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Kuwait, NATO discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation 02 Dec 2024 - 07:07 pm

Kuwait: Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah discussed on a phone call Monday with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)...

Senegal PM says will remain head of govt after speculation 02 Dec 2024 - 06:54 pm

Dakar: Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Monday said he would remain head of the government rather than preside over the parliament, after...

China says FM urged 'fair' competition in talks with German counterpart 02 Dec 2024 - 06:15 pm

Beijing: China's foreign minister called Monday for "fair competition" during a meeting with his German counterpart that included discussion of the EU's decision...

Greenland extends detention of anti-whaling activist Watson 02 Dec 2024 - 05:53 pm

Copenhagen: A Greenland court on Monday extended the detention of US-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson for two more weeks, pending a decision on...

'End in sight' to talks on pandemic treaty, says WHO chief 02 Dec 2024 - 03:40 pm

Geneva: Countries trying to negotiate a global agreement on handling future pandemics began an extra week of talks Monday, with the WHO chief...

New research calls for 'radical rethink' on drought 02 Dec 2024 - 03:14 pm

Paris: Record-breaking droughts are becoming a "new normal" for billions of people yet few countries are taking the threat seriously, researchers warned in...

UN chief says situation in Gaza 'appalling and apocalyptic' 02 Dec 2024 - 02:38 pm

Cairo: The United Nations chief said Monday the situation in war-torn Gaza was "appalling and apocalyptic", warning conditions faced by Palestinians in the...

Biden pardons son Hunter in final weeks of US presidency 02 Dec 2024 - 02:03 pm

Washington: US President JoeBidenon Sunday issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases, despite assurances...

Delivery firm Glovo riders in Spain to become employees 02 Dec 2024 - 01:52 pm

Madrid: App-based food delivery firm Glovo's freelance riders in Spain will be hired as employees following pressure from the government to give them...

At least 56 killed in 'stampedes' at Guinea football match 02 Dec 2024 - 01:12 pm

Conakry: At least 56 people were killed in "deadly stampedes" at a football match in Guinea's second-largest city of N'Zerekore, a statement from...

30-strong Japan A-bomb delegation to collect Nobel prize 02 Dec 2024 - 12:44 pm

Tokyo: Japanese atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo said Monday a 30-strong delegation will collect its Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo after a...

Sweet-toothed bear lured out of Japanese supermarket 02 Dec 2024 - 10:27 am

Tokyo: A bear that rampaged through a Japanese supermarket for two days was lured out with food coated in honey, trapped and due...

Cyclone Fengal toll rises to 20 in South Asia 02 Dec 2024 - 10:22 am

Colombo: The death toll from Cyclone Fengal's fierce push through Sri Lanka and southern India reached 20 on Monday as downpours and flooding...

New Zealand scientists dissect world's rarest whale 02 Dec 2024 - 08:14 am

Wellington: New Zealand scientists on Monday began dissecting a whale considered the rarest in the world, a species so elusive that only seven...

Trump names Lebanese-American Boulos as Middle East advisor 01 Dec 2024 - 09:51 pm

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos as his senior advisor on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, the...

Storm Bora kills two in Greece, leaves widespread damage 01 Dec 2024 - 09:34 pm

Athens: A storm sweeping through Greece has killed two people on the island of Lemnos, and damaged roads and buildings in Rhodes, authorities...

Trump announces loyalist Kash Patel as choice to lead FBI 01 Dec 2024 - 08:45 pm

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump aims to make loyalist KashPatelthe next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he said on Saturday, in...