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'Torn from my side': horror of German Christmas market attack 21 Dec 2024 - 08:46 am

Magdeburg, Germany: Shocked survivors recounted the moment a car attack on Friday turned a glittering Christmas market in eastern Germany into a scene...

Google counters bid by US to force sale of Chrome 21 Dec 2024 - 08:38 am

San Francisco: Google late Friday countered a US call to sell its Chrome browser, suggesting a judge address antitrust concerns by barring the...

US authorizes military sales of more than $5 billion to Egypt 21 Dec 2024 - 08:32 am

Washington: The United States government on Friday authorized the sale of more than $5 billion in military equipment to Egypt, which has become...

Italy fines OpenAI €15 million after ChatGPT probe 21 Dec 2024 - 12:19 am

Rome: Italy's data protection authority on Friday said it had fined OpenAI 15 million euros over the use of personal data by ChatGPT,...

US hours from government shutdown over Christmas 21 Dec 2024 - 12:05 am

Washington: US lawmakers raced on Friday to stave off a government shutdown set to bite within hours, after Donald Trump and Elon Musk...

Jordan stresses importance of continuing international support for UNRWA 20 Dec 2024 - 11:58 pm

Amman: The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed Friday the importance of the international community continuing to provide support to the United Nations...

Italy's far-right Salvini acquitted in migrant blockade trial 20 Dec 2024 - 11:18 pm

Palermo, Italy: An Italian court on Friday acquitted Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of illegally blocking migrants on a rescue ship at sea...

Macron sees greater role for French military base in Djibouti; withdraws troops from Chad 20 Dec 2024 - 11:00 pm

Djibouti: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday its military base in Djibouti could assume a greater role, speaking after Paris was forced...

World Bank approves $250 million grant to Morocco 20 Dec 2024 - 09:43 pm

Washington: The World Bank (WB) has approved a USD 250 million grant to enhance the resilience of Morocco's agri-food system to climate change...

Meeting between Syria's new leader, US diplomats 'positive' 20 Dec 2024 - 06:04 pm

Damascus: A delegation of US diplomats visiting Syria had a "positive" meeting on Friday with the country's new ruler, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a Syrian...

Swedish hip hop star shot dead in car park 20 Dec 2024 - 05:27 pm

Stockholm: Swedish police said Friday a man had been shot dead in a car park in the city of Norrkoping, with media identifying...

Anger in Germany after Musk backs far right 20 Dec 2024 - 05:13 pm

Frankfurt, Germany: A post from Elon Musk on his platform X that only the far-right AfD party can "save Germany" sparked accusations Friday...

Seven-year-old dies in stabbing attack at Croatia school: minister 20 Dec 2024 - 03:52 pm

Zagreb: A seven-year-old pupil was killed and several others injured in a stabbing attack at a school in the Croatian capital Zagreb on...

Brits kindle Christmas spirit with second-hand gifts 20 Dec 2024 - 03:46 pm

London: Bursting with customers one afternoon the week before Christmas, a second-hand charity shop in London's Marylebone High Street looked even busier than...

Serbia shuts schools amid new protests over station collapse 20 Dec 2024 - 03:39 pm

Belgrade: Serbia's government closed schools early for Christmas Friday just as teachers and pupils were set to join nationwide protests over the collapse...

Several injured in stabbing attack at Croatia school: officials 20 Dec 2024 - 02:05 pm

Zagreb: Several pupils and a teacher were injured on Friday in a stabbing attack at a primary school in the Croatian capital Zagreb,...

Rescuers extend search for Vanuatu quake survivors 20 Dec 2024 - 01:42 pm

Port Vila, Vanuatu: Rescuers say they have expanded a search for trapped survivors in quake-rocked Vanuatu to "numerous places of collapse" beyond the...