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UK citizens in Sudan feel 'abandoned' 24 Apr 2023 - 04:59 pm

London: The UK on Monday said it was working "round the clock" to evacuate its citizens from conflict-hitSudan, but some of those trapped...

Toll in Equatorial Guinea Marburg outbreak rises to 12 24 Apr 2023 - 03:50 pm

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea: The death toll in Equatorial Guinea from an outbreak of Marburg virus, a cousin of Ebola haemorrhagic fever, has risen...

9 teenagers injured in shooting at prom after-party in Texas 24 Apr 2023 - 03:08 pm

AUSTIN, Texas: Gunfire at a huge prom after-party at a home in Texas injured nine teenagers, and a second shooting in a nearby...

Nepal issues record 454 permits for Everest 24 Apr 2023 - 03:03 pm

Kathmandu: Nepal has issued a record 454 permits to climb Mount Everest this spring, officials said Monday, four years after at least four...

France closes embassy in Sudan’s capital until further notice 24 Apr 2023 - 02:54 pm

France closed its embassy in Sudan until further notice as fighting continued for a 10th day in the North African. The embassy’s work...

France bangs pots and pans in fresh anti-pension protest 24 Apr 2023 - 01:42 pm

PARIS:A country renowned for its cuisine is turning to pots and pans to express discontent with French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms. French...

Second cheetah brought from Africa dies in India 24 Apr 2023 - 01:08 pm

New Delhi: A cheetah brought from South Africa to India has died, wildlife officials said, the second such death within a month in...

Switzerland closes embassy in Sudan 24 Apr 2023 - 12:26 pm

Bern: Swiss foreign ministry announced today the closure of Switzerland's embassy in Khartoum and the evacuation of staff and their families for security...

European summit to spur wind energy production in North Sea 24 Apr 2023 - 12:16 pm

Brussels: Nine European countries were holding a summit Monday aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea, spurred by the...

Climate protesters try to bring Berlin traffic to a halt 24 Apr 2023 - 10:51 am

BERLIN: German climate activists tried bringing traffic to a standstill in Berlin on Monday morning by gluing themselves to streets all over the...

Berlin airport strikes disrupt air travel from German capital 24 Apr 2023 - 10:17 am

Berlin’s main airport canceled all departing flights today amid another round of strikes by ground crew, underscoring ongoing labor tensions in Germany’s travel...

Saudi FM and EU High Representative discuss Sudan 24 Apr 2023 - 09:09 am

Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs H H Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call today from High Representative of...

Saudi, Palestinian Foreign Ministers discuss developments in Palestine 24 Apr 2023 - 09:08 am

Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs H H Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah discussed with his Palestinian counterpart Riad Malki, during a...

Suspect arrested in German gym attack that left 4 wounded 23 Apr 2023 - 02:54 pm

BERLIN:A suspect has been arrested over last week's stabbing attack at a gym in the western German city of Duisburg in which four...

Sudan evacuations stall as battles continue despite cease-fire 23 Apr 2023 - 02:15 pm

Efforts by many countries to evacuate consular workers and other citizens from Sudan were hampered amid a ninth day of widespread fighting, with...

Pope Francis urges dialogue over 'grave' Sudan situation 23 Apr 2023 - 01:42 pm

Vatican City: Pope Francis on Sunday called for dialogue between warring military factions in Sudan as a bloody outbreak of fighting entered a...

Four badly hurt after car hits crowd at French kite festival 23 Apr 2023 - 11:52 am

Lille, France: Eleven people were injured, four seriously, after a car ploughed into a crowd at an international kite-flying festival in northern France...