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Italy says support for Kyiv 'firm' after Berlusconi outburst 12 Feb 2023 - 11:52 pm

Rome: Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday underlined her government's "firm support" for Kyiv after former premier and coalition partner Silvio Berlusconi...

Lake Michigan airspace closure latest move in objects saga 12 Feb 2023 - 10:26 pm

Washington: US officials restricted the airspace over Lake Michigan on Sunday citing a potential new threat to national security but soon reopened the...

Assad may consider more border crossings for Syria quake aid: WHO 12 Feb 2023 - 10:09 pm

Damascus: The WHO chief said on Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad had voiced openness to more border crossings for aid to be brought...

Turkey probes contractors as earthquake deaths pass 33,000 12 Feb 2023 - 09:51 pm

ANTAKYA, Turkey: Turkish authorities are targeting contractors allegedly linked with buildings that collapsed in the powerful Feb. 6 earthquakes as rescuers found more...

UN admits aid failure for Syria as quake toll hits 33,000 12 Feb 2023 - 09:20 pm

Kahramanmaras, Turkey: The United Nations denounced on Sunday the failure to deliver desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning the...

Berlin voters express discontent with chaotic status quo 12 Feb 2023 - 09:13 pm

Berlin: The city of Berlin on Sunday held a court-ordered rerun of a chaotic 2021 state election that was marred by severe glitches...

Cyprus ex-foreign minister Christodoulides elected president 12 Feb 2023 - 08:55 pm

Nicosia: Cyprus voters on Sunday elected the former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides as the next president of the small EU member state, with...

Man, 19, charged in violent protest outside UK asylum hotel 12 Feb 2023 - 08:28 pm

London: British police charged a 19-year-old man on Sunday with violent disorder and assault in connection with a protest outside a hotel housing...

Mass protest demands better health care in Madrid 12 Feb 2023 - 08:07 pm

Madrid: More than 250,000 people demonstrated on Sunday in Madrid in support of the capital region's ailing public health service, which is suffering...

Cyprus votes for new president in tight run-off election 12 Feb 2023 - 07:49 pm

Nicosia: Cyprus went to the polls on Sunday for a tight presidential runoff between two career diplomats seeking the top post in the...

Neutral Austria under pressure to get tougher on Russia 12 Feb 2023 - 07:14 pm

Vienna: Austria has come under heavy criticism for granting visas that will allow sanctioned Russian lawmakers to attend a Vienna meeting of the...

France hits out at 'Black Panther' over depiction of its army 12 Feb 2023 - 07:02 pm

Paris: Paris' defence minister on Sunday condemned the latest instalment of Marvel's Black Panther franchise, which depicts French troops caught trying to steal...

Iranian journalist released on bail week after arrest 12 Feb 2023 - 06:57 pm

Tehran: Iranian authorities have released journalist Elnaz Mohammadi from the Hammihan newspaper on bail one week after her arrest, media reported on Sunday,...

Lebanon's Hezbollah sends aid to Syria's quake-hit Latakia 12 Feb 2023 - 06:17 pm

Beirut: Lebanon's powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah sent on Sunday a convoy of 23 trucks carrying food and medical aid to Syria's quake-stricken province...

US holds drills in South China Sea amid tensions with China 12 Feb 2023 - 06:16 pm

BEIJING: The USNavy and Marine Corps are holding joint exercises in the South China Sea at a time of heightened tensions with Beijing...

Pressure mounts on BBC chair after report on Johnson loan 12 Feb 2023 - 05:07 pm

London: BBC Chairman Richard Sharp made "significant errors of judgment” in failing to disclose his role in a loan to former UK Prime...

Turkish father's pain symbolises quake tragedy 12 Feb 2023 - 04:53 pm

Kahramanmaras, Turkey: It was a moment encapsulating the unspeakable pain of the Turkish earthquake: a father holding his 15-year-old's hand, the only thing...