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Sanction-hit Russia displays combat-tested arms at UAE fair 20 Feb 2023 - 07:40 pm

Abu Dhabi: Russia showed up in force on Monday at an arms fair in the United Arab Emirates, displaying combat-tested weapons up for...

US notified Russia about Biden's Ukraine visit 'hours before:' top aide 20 Feb 2023 - 06:42 pm

Washington: The United States gave a heads up to Moscow "hours" ahead of President Joe Biden's "risky" surprise trip to Kyiv on Monday...

Lula visits disaster zone after Brazil floods kill 36 20 Feb 2023 - 06:30 pm

Sao Paulo: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flew in on Monday to tour the resort region turned disaster zone where at least...

Sri Lankan police disperse protesters demanding election 20 Feb 2023 - 06:17 pm

Colombo: Sri Lankan police fired tear gas and a water cannon at opposition supporters who marched in the capital on Monday demanding that...

Paris transport to hire thousands to get in shape for Olympics 20 Feb 2023 - 05:17 pm

Paris: The Paris regional transit authority said on Monday that it was seeking to hire thousands of employees to beef up services in...

With 54 successful surgeries, Saudi Arabia attains international recognition in separating Siamese twins 20 Feb 2023 - 05:02 pm

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is known for excellence in various charitable fields, where it has always been among the first countries...

US reaffirms pledge to deliver jets to Turkey 20 Feb 2023 - 04:48 pm

Ankara: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday underlined Washington's commitment to delivering F-16 jets to Turkey as he wrapped up a...

EU imposes new Myanmar sanctions two years after coup 20 Feb 2023 - 04:47 pm

Brussels: The EU on Monday imposed asset freezes and visa bans on Myanmar's energy minister, influential businessmen and high-ranking military officers, over an...

Japan PM pledges $5.5 billion in additional Ukraine aid 20 Feb 2023 - 04:40 pm

Tokyo: Japan will offer Ukraine fresh financial support worth $5.5 billion, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday, days before the first anniversary...

UN experts demand reinstatement of Cambodian news outlet 20 Feb 2023 - 04:30 pm

Geneva: UN experts on Monday demanded the reinstatement of Voice of Democracy after the online Khmer- and English-language broadcaster, one of Cambodia's last...

Some of Venice’s canals are nearly dried up from low tide 20 Feb 2023 - 04:07 pm

Severe low tides in recent days are threatening the levels of Venice’s 150 canals, stranding water taxis and gondolas and complicating the city’s...

Russian pranksters call Merkel posing as Ukraine's ex-leader 20 Feb 2023 - 03:56 pm

Berlin: Russian pranksters posing as Ukraine’s ex-President Petro Poroshenko managed to contact Angela Merkel by phone to discuss developments in Ukraine and Belarus,...

French minister urges $16 bn IMF programme for Ukraine 20 Feb 2023 - 03:48 pm

Paris: France's finance minister called Monday for a $16 billion International Monetary Fund programme to support Ukraine over the next four years as...

5 shot, including girl, at Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans 20 Feb 2023 - 03:13 pm

NEW ORLEANS: Five people were shot, including a young girl, during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, police said, and a suspect...

Record 6,542 guns intercepted at US airport security in '22 20 Feb 2023 - 02:16 pm

ATLANTA: The woman flying out of Philadelphia’s airport last year remembered to pack snacks, prescription medicine and a cellphone in her handbag. But...

Biden in Kyiv to show solidarity as Ukraine war nears 1 year 20 Feb 2023 - 01:32 pm

KYIV, Ukraine: President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit Monday to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a gesture of solidarity that...