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France, Germany plan high-speed train between Paris and Berlin 22 Jan 2023 - 08:58 pm

Berlin: France and Germany announced a plan to strengthen their rail links as a way to offer greener travel between the two countries....

Arab states boycott regional meet in divided Libya's capital 22 Jan 2023 - 08:49 pm

Tripoli: Major Arab states boycotted a ministerial meeting hosted by Libya's interim government on Sunday, with just five of the Arab League's 22...

Turkish elections to be held on May 14, says Erdogan 22 Jan 2023 - 08:40 pm

ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would hold elections on May 14, a month earlier than scheduled, setting up a tight test of...

Gunmen kill Eswatini opposition politician: spokesman 22 Jan 2023 - 08:34 pm

Manzini: Gunmen in Eswatini killed a prominent opposition politician and human rights lawyer at his home, a spokesman told AFP on Sunday, hours...

Canada to pay Indigenous abuse survivors more than $2bn 22 Jan 2023 - 08:32 pm

Ottawa: Canada will pay hundreds of Indigenous communities more than $2 billion in compensation for nearly a century of abuse suffered by children...

Bipartisan US lawmakers preparing plan to avert debt-ceiling crisis 22 Jan 2023 - 08:26 pm

Washington: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is preparing a plan to defuse a looming crisis over the nation's debt ceiling by changing...

Hosts India crash out of hockey World Cup 22 Jan 2023 - 08:06 pm

Bhubaneswar: India suffered an early exit from the hockey World Cup after the hosts lost 5-4 to New Zealand on penalties in a...

Bomb alert on Poland to Greece Ryanair flight: ministry source 22 Jan 2023 - 08:00 pm

Athens: Greek warplanes scrambled on Sunday to escort a Ryanair flight from Poland to Greece with 190 people on board after a bomb...

Prominent Cameroon journalist found dead after abduction 22 Jan 2023 - 07:56 pm

YAOUNDE: Thebody of a prominent Cameroonian journalist was found on Sunday near the capital Yaounde five days after he was abducted by unidentified...

Eritrea troops leave historic Tigray city as US hails 'withdrawal' 22 Jan 2023 - 07:51 pm

Addis Ababa: Eritrean troops have left the ancient city of Axum in Tigray but remain in two other towns in the war-stricken Ethiopian...

Six dead in siege at mayor's office in Mogadishu 22 Jan 2023 - 07:40 pm

Mogadishu: At least six people were killed on Sunday in an attack by Al-Shabaab militants at the mayor's office in central Mogadishu, police...

Italy's foreign minister eyes migration, energy on trip to Cairo 22 Jan 2023 - 07:06 pm

CAIRO:Italy's Foreign Minister said on Sunday his country saw Egypt as an important partner in stemming irregular migration across the Mediterranean and in...

Britain's former PM Boris Johnson visits Kyiv, pledges help 22 Jan 2023 - 06:25 pm

KYIV: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Kyiv on a surprise trip on Sunday, meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and pledging that Britain...

Mel Gibson, Amitabh Bachchan, many others grace Riyadh 'Joy Awards' 2023 22 Jan 2023 - 05:30 pm

Doha: Mel Gibson and Amitabh Bachchan were among the biggest names who attendedthis year’s Joy Awards ceremony held in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh....

Building collapse in war-damaged Syria city kills 16 22 Jan 2023 - 05:21 pm

Aleppo: A building collapsed on Sunday in Syria's war-damaged second city of Aleppo, killing 16 people including children, authorities and media reported. Much...

Explosion, gunfire near mayor's office in Mogadishu 22 Jan 2023 - 04:37 pm

Mogadishu: A huge blast tore through buildings near the mayor's office in central Mogadishu on Sunday, with gunfire erupting afterwards in an attack...

Three Kuwaiti ports resume operations after suspension due to bad weather 22 Jan 2023 - 04:00 pm

Kuwait Ports Authority resumed maritime operations at three ports on Sunday after suspending them temporarily earlier in the day due to bad weather,...