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LIVE UPDATES: Israel continues deadly strikes in Khan Younis, Rafah 05 Jan 2024 - 10:15 am

Doha, Qatar: The number of casualties and injured continues to mount due to Israel's unrelenting bombardment across the Gaza Strip for over 90...

3 dead, 28 injured in Indonesia train collision: officials 05 Jan 2024 - 09:26 am

Bandung, Indonesia: Three people were killed and at least 28 injured when two trains collided on Indonesia's main island of Java on Friday,...

'Multiple gunshot victims' in Iowa school shooting: sheriff 04 Jan 2024 - 07:54 pm

Perry, United States: A shooting on Thursday at a high school in the midwestern US state of Iowa left "multiple gunshot victims," local...

Germany drops planned subsidy cuts after farmers protest 04 Jan 2024 - 07:14 pm

Berlin: The German government on Thursday dropped part of its plans to cut agricultural subsidies in the face of massive protests from farmers....

Police respond to gunfire at US high school 04 Jan 2024 - 07:07 pm

Washington: Police were responding to a shooting at a high school in the midwestern US state of Iowa on Thursday morning, authorities said,...

Spain's Iberia cancels over 400 flights due to strike 04 Jan 2024 - 05:22 pm

Madrid: Spanish airline Iberia has cancelled over 400 flights due to a four-day strike by its ground service workers that is set to...

UK's Sunak eyes 'second half' of 2024 for election 04 Jan 2024 - 05:16 pm

London: Britain will likely go to the polls in the last six months of this year, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak indicated Thursday, as...

Kuwait: Amiri order appointing Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem as Prime Minister 04 Jan 2024 - 05:01 pm

Kuwait: Amir of Kuwait HH Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah signed an Amiri Order Thursday appointing Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem as Prime...

German inflation rises again in December 04 Jan 2024 - 04:47 pm

Berlin: German inflation rose in December, preliminary data showed Thursday, as the pace of price rises picked up again after months of steady...

Spain police investigate suspected poisoning of 47 cats 04 Jan 2024 - 04:43 pm

Madrid: Spanish police said Thursday they had opened an investigation into the suspected poisoning of nearly 50 street cats that could see the...

Heavy snowfall, cold cause traffic jams in Nordics 04 Jan 2024 - 03:36 pm

Stockholm: Hundreds of cars were stuck along highways in southern Sweden and Denmark on Thursday, authorities said, with heavy snowfall behind the gridlock...

US teen becomes first human to beat tetris 04 Jan 2024 - 02:18 pm

Los Angeles: A US teenager has beaten classic computer game tetris, forcing it into a game-ending glitch in a feat previously achieved only...

Popular dining district severely damaged following massive fire in Japan's Kitakyushu 04 Jan 2024 - 02:13 pm

TOKYO: A massive fire that broke out on Wednesday afternoon has burnt an estimated area of 2,900 square meters near one of Kitakyushu...

Toll in deadliest Russian strike on Kyiv rises to 32 04 Jan 2024 - 01:24 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: A December 29 missile strike killed 32 people in Kyiv, authorities said Thursday, raising the toll of the deadliest attack on...

Search dog finds elderly woman trapped after Japan quake 04 Jan 2024 - 01:07 pm

Wajima, Japan: An elderly woman trapped in a house destroyed by a huge earthquake in central Japan was found and rescued by a...

Hopes fade for survivors of Japan quake 04 Jan 2024 - 01:00 pm

Wajima: Thousands of Japanese rescuers on Thursday battled rubble and blocked roads as hopes faded for dozens listed as missing three days after...

Denmark's queen makes one last public appearance before stepping down in rare abdication 04 Jan 2024 - 12:51 pm

Copenhagen, Denmark: Europe's longest reigning monarch Queen Margrethe rode through Denmark’s capital Thursday in a gilded, horse-drawn coach as she concluded her last...