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Scottish port feels force of UK fishing storm 24 Sep 2023 - 02:07 pm

Peterhead, United Kingdom: In Peterhead, a major port in northeast Scotland and Europe's largest wholesale market for white fish, Brexit was supposed to...

UK minister hints PM could put brakes on high speed rail line 24 Sep 2023 - 01:54 pm

London: A UK government minister on Sunday said it would be "irresponsible" to keep ploughing money into a new high-speed train line if...

Ethiopia's Assefa smashes women's marathon world record in Berlin 24 Sep 2023 - 01:35 pm

Berlin: Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa smashed the women's marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, winning in 2hr 11min 53sec, more than two minutes...

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge wins record fifth Berlin Marathon 24 Sep 2023 - 12:51 pm

Berlin: Kenyan world-record holder Eliud Kipchoge has won the Berlin Marathon for a record fifth time, crossing the line in 2hr 02min 42sec...

Filipino fisherman chased by China coast guard in disputed waters 24 Sep 2023 - 11:36 am

South China Sea, Philippines: Filipino fisherman Arnel Satam guns the motor of his tiny wooden boat as he makes a dash for the...

Thousands march against police violence in France 24 Sep 2023 - 10:18 am

Paris: Tens of thousands of people marched in France Saturday to protest police violence in demonstrations organised by the left, with clashes breaking...

Pope blames weapons industry for Russia-Ukraine war and 'martyrdom' of Ukrainian people 23 Sep 2023 - 11:18 pm

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE:Pope Francis on Saturday labeled the weapons industry as being a key driver of the "martyrdom” of Ukraine’s people in...

Two dead in Syrian army shelling: rescue group 23 Sep 2023 - 10:57 pm

Sarmin, Syria: Civilians were killed on Saturday after government forces fired rockets that struck a displaced persons' camp in Syria's rebel-held northwest, rescuers...

New York City further tightens time limit for migrants to move out of shelters 23 Sep 2023 - 09:16 pm

NEW YORK:Beleaguered by a continuing influx of asylum seekers, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is further tightening shelter rules by limiting adult...

Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech 23 Sep 2023 - 08:57 pm

UNITED NATIONS:Russia's top diplomat denounced the United States and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international power structure, but...

Lebanese and Israeli troops fire tear gas along border 23 Sep 2023 - 06:38 pm

BEIRUT:The Lebanese army said troops fired tear gas at Israeli soldiers in a disputed area along the tense border Saturday. No one was...

13 killed, 20 wounded in bombing in central Somalia: police 23 Sep 2023 - 05:44 pm

Mogadishu: Thirteen people were killed and 20 others wounded in central Somalia on Saturday after a suicide bomber drove a truck packed with...

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea hit by Ukrainian missile 23 Sep 2023 - 03:50 pm

Ukraine said it targeted the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in the port city of Sevastopol in Crimea in a missile strike...

UK party conference season opens ahead of election 23 Sep 2023 - 03:42 pm

London: The UK party political conference season opened Saturday with the start of the Liberal Democrat's annual meet, as the country gears up...

Gunmen kidnap dozens in Nigerian university: sources 23 Sep 2023 - 03:33 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Gunmen have kidnapped more than 30 people, including at least 24 female students, in a raid in and around a university...

Swedish motorway crumbles in landslide 23 Sep 2023 - 03:21 pm

Stockholm: A landslide tore apart a stretch of motorway in Sweden on Saturday, injuring three people, police and emergency services said. It ripped...

China's Xi to open biggest-ever Asian Games, a year late 23 Sep 2023 - 01:43 pm

Hangzhou, China: Chinese President Xi Jinping will declare the Asian Games open at a ceremony in Hangzhou on Saturday, launching a two-week sporting...

Pakistan's prime minister says manipulation of coming elections by military is 'absolutely absurd' 23 Sep 2023 - 10:29 am

United Nations: Pakistan’s interim prime minister said he expects parliamentary elections to take place in the new year, dismissing the possibility that the...