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Australian nuclear body joins search for missing radioactive capsule 31 Jan 2023 - 10:12 am

MELBOURNE: Australia's nuclear safety agency said on Tuesday it had joined the hunt for a tiny radioactive capsule missing somewhere in the outback,...

Pakistan mosque bombing death toll rises to 87 31 Jan 2023 - 09:11 am

Peshawar,Pakistan: The death toll in the suicide bombing that tore through a mosque inPakistanrose to 87 on Tuesday, a hospital official said, a...

Biden says no F-16s for Ukraine as Russia claims gains 31 Jan 2023 - 08:00 am

Kyiv, Ukraine/Washington: The United States will not provide the F-16 fighter jets that Ukraine has sought in its battle against Russia, President JoeBidensaid,...

UN calls on Taliban to let women help give aid to desperate Afghans 30 Jan 2023 - 11:47 pm

United Nations: The UN humanitarian chief said on Monday he has pleaded with the Taliban to let women participate in a massive effort...

Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president, has applied for US tourist visa 30 Jan 2023 - 11:24 pm

Washington: Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has applied for a six-month tourist visa to remain in the United States, his lawyer said on...

Suicide bomber breaches high security in Pakistan mosque, kills 59 30 Jan 2023 - 10:31 pm

Peshawar: A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded mosque in a highly fortified security compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing 59...

Regional armies pound militant bases in Lake Chad basin 30 Jan 2023 - 10:18 pm

Niamey: Government forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger have bombarded jihadist bases in the Lake Chad basin with support from a US...

Tunisia reports low turnout in second vote for defanged parliament 30 Jan 2023 - 09:55 pm

Tunis: Just 11.4 percent of Tunisian voters took part in a second round of elections for the toothless legislature, the electoral board said...

Britain unlawfully issued surveillance warrants for nearly five years - tribunal 30 Jan 2023 - 09:48 pm

London: British spies unlawfully retained people's intercepted data over almost five years, a tribunal said on Monday in a ruling that blamed "widespread...

Scholz bid to rally Ukraine support in South America falls flat 30 Jan 2023 - 09:42 pm

Santiago: Argentina and Chile's leaders dialed down hope they might lend more support for Ukraine during German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's inaugural South America...

Spain court remands in custody church attack suspect for 'terrorism' 30 Jan 2023 - 08:46 pm

Madrid: A Spanish court ordered a Moroccan man accused of storming two churches with a machete, killing a verger and seriously injuring a...

11 dead in Syria drone strikes - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights 30 Jan 2023 - 07:13 pm

Beirut: A series of unclaimed drone strikes on pro-Iran factions in war-torn Syria killed 11 people and destroyed trucks carrying Iranian arms from...

Italy's Meloni says caution needed on relaxing EU rules on state aid 30 Jan 2023 - 06:43 pm

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday that the European Union should be cautious when it comes to relaxing its rules...

Ukraine plans $550m drone investment in 2023, says defence minister 30 Jan 2023 - 06:27 pm

Kiev: Ukraine's military will spend nearly $550m on drones in 2023, and 16 supply deals have already been signed with Ukrainian manufacturers, Defence...

Slovenia arrests two men suspected on spying for Russia -newspaper 30 Jan 2023 - 06:09 pm

Belgrade: Slovenia's state security service has arrested two men suspected of spying for Russian military intelligence, the Ljubljana-based Delo newspaper reported on Monday,...

Iran summons Ukraine envoy over top aide's drone strike remarks 30 Jan 2023 - 05:53 pm

TEHRAN: Tehran on Monday summoned a Ukrainian diplomat to protest "biased" remarks by a presidential aide in Kyiv over a recent drone strike...

Adani gets backing as UAE royals buy $400 million in share sale 30 Jan 2023 - 05:49 pm

Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Co. will invest about $400 million in Adani Enterprises’ follow-on share sale, saying it was confident in Indian billionaire...

Mali investigators see breakthrough in murder mystery 30 Jan 2023 - 05:36 pm

Bamako: Investigations into a string of beheadings in southern Mali that have shocked the Sahel nation have scored a breakthrough, judicial and police...