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Riyadh Air launches inaugural flight to London 26 Oct 2025 - 03:55 pm

Doha, Qatar: Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier, launches daily flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) as its inaugural flight...

Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it crawls toward Jamaica 26 Oct 2025 - 01:55 pm

Kingston, Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa was cutting a deadly path through the Caribbean on Sunday, strengthening into a Category 4 storm as it crawled...

1 killed, 6 injured in oil depot explosion in Southern Iraq 26 Oct 2025 - 01:24 pm

Baghdad: One person was killed and six others injured on Sunday when a turbine exploded at an oil depot in the Al-Zubair district...

Two suspects arrested after Louvre jewel heist 26 Oct 2025 - 01:01 pm

Paris: French authorities have detained two men suspected of being part of the four-man crew who stole precious jewellery from the world-famous Louvre...

1 dead, 1 injured following stabbing in Australia's Tasmania 26 Oct 2025 - 11:30 am

Hobart: One man has died and another has been hospitalized after being stabbed in the Australian island state of Tasmania on Saturday night....

Airport in Libya's Sirte reopens after 12 years closure 26 Oct 2025 - 10:19 am

Tripoli, Libya: The Gulf of Sirte International Airport, located in Libya's coastal city of Sirte, reopened on Saturday after 12 years of closure...

Left-winger Catherine Connolly wins Ireland's presidential election 26 Oct 2025 - 10:09 am

Dublin: Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly on Saturday won the race to be Ireland's new president, comfortably beating her centrist opponent in a contest...

47th ASEAN summit kicks off in Malaysia 26 Oct 2025 - 10:05 am

Kuala Lumpur: The 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related summits kicked off today in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur,...

India and China to resume direct flights as ties improve 26 Oct 2025 - 09:02 am

Kolkata: India and China resume direct flights on Sunday after a five-year suspension, a move important both for trade and a symbolic step...

Trump co-signs Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire agreement 26 Oct 2025 - 08:41 am

Kuala Lumpur: US President DonaldTrumpco-signed a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia in Malaysia during the first stop on his Asia tour, which...

5.5 magnitude earthquake rocks Hunchun in northeastern China 25 Oct 2025 - 09:41 pm

Beijing: An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck Hunchun city in Yanbian Prefecture, Jilin Province, in northeastern China, near the border...

UN launches signing of first-ever global cybercrime convention 25 Oct 2025 - 09:31 pm

Hanoi: The United Nations launched the signing of the first-ever global convention to prevent and combat cybercrime. The ceremony took place in Hanoi,...

Russia says about 1,385 Ukrainian soldiers killed in 24 Hours 25 Oct 2025 - 07:19 pm

Moscow: The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturdaythat Ukrainian forces had suffered around 1,385 military casualties over the past 24 hours as...

UNRWA calls for urgent humanitarian aid entry into Gaza 25 Oct 2025 - 06:54 pm

Ramallah: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Saturday, called for the urgent entry of humanitarian aid into the...

Israeli airstrike kills one, injures another in Southern Lebanon 25 Oct 2025 - 06:09 pm

Beirut: One person was killed and another was injured in an Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon Saturday. In a statement, the Lebanese Ministry...

India's forex reserves pass 700-bln-USD mark 25 Oct 2025 - 05:53 pm

New Delhi:India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by 4.496 billion U.S. dollars to 702.28 billion dollars during the week ending Oct. 17, mainly...

Sri Lanka appoints veterinary committee to examine elephants 25 Oct 2025 - 05:49 pm

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has appointed a committee of veterinarians to examine two elephants gifted by Thailand, following concerns raised by Bangkok...

Egyptian Foreign Minister, Dutch counterpart discuss developments in Gaza, support for regional stability 25 Oct 2025 - 05:24 pm

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, held a telephone conversation with hisDutch David van Wiel, during which they discussed the latest developments in...