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Suspect in mass shooting found dead, drawing 'sigh of relief' in Maine 28 Oct 2023 - 07:05 am

Lewiston, United States: The suspect in a mass shooting that killed 18 people in the US state of Maine has been found dead,...

Robert E. Lee statue that prompted deadly Virginia protest has been melted down 28 Oct 2023 - 12:15 am

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.: A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was a focal point of a deadly white nationalist protest in 2017...

Canada plans university crackdown amid foreign student troubles 27 Oct 2023 - 11:11 pm

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is introducing new measures to tighten standards on colleges, responding to criticism that Canada’s education sector is bringing...

Gaza completely isolated after communication blackout as Israeli bombing intensifies 27 Oct 2023 - 10:02 pm

Palestinian telecommunication company Jawwal said in a message on its Facebook page that mobile phone service and internet in Gaza has been cut...

Former British PM Boris Johnson to join GB News as presenter 27 Oct 2023 - 08:41 pm

London: Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that he was joining the right-wing broadcaster GB News, the latest Conservative politician...

Donald Trump's civil fraud testimony set Nov. 6, judge says daughter also must testify 27 Oct 2023 - 08:31 pm

New York: Former President Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in the civil business fraud case against him, following testimony from...

Supermodel Bella Hadid breaks silence on the ongoing genocide in Palestine 27 Oct 2023 - 07:28 pm

Doha, Qatar: Palestinian-American supermodel Bella Hadid on Thursday, October 26, spoke out for the first time about the ongoing Israeli siege on Gaza....

Russian space boss warns ISS equipment beyond warranty 27 Oct 2023 - 05:26 pm

Moscow: Moscow's Roscosmos space chief warned on Friday that most Russian equipment on the International Space Station (ISS) was beyond its warranty, weeks...

Israeli occupation's aggression martyrs Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank 27 Oct 2023 - 05:24 pm

Gaza: Palestinians were martyred today as a result of Israeli occupation aircraft targeting their vehicle in the southern Gaza Strip, while others were...

Expats in Netherlands face higher taxes after House votes to shrink benefit 27 Oct 2023 - 04:40 pm

The Dutch parliament approved a proposal to cut a benefit that exempts 30% of an expat’s salary from income tax for five years....

Central Bank still weighing US digital dollar, Fed’s Barr says 27 Oct 2023 - 04:33 pm

The Federal Reserve’s top bank watchdog said officials continue to study a potential digital dollar, and haven’t yet made a decision whether to...

'Armed and dangerous' Army reservist still at large after US mass shooting 27 Oct 2023 - 01:29 pm

Lewiston, United States: An urgent police dragnet entered its second day late Thursday for a man accused of gunning down 18 people at...

UN health agency cites reports of 1,000 unidentified bodies under Gaza rubble 27 Oct 2023 - 01:19 pm

The World Health Organization says it has received estimates that the bodies of at least 1,000 unidentified people who have not yet been...

Tesla workers strike in Sweden over union demands 27 Oct 2023 - 12:57 pm

Stockholm: Tesla mechanics in Sweden walked off the job on Friday to protest against the electric carmaker's refusal to sign a collective wage...

‘Soon many more will die’ from Gaza siege: UN 27 Oct 2023 - 12:20 pm

The United Nations warns “many more will die” as a result of Israel’s ongoing “total blockade” of the Gaza Strip, saying basic services...

'I couldn't breathe': Seoul crowd crush survivor writes to heal 27 Oct 2023 - 12:06 pm

Seoul: Kim Cho-long escaped death by chance last October -- pulled from packed streets in South Korea's capital by a friend, as those...

Four Japan nuclear plant workers splashed with tainted water 27 Oct 2023 - 11:41 am

Tokyo: Four workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant were splashed with water containing radioactive materials, with two of them hospitalised as a...

Fourth Tbilisi Silk Road Forum opens 27 Oct 2023 - 09:32 am

Tbilisi:The fourth Tbilisi Silk Road Forum was opened yesterday by the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili in Tbilisi. The two-day forum is...