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US to pay Lebanon army, police salaries for six months 25 Jan 2023 - 06:58 pm

Beirut: The United States announced on Wednesday $72min aid to crisis-hit Lebanon to cover security personnel salaries for six months, in a joint...

UK PM Sunak defends Conservative chairman appointment 25 Jan 2023 - 05:42 pm

London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended the appointment of his Conservative Party chairman, saying he was not aware of any tax...

Denmark seeks EU unity to send asylum seekers abroad 25 Jan 2023 - 04:27 pm

Copenhagen: Denmark now aims to work with other EU countries to transfer asylum seekers to centres outside Europe and has suspended talks with...

Spain 'ready' to send German tanks to Kyiv: minister 25 Jan 2023 - 04:18 pm

Madrid: Spain said on Wednesday it was ready to send some of its German-made Leopard tanks to bolster Ukraine's fight against Russia after...

Shah Rukh Khan's spy film sees bumper Bollywood opening despite protests 25 Jan 2023 - 03:06 pm

Shah Rukh Khan's Hindi spy thriller opened to packed movie theatres in India on Wednesday in one of Bollywood's top openings on record,...

Tanzanian opposition leader returns home after two years in exile 25 Jan 2023 - 02:48 pm

DarEsSalaam: Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu returned home after more than two years in exile in Europe to a...

Women's IPL franchises fetch $572 million for Indian board 25 Jan 2023 - 02:27 pm

New Delhi: The world's most affluent cricket board, India, got further richer by $572.72 million after unveiling five franchises for an Indian Premier...

France under pressure to save dolphins from trawlers 25 Jan 2023 - 02:14 pm

Paris: Hundreds of dolphins are washing up on France's Atlantic coast and thousands more are believed killed in fishermen's nets each year, as...

Germany approves sending heavy Leopard tanks to Ukraine 25 Jan 2023 - 02:04 pm

BERLIN: Germany will supply its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, it announced on Wednesday, overcoming misgivings about sending heavy weaponry that Kyiv sees...

Spanish police arrest man suspected in 2022 letter-bomb case 25 Jan 2023 - 01:58 pm

Madrid: Spanish police on Wednesday arrested a 74-year-old man suspected of being the sender of letter-bombs in November and December to the Ukrainian...

Half of US mass attacks sparked by personal, workplace disputes: Report 25 Jan 2023 - 01:55 pm

WASHINGTON: Half of the mass attacks in the United States from 2016-2020 were sparked by personal, domestic or workplace disputes, according to a...

Grief grips Asian Americans after California mass shootings 25 Jan 2023 - 01:39 pm

Monterey Park, United States: Asian Americans were reeling Tuesday after two mass shootings in California targeting members of their community left 18 people...

Hundreds protest S. Africa energy crisis 25 Jan 2023 - 01:21 pm

Johannesburg: Hundreds of people took to the streets in Johannesburg on Wednesday to protest a prolonged energy crisis causing record power cuts in...

German business outlook brightens as recession may be avoided 25 Jan 2023 - 12:45 pm

Germany’s business outlook brightened further as the recession many had feared after Russia attacked Ukraine looks increasingly likely to be avoided. A gauge...

Somali PM meets UNICEF delegation 25 Jan 2023 - 12:29 pm

Mogadishu: Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met Wednesday with a delegation from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), headed by the Regional...

Russian-installed Donetsk chief says Wagner units making progress in Bakhmut 25 Jan 2023 - 12:16 pm

The Russian-installed governor of Ukraine's Donetsk region said on Wednesday that units of the Wagner contract militia were advancing in the town of...

S. Africa's Astral flags profit plunge as power crisis hits poultry production 25 Jan 2023 - 12:04 pm

Harare:Astral Foods expects a 90% plunge in mid-year profit, the poultry processor said on Wednesday, citing rolling power cuts in South Africa that...