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US calls on Pakistan to move forward on IMF reforms 27 Apr 2023 - 09:41 pm

Washington: The United States called on Thursday on Pakistan to move ahead on stalled reforms sought by the IMF, promising technical help as...

US sanctions Russia, Iran for 'hostage-taking' 27 Apr 2023 - 09:29 pm

Washington: The United States added new sanctions on Russia's FSB intelligence agency and Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Thursday for taking "hostage" Americans like...

Smoking hits new low in America 27 Apr 2023 - 09:06 pm

Washington: Smokinghas never been less popular in the United States, with only one in nine American adults reporting lighting up in 2022, the...

UK removes 897 nationals from Sudan, urges rest to evacuate 27 Apr 2023 - 09:04 pm

London: Britain said on Thursday that it had moved 897 nationals out of Sudan as Foreign Secretary James Cleverly urged those remaining to...

Canada completes its first Sudan evacuation flight 27 Apr 2023 - 08:16 pm

Ottawa: Canada's Defense Minister Anita Anand announced on Thursday the completion of her country's first military flight out of war-torn Sudan, carrying evacuees....

Brittney Griner gets emotional discussing Russian detainment 27 Apr 2023 - 08:05 pm

Phoenix: Brittney Griner got emotional quickly. Speaking to reporters for the first time since a nearly 10-month detainment in Russia on drug-related charges,...

Ailing Erdogan re-emerges by video link with Putin 27 Apr 2023 - 06:00 pm

Istanbul: Turkey's ailing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday re-emerged from a two-day absence and spoke by video link with Vladimir Putin at...

Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79 27 Apr 2023 - 05:56 pm

Cincinnati: Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional families willing to bare...

Buddha statue found in Egypt points to ancient India links 27 Apr 2023 - 05:32 pm

Cairo: A statue of Buddha has been discovered in Egypt's ancient seaport of Berenice on the Red Sea, shedding light on trade ties...

Fighters rampage in Darfur city despite Sudan truce 27 Apr 2023 - 04:43 pm

Cairo: Armed fighters rampaged through a main city in Sudan’s war-ravaged region of Darfur on Thursday, battling each other and looting shops and...

One of world's oldest newspapers to end daily print run 27 Apr 2023 - 04:38 pm

Vienna: One of the world's oldest newspapers still in print, Austria's Wiener Zeitung, will primarily move online, after a decision on Thursday by...

French diggers destroy Indian Ocean island shanties 27 Apr 2023 - 04:34 pm

Longoni, France: French authorities on Thursday razed an informal settlement on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte after overnight unrest sparked by government...

Spain heatwave to peak with record April temperatures 27 Apr 2023 - 03:26 pm

Madrid: An unusually early heatwave in drought-hit Spain is set to peak on Thursday and Friday with temperatures expected to break April records...

Australia rediscovers 'football's Ashes' after 69 years 27 Apr 2023 - 02:47 pm

Sydney: A long-lost trophy crafted to celebrate matches between Australia and New Zealand has resurfaced, football officials said Tuesday, solving a sporting mystery...

Spain to vote on key housing law ahead of elections 27 Apr 2023 - 02:11 pm

Madrid: Lawmakers vote Thursday on a housing bill aimed at capping soaring rents and addressing Spain's dire social housing shortage as the government...

Thai woman charged with cyanide murder as list of victims grows 27 Apr 2023 - 01:51 pm

Bangkok: Thai police have widened their investigation into a woman accused of a spate of cyanide poisoning murders, with officers on Thursday raising...

Young woman rescued in Kuwait after jumping off bridge 27 Apr 2023 - 01:08 pm

Doha: A 27-year-old woman was rescued by Kuwait's Fire and Marine Rescue Department after she jumped off the Sheikh Jaber Bridge. According to...

UK asks citizens to evacuate before Sudan ceasefire ends 27 Apr 2023 - 01:06 pm

London: Foreign Secretary James Cleverly urged Britons and their relatives in Sudan to use evacuation flights Thursday while they are still available, as...