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EU council president arrives in India to seal trade pact 25 Jan 2026 - 01:40 pm

New Delhi, India: European Council president Antonio Costa arrived in India on Sunday, as the EU and New Delhi seek to seal a...

Man killed by US federal agents was nurse who 'wanted to make a difference' 25 Jan 2026 - 01:11 pm

Minneapolis: The US citizen shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at a local veterans'...

Woman, boy drown off Greece after migrant boat sinks 25 Jan 2026 - 01:04 pm

Athens, Greece: A boat carrying over 50 migrants sank off the Greek coast, killing a woman and a boy and leaving three others...

China hands over 17 Filipino sailors from shipwreck to Philippines 25 Jan 2026 - 11:22 am

Beijing: China on Sunday handed over 17 Filipino sailors it rescued from a shipwreck near Huangyan Dao to the Philippines. On Friday, a...

Massive winter storm sweeps across US bringing ice, frigid temps 25 Jan 2026 - 11:20 am

Houston: A winter storm headed towards the northeast United States on Sunday after sweeping across much of the country, threatening massive tens of...

Fans bid farewell to Japan's only pandas 25 Jan 2026 - 11:12 am

Tokyo: Panda lovers in Tokyo said goodbye on Sunday to a hugely popular pair of the bears that are set to return to...

Faced with Trump, Greenlanders try to protect their children 25 Jan 2026 - 10:53 am

Nuuk: In a coffee shop in Greenland's capital Nuuk, Lykke Lynge looked fondly at her four kids as they sipped their hot chocolate,...

Pakistani court jails rights activist and husband for 10 years 25 Jan 2026 - 10:14 am

Islamabad, Pakistan: A Pakistani court on Saturday jailed a prominent rights activist and her husband for 10 years over "anti-state" social media posts....

Greenland capital hit by power outage after strong winds 25 Jan 2026 - 10:10 am

Nuuk: A power outage plunged Greenland's capital into darkness over the weekend after strong winds caused a transmission failure, the state utility said....

Deadly fire in New York Apartment tower kills one, injures 15 25 Jan 2026 - 10:06 am

New York, USA: A gas explosion at a high-rise residential building in New York City triggered a massive fire on upper floors, killing...

Ukraine, Russia, US agree to more talks next week in UAE 25 Jan 2026 - 09:46 am

Abu Dhabi: Ukraine and Russia ended two days of US-brokered direct talks yesterday and agreed to hold more next week in Abu Dhabi,...

France’s Macron vows to speed up social media ban for under-15s 25 Jan 2026 - 09:32 am

Paris, France: French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday vowed to speed up the legislative process for a social media ban on under-15s, with the...

American daredevil free-climbs Taiwan's tallest building 25 Jan 2026 - 08:06 am

Taipei: An American climber took on Taiwan's tallest building on Sunday, without ropes or safety gear, in a daring feat that drew hundreds...

Man shot dead by federal agents in US city Minneapolis 25 Jan 2026 - 12:35 am

Los Angeles:A man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, the largest city in the USstate of Minnesota, on Saturday morning,...

Egyptian President stresses need to fully implement second phase of Gaza ceasefire deal 24 Jan 2026 - 09:39 pm

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday stressed the importance of never obstructing Gaza-bound humanitarian aid, along with the full implementation of...

Singapore to invest $785 million in public research on AI 24 Jan 2026 - 08:48 pm

Singapore: Singaporewill invest more than Sg$1 billion ($785 million) in public research on artificial intelligence through 2030 to bolster its capabilities and enhance...