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London Arabic bookshop to shut after 45 years 20 Dec 2022 - 10:29 am

London: Salwa Gaspard gazes fondly at the hundreds of Arabic-language books displayed on dark wooden shelves, putting some back in place while exchanging...

EU countries agree gas price cap to contain energy crisis 19 Dec 2022 - 11:49 pm

Brussels: European Union energy ministers on Monday agreed a gas price cap, after weeks of talks on the emergency measure that has split...

Swedish spy sibling faces life term 19 Dec 2022 - 11:11 pm

Stockholm: A former Swedish intelligence official could face life in jail if found guilty of "aggravated espionage" for Russia's GRU military intelligence service...

UN chief believes Ukraine-Russia war 'will go on' 19 Dec 2022 - 09:34 pm

United Nations, US: UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday he was pessimistic that Russia's war in Ukraine would end soon but he hoped...

Brazil's top court lifts Lula with 'secret budget,' social spending rulings 19 Dec 2022 - 09:22 pm

Sao Paulo: Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva scored two key victories on Monday, after the Supreme Court granted an injunction allowing...

Amber Heard settles defamation case with ex Johnny Depp 19 Dec 2022 - 07:44 pm

Washington: Actress Amber Heard announced on Monday that she had made the "very difficult" decision to settle the multimillion dollar defamation case brought...

Trump a target as US Capitol riot probe votes on criminal referrals 19 Dec 2022 - 07:36 pm

Washington: The House of Representatives committee probing the January 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol by Donald Trump supporters will meet on...

Germany pauses orders of new tanks after mass breakdown 19 Dec 2022 - 07:16 pm

Berlin: The German government said on Monday it will pause purchases of new Puma tanks after a mass breakdown during exercises, lamenting a...

Belarus strongman urges unity with Moscow in 'difficult times' 19 Dec 2022 - 06:47 pm

Kiev: Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko urged closer military cooperation with Russia on Monday during a rare visit from President Vladimir Putin, who launched...

Iran says Jordan summit 'good opportunity' for nuclear talks 19 Dec 2022 - 06:31 pm

Tehran: Iran's foreign minister said on Monday that a summit to take place this week in Jordan will be a "good opportunity" for...

Sweden hits record with 60 shot dead in 2022 19 Dec 2022 - 06:22 pm

Stockholm: Sixty people have been shot dead in Sweden this year, a record in modern times, the government said on Monday. Sweden has...

Netherlands PM Rutte apologises for role of Dutch state in slavery 19 Dec 2022 - 06:08 pm

The Hague: Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday apologised on behalf of the Dutch State for its historical role in slavery, and for...

COVID-19 still Spain's leading cause of deaths this year 19 Dec 2022 - 04:05 pm

MADRID: The number of deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic fell by almost a third in Spain in the first half of this...

Quiet before Christmas in Seoul night-life district of deadly crowd crush 19 Dec 2022 - 04:02 pm

SEOUL: Usually glitzy and buzzing in the holiday season, South Korea's popular Itaewon night-life district looks like a ghost town this year, as...

Five killed in Toronto shooting: police 19 Dec 2022 - 03:34 pm

Montreal: Five people were killed and another wounded Sunday in a shooting in the suburbs of the Canadian city of Toronto, police said....

UK's Rwanda asylum seeker deportation plan is lawful, court rules 19 Dec 2022 - 03:12 pm

London:Britain's plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful, London's High Court ruled on Monday, in a victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...

Dozens injured as turbulence hits Hawaiian Airlines flight 19 Dec 2022 - 03:04 pm

Washington: At least 36 people were injured, 11 seriously, when severe turbulence hit a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Honolulu on Sunday,...