

Geneva: Areas south of Khartoum, war-ravaged Sudan's capital, are at high risk of famine, the UN's World Food Programme warned Tuesday, appealing for...