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French first lady backs controversial school uniform 12 Jan 2023 - 07:31 pm

Paris: France's first lady Brigitte Macron has waded into a contentious debate over school uniforms, backing their use at the very moment the...

Second set of classified papers found at Biden's home, White House says 12 Jan 2023 - 07:15 pm

Washington: President Joe Biden's legal team has discovered a second set of classified documents from his time as vice president at a storage...

Art collector says Van Gogh on display in Detroit museum was stolen from him 12 Jan 2023 - 07:02 pm

New York: In October, the Detroit Institute of Arts pulled back the curtains on its three-month Van Gogh exhibit, proudly boasting that its...

UK paper group bids to throw out Prince Harry and others' privacy lawsuits 12 Jan 2023 - 07:00 pm

LONDON: The publisher of Britain's Daily Mail newspaper is applying to dismiss lawsuits brought by Prince Harry, singer Elton John and other individuals...

Hungary blasts EU over blocked education grants 12 Jan 2023 - 06:49 pm

Budapest: Budapest on Thursday slammed the European Commission's decision to withhold grants from Hungarian universities as "unacceptable and intolerable" in the latest spat...

Nine killed in mosque attack in Burkina Faso 12 Jan 2023 - 06:47 pm

Ouagadougou: Nine people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a mosque in northeastern Burkina Faso, local sources said on Thursday. The attack happened...

Violinists play last tunes before German coal village demolition 12 Jan 2023 - 06:30 pm

Luetzerath: Above the din of bulldozers and the shouts of hundreds of climate activists facing off against riot police in the western German...

Germany borrowed 115.4bn euros in 2022 - finance ministry sources 12 Jan 2023 - 06:08 pm

Berlin: The German government's net borrowing amounted to 115.4bn euros ($124.48bn) in 2022, finance ministry sources said on Thursday, as the COVID-19 pandemic...

UK review of 'golden' visas for millionaires finds links to corruption 12 Jan 2023 - 06:02 pm

LONDON: The British government said on Thursday that a small number of people who were granted so-called "golden visas" for millionaire investors might...

Iran media claims detained British-Iranian linked to death of nuclear scientist 12 Jan 2023 - 05:47 pm

Dubai: Iranian state media published a video on Thursday which they said showed that British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, who is in detention and...

UAE to loan $1bn, roll over another $2bn to Pakistan, says minister 12 Jan 2023 - 05:40 pm

Dubai: The United Arab Emirates agreed on Thursday to lend $1bn to Pakistan and roll over an existing $2bn loan, Pakistan's information minister...

Europe's largest rare earths deposit discovered in Sweden 12 Jan 2023 - 05:40 pm

Kiruna, Sweden: Europe's largest known deposit of rare earth elements, essential for the manufacturing of electric vehicles, has been discovered in Sweden's far...

Egypt relied on competitive Russian wheat as imports dipped in 2022 12 Jan 2023 - 05:16 pm

Cairo: Egypt relied more heavily on Russian wheat imports last year despite a sharp drop in its imports of the grain and moves...

Bahrain donkey races draw crowds and condemnation 12 Jan 2023 - 05:09 pm

Manama: Donkeys pulling wooden carts churn up the desert dust as they race down a track in Bahrain, the riders whipping their backs...

King Charles, Prince William make first appearances since Harry's memoir 12 Jan 2023 - 04:58 pm

ABOYNE, Scotland: Britain's King Charles and Prince William made their first public appearances on Thursday since the release of the monarch's son Prince...

Harry tell-all book 'Spare' sells record 1.4 mn copies on day one 12 Jan 2023 - 04:49 pm

London: Prince Harry's autobiography "Spare" sold 1.4 million English-language copies on its first day in the UK, United States and Canada, smashing Penguin...