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Queen's 8 grandchildren hold silent vigil beside her coffin 17 Sep 2022 - 08:35 pm

LONDON: All eight of Queen Elizabeth II's grandchildren stood in silent vigil beside her coffin on Saturday, capping another huge day in which...

UN votes to allow Ukraine's Zelenskyy to give virtual speech 17 Sep 2022 - 08:17 pm

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly voted Friday to allow Ukraine’s president to deliver a pre-recorded address to next week’s gathering of world...

Eritrea issues army mobilisation call as Ethiopia fighting resumes: Canadian government 17 Sep 2022 - 08:02 pm

NAIROBI: Eritrea is mobilising armed forces due to the re-eruption of the conflict in northern Ethiopia, the Canadian government said on Saturday, raising...

Main power line back up at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, IAEA says 17 Sep 2022 - 06:40 pm

VIENNA: One of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's four main power lines has been repaired and is once again supplying the plant...

Puerto Rico under hurricane warning as TS Fiona approaches 17 Sep 2022 - 06:32 pm

HAVANA: Tropical Storm Fiona was expected to become a hurricane as it neared Puerto Rico on Saturday, threatening to dump up to 20...

Iranian police fire tear gas at rally after woman's funeral 17 Sep 2022 - 05:28 pm

TEHARN: Iranian police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse a protest rally in the country's west following the funeral ceremony for a...

Pakistan braces for more floods after death toll crosses 1,500 17 Sep 2022 - 05:17 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan is facing the risk of fresh floods and more deaths, after unusually severe torrential downpours triggered by climate change submerged a...

Putin vows to press attack on Ukraine; courts India, China 17 Sep 2022 - 04:57 pm

SAMARKAND: Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed on Friday to press his attack on Ukraine despite Ukraine's latest counteroffensive and warned that Moscow could...

Biden expected to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth on Sunday: White House 17 Sep 2022 - 04:35 pm

LONDON: U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to pay his respects to Britain's late Queen Elizabeth on Sunday, the White House said on...

Poland opens new sea waterway to cut dependence from Russia 17 Sep 2022 - 04:25 pm

WARSAW: Poland’s top leaders celebrated the opening on Saturday of a new - albeit unfinished - canal that they say will mean ships...

Lebanon thwarts attempt to smuggle over one million Captagon pills to Gulf country 17 Sep 2022 - 03:10 pm

Doha: Lebanese officials foiled a drug smuggling operation involving over one million Captagon pills today at the port of Beirut. The Lebanese Minister...

Hong Kong tightens provisional vaccine pass rules for travelers 17 Sep 2022 - 01:58 pm

Hong Kong’s government has tightened the issuance of provisional vaccine passes to incoming travelers, closing a loophole that allowed unvaccinated visitors from mainland...

Man arrested after 'disturbance' as line to see queen swells 17 Sep 2022 - 01:16 pm

London: Thousands of people spent London’s coldest night in months huddled in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, and authorities...

Cleanup day comes to Philippine capital's polluted bay 17 Sep 2022 - 11:58 am

Manila: Hundreds of volunteers joined a mass cleanup drive along the coast of the polluted Manila Bay in the Philippine capital to mark...

Britain says Ukraine continues its offensive in northeast 17 Sep 2022 - 11:41 am

Ukraine continues offensive operations in the northeast of the country while Russian forces have established a defensive line between the Oskil River and...

Britain urges people not to travel to join queen's queue 17 Sep 2022 - 11:38 am

London: The British government urged people on Saturday not to travel to join the queue to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth...

Nepal landslide kills 14, 10 missing 17 Sep 2022 - 11:34 am

A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed at least 14 people and injured seven in westernNepal, officials said on Saturday, as rescue workers...

Israeli demolition spree continues with 44 Palestinian-owned structures 17 Sep 2022 - 11:08 am

The Israeli occupation authorities demolished, confiscated, or forced people to demolish 44 Palestinian-owned structures in East Jerusalem and Area C of the West...