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Students, employees told to stay home due to air pollution in Iran 11 Dec 2024 - 11:10 am

Tehran: Students and civil servants in parts of Iran were ordered to stay home on Wednesday and Thursday due to "unhealthy" air pollution,...

Trump defends choice of Kushner for France envoy 11 Dec 2024 - 10:59 am

Paris: US president-elect Donald Trump defended his choice of Charles Kushner for US ambassador to France, describing him as a "family member" and...

Turkiye opens additional border crossing with Syria to speed up refugees' return 11 Dec 2024 - 12:09 am

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday the opening of an additional border crossing in the southern Turkiye, to speed up...

Macron aims to pick new French PM 'within 48 hours' 10 Dec 2024 - 09:36 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron aims to name a new Prime Minister for France "within 48 hours", party chiefs who met him on...

US disburses $20 billion Ukraine loan backed by profits from Russian assets 10 Dec 2024 - 09:24 pm

Washington: The United States announced on Tuesday that it has disbursed a $20 billion loan for Ukraine backed by the interest earned on...

NY gunman had manifesto railing against health insurance: police 10 Dec 2024 - 08:52 pm

New York: The man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive in New York was found with a handwritten manifesto laying out...

Eight dead in Cairo building collapse: health ministry 10 Dec 2024 - 08:34 pm

Cairo: Eight people were killed and three more injured when a six-storey residential building collapsed in central Cairo on Tuesday, Egypt's health ministry...

Transitional govt brings 'new hope' for Syria: WHO chief 10 Dec 2024 - 08:06 pm

Geneva: The announcement by the rebels who ousted Syria's president Bashar al-Assad that they had appointed a transitional head of government brings "new...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Hidankyo calls for a world without nukes 10 Dec 2024 - 07:35 pm

Oslo: Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo accepted its Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday, urging countries to abolish the weapons resurging as...

Russia's military bases in Syria under threat 10 Dec 2024 - 06:48 pm

Moscow: The rebel offensive that ousted Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad has left Russia's military bases in Syria under threat. The Tartus naval base...

EU to consider 'measures' over Georgia protest crackdown 10 Dec 2024 - 06:29 pm

Brussels, Belgium: European Union foreign ministers meeting next week will discuss punishing Georgia's authorities after what Brussels called "credible concerns" of torture against...

Shell, Greenpeace settle lawsuit over ship protest 10 Dec 2024 - 06:25 pm

London: Shell on Tuesday said it had settled a legal dispute with Greenpeace that the British energy giant brought after environmental protesters boarded...

Polish PM says Ukraine peace talks could start this winter 10 Dec 2024 - 06:22 pm

Warsaw: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Tuesday said that peace talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine could begin this winter. Tusk,...

German factory outfitters warn of difficult 2025 10 Dec 2024 - 06:11 pm

Frankfurt: Germany's influential machine-tool makers' federation warned Tuesday of a turbulent 2025 due to political instability at home, Donald Trump's "disruptive" return to...

Wildfire quickly spreads in western US city Malibu 10 Dec 2024 - 04:40 pm

Los Angeles, United States: A wind-fanned wildfire quickly spread early on Tuesday in Malibu, where many Hollywood elites reside in the western US...

South Korea slaps travel bans on more top officials 10 Dec 2024 - 04:25 pm

Seoul: South Korean authorities banned more top officials from leaving the country Tuesday, in the wake of President Yoon Suk Yeol's bungled attempt...