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Twelve Poles killed, 31 injured in Croatia bus crash 06 Aug 2022 - 12:34 pm

VARAZDIN, Croatia:Twelve people were killed and 31 injured, 18 of them seriously, when a Polish bus filled with religious pilgrims slipped off a...

Palestinian Presidency calls for immediate halt of Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip 06 Aug 2022 - 12:04 pm

Gaza: Israeli occupation warplanes Friday launched intensive airstrikes on several parts of Gaza strip. According to preliminary information, a member of Islamic Jihad...

War in Ukraine set to enter new phase -UK military intelligence 06 Aug 2022 - 10:31 am

Russia's war in Ukraine is about to enter a new phase, with most fighting shifting to a nearly 350 kilometre (217 mile) front...

Japan PM Kishida to reshuffle cabinet as COVID, Taiwan in focus 06 Aug 2022 - 10:21 am

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will reshuffle his cabinet next week to address mounting issues including the coronavirus, inflation, Taiwan affairs and...

Head of Ukraine's Amnesty office leaves after group accuses Kyiv 06 Aug 2022 - 10:09 am

Kyiv: The head of Amnesty International's Ukrainian branch is leaving the human rights body after the group accused Ukraine's armed forces of endangering...

Malaysia to offer crop insurance as part of food security push 06 Aug 2022 - 10:00 am

Malaysia will offer government-backed insurance plans to help compensate farmers for losses after natural disasters, as part of measures to strengthen food security....

Putin, Erdogan agree to boost cooperation, some rouble payments for gas 05 Aug 2022 - 10:29 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Friday to boost cooperation in the transport, agriculture, finance and construction...

Russia says ready to discuss Griner swap with US in private 05 Aug 2022 - 09:37 pm

MOSCOW: Russia said on Friday it was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with the United States in private, a day after a...

Islamic State claims responsibility for blast in Kabul; 8 killed 05 Aug 2022 - 09:22 pm

KABUL: The Islamic State (IS) militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for a deadly blast in a Shi'ite residential area in Afghanistan's capital...

Canada to ban handgun import until passage of gun control law 05 Aug 2022 - 07:44 pm

OTTAWA: Canada said on Friday it would temporarily ban the import of restricted handguns from August 19 in a move designed to indirectly...

Ukraine, Syria expected to top Erdogan-Putin talks in Russia 05 Aug 2022 - 07:16 pm

MOSCOW: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Russia Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin focusing on a grain deal brokered by...

Thousands of powerful cleric's supporters gather for mass prayer in Baghdad 05 Aug 2022 - 06:16 pm

BAGHDAD: Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis heeded the call of an influential Shiite cleric to gather in a show of strength for a...

Israel strikes on Gaza kill 8, including senior militant 05 Aug 2022 - 06:05 pm

GAZA CITY: The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed at least eightpeople, including a five-year-old girl, and wounded another...

France's going through its most severe drought ever, PM says 05 Aug 2022 - 04:17 pm

PARIS: French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne warned that France is facing the "most severe drought” ever recorded in the country and announced the...

Spain reports first deaths from acute hepatitis in children 05 Aug 2022 - 04:10 pm

MADRID: Spain has reported its first two deaths from acute hepatitis, or liver inflammation, among children - an illness whose causes are unknown...

Care for elderly stepped up as Italy swelters in driest year ever 05 Aug 2022 - 04:07 pm

MILAN: Volunteers delivered food and medicines to elderly people living alone in Milan on Friday, as another heatwave swept through northern Italy in...