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WHO chief in Uganda to help anti-Ebola effort 08 Jun 2026 - 02:52 pm

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization on Monday was in Uganda, where a deadly Ebola outbreak has killed two people after...

Trump says Israel and Iran seeking a ceasefire 08 Jun 2026 - 02:48 pm

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran and Israel were seeking an "immediate CEASEFIRE," after the two countries...

3 parked aircraft damaged at Delhi airport amid strong winds 08 Jun 2026 - 01:52 pm

New Delhi, India: Strong winds amid rains and inclement weather damaged three narrow-body aircraft belonging to the private airline "Air India," confirmed an...

WHO chief visits Ebola-hit Uganda 08 Jun 2026 - 01:16 pm

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization on Monday visited Uganda, where a deadly Ebola outbreak has killed two people after spreading...

China's Xi in North Korea for rare visit 08 Jun 2026 - 01:10 pm

Pyongyang, North Korea: China's President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to North Korea on Monday, where he met Kim Jong Un who...

VIDEO: Major quake off Philippines kills at least 15, triggers tsunami warnings 08 Jun 2026 - 11:16 am

General Santos,Philippines: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southernPhilippineson Monday, killing at least 15 people, collapsing buildings and sparking tsunami warnings across the region....

Mass school closures in Japan city as bear roams streets 08 Jun 2026 - 10:52 am

Tokyo: A bear roaming the streets of a Japanese city for three days forced the closure of nearly 100 schools Monday, as dozens...

Israel strikes Iran, defying Trump's call for restraint 08 Jun 2026 - 08:10 am

Tehran: Israel said Monday it had struck targets acrossIran, defying US President Donald Trump's call to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's barrage of...

Major quake off Philippines kills three, triggers tsunami warnings 08 Jun 2026 - 08:06 am

General Santos, Philippines: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least three people, collapsing buildings and sparking tsunami warnings...

Iraq, Syria close airspace 07 Jun 2026 - 11:07 pm

Iraq has temporarily closed its airspace and suspended air navigation, civil aviation officials are saying. The Syrian Civil Aviation Authority also announced a...

At least 10 dead in shipwreck off Malta 07 Jun 2026 - 09:00 pm

Rome: The Italian coastguard said Sunday it has recovered 10 bodies after a shipwreck of a migrant boat offMalta. "The vessel, which departed...

Mexico arrests suspected MS-13 gang leader 07 Jun 2026 - 03:36 pm

Tuxtla Gutiérrez: Mexican authorities arrested a suspected leader of the powerful Central American gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) on Saturday in the southern border...

Uncertainty over US entry permits for Iran World Cup squad 07 Jun 2026 - 03:34 pm

Tehran: Uncertainty remains over US entry permits for Iranian players just days before the World Cup begins, with various Iranian bodies denouncing "unfair"...

Boko Haram frees hundreds kidnapped in northeast Nigeria 07 Jun 2026 - 02:59 pm

Maiduguri, Nigeria: Boko Haram has freed more than 400 people kidnapped earlier this year from a village in the northeastern state of Borno,...

Gaza death toll rises to 72,971 07 Jun 2026 - 02:54 pm

Gaza: The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 72,971 martyrs in addition to 173,128 wounded since...

2 killed, 24 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Southern Lebanon 07 Jun 2026 - 02:25 pm

Beirut: Israeli warplanes launched several airstrikes yesterday on various areas of Lebanon, killing two people and injuring 24 others. Lebanon's National News Agency...

Egypt arrests businessman once dubbed Mubarak-era 'thug' 07 Jun 2026 - 02:24 pm

Cairo: Egyptian authorities have arrested businessman Sabry Nakhnoukh, a notorious figure from the Hosni Mubarak era who later re-emerged in public life after...