World

'Need each other': Macron hosts Meloni after Trump rift 25 Jun 2026 - 02:27 pm

Paris, France: Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, fresh from a spat with US leader Donald Trump, was set Thursday to meet French President...

UAE grants visa on arrival to nationals of six countries residing outside their home countries 25 Jun 2026 - 02:07 pm

Doha, Qatar: The United Arab Emirates expanded its visa-on-arrival program to include nationals of six countries and their accompanying family members. Under the...

World offers solidarity and aid as Venezuela reels from quakes 25 Jun 2026 - 02:05 pm

Caracas, Venezuela: Offers of support and condolences poured into Venezuela on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes left at least 32 dead and hundreds...

Events cancelled, records loom as heatwave reaches Germany 25 Jun 2026 - 01:42 pm

Berlin: A heatwave sweeping Europe was starting to peak in Germany on Thursday, with several open-air events cancelled and temperatures expected to top...

South Africans celebrate in the streets after World Cup advance 25 Jun 2026 - 12:49 pm

Johannesburg: South African football fans took to the streets in the early hours of Thursday, honking vuvuzelas and singing in celebration at Bafana...

Trump clashes with Republicans in testy Capitol visit 25 Jun 2026 - 12:09 pm

Washington, United States: President Donald Trump jolted Republicans during a fiery appearance at the US Capitol on Wednesday, scrapping a housing bill signing...

Heatwave linked to 212 deaths in Spain Sunday-Wednesday 25 Jun 2026 - 12:01 pm

Madrid: A record heatwave that has gripped much of Europe could be linked to 212 deaths in Spain between Sunday and Wednesday, according...

Mothers search, men weep amid debris of Venezuela quakes 25 Jun 2026 - 08:21 am

Caracas: "Antonio, it's your mom, I'm right here," a mother's desperate cries bounced off the rubble of a 22-story building in Caracas that...

Venezuela declares state of emergency after powerful twin quakes 25 Jun 2026 - 06:05 am

Caracas: Venezuela's interim leader declared a state of emergency Wednesday as two massive earthquakes caused buildings in the capital to crumble and forced...

Driver killed in UK train collision passed red signal: investigators 24 Jun 2026 - 08:12 pm

London: A UK train driver killed in a collision between two trains went past a red stop signal and braked only seconds before...

US embassy in Kuwait resumes operations 24 Jun 2026 - 06:49 pm

Kuwait City: The United States embassy ⁠in Kuwait has resumed operations that were suspended following attacks by Iran in March, ‌a US Department...

OpenAI unveils AI chip Jalapeno 24 Jun 2026 - 06:09 pm

San Francisco, United States: OpenAI on Wednesday unveiled its first custom-designed computer chip, called Jalapeno, built to run ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence...

Malaysians feast on pungent delicacy as durian 'tsunami' slashes prices 24 Jun 2026 - 05:51 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysians flocked to fruit stalls Wednesday for a slice of durian after a bumper harvest and oversupply of rejected export crops...

Global Ebola risk 'remains low', WHO chief says 24 Jun 2026 - 05:49 pm

Geneva: The global risk "remains low" from a deadly Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization chief...

London police to extend use of live facial recognition, drones 24 Jun 2026 - 05:18 pm

London: London's Metropolitan Police force said Wednesday it will expand the use of drones, artificial intelligence and live facial recognition technology, which has...

Asteroid zooming past Earth on Saturday visible to stargazers 24 Jun 2026 - 02:00 pm

Paris, France: A large asteroid that will zoom harmlessly past Earth on Saturday will be visible to stargazers using a small telescope or...

Schools in Tokyo suburb to get bear sprays 24 Jun 2026 - 12:43 pm

Tokyo: A Tokyo suburb has announced an emergency spending plan to buy 700 anti-bear sprays for schools and community organisations, the local government...