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France to deport 44 migrants rescued by ship in Italy row 15 Nov 2022 - 06:57 pm

Paris: France has rejected asylum applications from 44 of the 234 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean by an NGO ship, who will be...

Eggs rationing at some British supermarkets as avian flu hits supply 15 Nov 2022 - 06:15 pm

LONDON: Some British supermarkets have started to ration customers' purchase of eggs after supplies were disrupted by avian flu. Britain is facing its...

Russians pull back from river bank opposite Kherson, strike Kiev 15 Nov 2022 - 06:05 pm

Kherson: Russia pulled back troops and civilian administrators from towns on the bank of the Dnipro River opposite Kherson on Tuesday, signs that...

Trump wins dismissal of niece Mary’s 2020 fraud lawsuit 15 Nov 2022 - 05:58 pm

Former US President Donald Trump won dismissal of a lawsuit filed by his niece, Mary, who accused him and his siblings of defrauding...

Russia to postpone $1.4 bn of Belarus debt payments for 10 years 15 Nov 2022 - 05:44 pm

MOSCOW: Russia will allow Belarus to postpone debt payments totalling $1.4 billion for 10 years, while also setting a fixed interest rate, according...

Anti-Mafia author Saviano on trial for calling Italy PM a 'bastard' 15 Nov 2022 - 05:43 pm

Rome: Roberto Saviano, Italy's best-known anti-Mafia author and a leading human rights campaigner, went on trial for libel on Tuesday for calling Prime...

Germany completes construction of Wilhelmshaven floating LNG terminal 15 Nov 2022 - 05:06 pm

Frankfurt: Germany on Tuesday completed construction of its first floating terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven...

UK to join EU project helping swift military movements across Europe 15 Nov 2022 - 04:23 pm

BRUSSELS: European Union defence ministers paved the way on Tuesday for Britain to join an EU project aimed at facilitating the swift movement...

Protesters pour black liquid on Klimt painting in Vienna: Museum 15 Nov 2022 - 03:26 pm

Vienna: Climate activists on Tuesday poured a black liquid over Austrian painter Gustav Klimt's masterpiece "Death and Life" at Vienna's Leopold Museum, a...

Russia's Lavrov says Ukraine's terms for negotiations 'unrealistic' 15 Nov 2022 - 03:06 pm

Nusa Dua, Indonesia: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Ukraine's conditions for restarting talks with Moscow were "unrealistic," speaking at the...

California tries to harness megastorm floods to ease crippling droughts 15 Nov 2022 - 02:54 pm

HURON, Calif.: The land along the Arroyo Pasajero Creek, halfway between Sacramento and Los Angeles, is too dry to farm some years and...

Tuvalu turns to the metaverse as rising seas threaten existence 15 Nov 2022 - 02:33 pm

Tuvalu said on Tuesday it plans to build a digital version of itself, replicating islands and landmarks and preserving its history and culture...

Trump to launch new White House bid while his party licks its wounds 15 Nov 2022 - 02:14 pm

Washington: Donald Trump is set to launch a fresh White House bid on Tuesday, hoping to box out potential Republican rivals and return...

India's population growth slows as world reaches 8 billion 15 Nov 2022 - 11:55 am

New Delhi: As the globalpopulationreaches 8 billion, India, formerly a powerful driver of the number of people on the planet, is experiencing a...

Czech Republic considering bid to host COP29 climate summit 14 Nov 2022 - 11:49 pm

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: The Czech Republic is considering throwing its hat in the ring to host the U.N.'s COP29 climate summit in 2024,...

King Charles asks UK parliament to allow brother and sister to act in his place 14 Nov 2022 - 10:24 pm

LONDON: King Charles asked the British parliament on Monday to amend the law to allow two more of his siblings to act on...

Mexico president slams mass protest against electoral reform 14 Nov 2022 - 09:43 pm

Mexico City: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday criticized a mass protest against his proposed electoral reforms as an attempt by...