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Tanzania blackout after election chaos, deaths feared 30 Oct 2025 - 10:39 am

Dar es Salaam: Tanzania was on lockdown with a communications blackout Thursday, a day after elections turned into violent chaos with unconfirmed reports...

Trump, Xi talks wrap up with outcome unclear 30 Oct 2025 - 08:44 am

Busan, South Korea: Crunch talks between US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping focused on their trade war wrapped up in under...

WHO expresses shock at killing of over 460 patients, companions at hospital in Sudan's El Fasher 29 Oct 2025 - 11:46 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed its deep shock and dismay at reports of the horrific killing of over 460 patients and...

Passenger’s lost laptop forces United Arlines to divert flight 29 Oct 2025 - 11:09 pm

A United Airlines flight carrying more than 200 people from Northern Virginia to Rome turned around near the US coast after a passenger...

Gaza death toll rises to over 68,600; recent Israeli strikes horrific, says UN 29 Oct 2025 - 10:30 pm

Geneva: The United Nations on Wednesday described the recent Israeli occupation's strikes on the Gaza Strip as horrific. These attacks reportedly hit schools,...

Paramilitary chief vows Sudan unity via 'peace or war' 29 Oct 2025 - 09:50 pm

Port Sudan: The head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group vowed on Wednesday that Sudan would be unified through "peace or...

EU calls on parties to respect ceasefire in Gaza 29 Oct 2025 - 08:23 pm

Brussels: Following Israeli airstrikes on various areas in theGazaStrip, the European Union (EU) on Wednesday urged all parties to respect the ceasefire in...

Germany's minimum wage set for record increase 29 Oct 2025 - 03:05 pm

Berlin: The German government backed an increase in the minimum wage to 14.60 euros per hour, the largest hike since the country adopted...

Spain finds 20 tonnes of cannabis in pepper shipments 29 Oct 2025 - 03:02 pm

Madrid: Spanish police said Wednesday they had seized 20 tonnes of cannabis hidden in refrigerated trucks carrying peppers from Morocco. Officers stopped a...

Record Vietnam rains kill four and flood 100,000 homes 29 Oct 2025 - 12:31 pm

Hanoi: Flooding triggered by record heavy rains in central Vietnam this week killed at least four people and inundated more than 100,000 homes,...

South Korea gifts Trump replica of ancient golden crown 29 Oct 2025 - 12:25 pm

Gyeongju, South Korea: US President Donald Trump may be facing "no kings" protests back home, but in South Korea officials had the perfect...

Record potato harvest is no boon in fries-mad Belgium 29 Oct 2025 - 11:48 am

Geer, Belgium: Fries powerhouse Belgium is in for a record potato harvest this year -- but that's hardly cause for celebration for farmers...

Spain to hold memorial on first anniversary of deadly floods 29 Oct 2025 - 11:00 am

Valencia, Spain: Grieving relatives will join political leaders Wednesday for a state memorial service in Spain for the more than 230 victims of...

Low turnout as Tanzania votes without an opposition 29 Oct 2025 - 10:48 am

Dar es Salaam: There were few voters at polling stations in Tanzania's biggest city on Wednesday as the main challengers to President Samia...

Amazon to invest $5 billion in South Korea AI data centres 29 Oct 2025 - 08:14 am

Seoul: Amazon will invest over $5 billion to build AI data centres in South Korea by 2031, Seoul said Wednesday, calling it the...

New danger for hurricane-hit Jamaica: wandering crocodiles 28 Oct 2025 - 11:56 pm

Kingston,Jamaica: Jamaican health authorities on Tuesday urged residents across the island to be vigilant for crocodiles displaced by Hurricane Melissa. "Rising water levels...

Israeli occupation continues demolishing shopping kiosks in Jerusalem 28 Oct 2025 - 08:46 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: The Israeli occupation's municipality personnel in occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday continued the campaign of demolishing shopping kiosks and the stalls of...