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Zelenskiy asks G7 for air defences, support for Belarus border mission 11 Oct 2022 - 06:18 pm

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday asked the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations for more air defence capabilities to...

UN flight from rebel-held Yemen capital returns 129 migrants 11 Oct 2022 - 06:09 pm

Cairo: The UN returned 129 Ethiopian migrants stranded in war-torn Yemen to their homeland on Tuesday in its first humanitarian repatriation flight to...

Iraqi parliament to vote Thursday on new president amid divisions 11 Oct 2022 - 06:00 pm

Baghdad: Iraq's parliament will convene this week for a session meant to elect a new president, the speaker's office said on Tuesday, but...

NATO members tighten security as G7 leaders discuss Russia's assault on Ukraine 11 Oct 2022 - 05:38 pm

Kiev: US-led NATO said on Tuesday its member states were boosting security around key installations as Russia escalated its attacks on Ukraine and...

Biden re-evaluating US relationship with Saudis after OPEC decision, says official 11 Oct 2022 - 05:29 pm

Washington: President Joe Biden is re-evaluating the US relationship with Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ announced last week that it would cut oil production,...

Families bid farewell as Thai massacre victims are cremated 11 Oct 2022 - 05:21 pm

Uthai Sawan: Hundreds of mourners and victims’ families gathered on Tuesday evening to watch flames burn from rows of makeshift furnaces at cremation...

US banks seen building $5bn in reserves as recession risks grow 11 Oct 2022 - 05:11 pm

New York: The six biggest US banks are expected to set aside nearly $5bn in the third quarter to cover future loan losses,...

Canada to send 40 combat engineers to Poland to train Ukraine soldiers 11 Oct 2022 - 03:55 pm

WARSAW: Canada said on Tuesday it will send 40 more combat engineers to help support Polish efforts to train Ukrainian forces, as part...

Over 200 stranded pilot whales die on Pacific Ocean's remote Pitt Island 11 Oct 2022 - 03:31 pm

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's conservation office on Tuesday said all 240 pilot whales stranded on the remote Pitt Island have died, just days after...

Singapore Air won’t fire pregnant flight attendants anymore 11 Oct 2022 - 01:25 pm

Singapore Airlines Ltd. said pregnant cabin crew can remain employees, reversing a longstanding and much-criticized rule that they leave the airline. Responding to...

Philippines' Nobel laureate Ressa to fight conviction at Supreme Court 11 Oct 2022 - 11:30 am

MANILA: Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa plans to appeal her cyber libel conviction at the country's Supreme Court, her lawyer said on Tuesday,...

Some Apple workers in Australia vote to strike over pay, benefits 11 Oct 2022 - 11:11 am

Sydney: A union representing Australian employees of iPhone maker Apple Inc voted to strike due to lack of progress on wage negotiations, a...

Tourists flock to Japan after COVID restrictions lifted 11 Oct 2022 - 10:57 am

TOKYO: Eager to admire colorful foliage, eat sushi and go shopping, droves of tourists from abroad started arriving Tuesday in Japan for the...

Russian couple find a refuge from war in their Istanbul bookstore 11 Oct 2022 - 10:39 am

Istanbul: The conversation flowed from Turkish to Russian as Oleg and Aleksandra Chernousov chatted to guests at the launch of their bookstore in...

Heathrow Airport warns on demand outlook for travel 11 Oct 2022 - 10:31 am

LONDON: Britain's biggest airport Heathrow warned that the demand outlook for the coming winter was uncertain given the growing economic headwinds plus the...

Sri Lanka cabinet approves downgrade to 'low income country' 11 Oct 2022 - 08:55 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved a proposal to downgrade the island nation's economic status to "low income country", in order to get...

19 dead as Julia drenches Central America with rainfall 11 Oct 2022 - 12:07 am

Guatemala City: Former Hurricane Julia has dissipated, but is still drenching Guatemala and El Salvador with torrential rains on Monday after it reemerged...