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Spain pledges 1 bln in military aid to Kyiv as Zelensky visits 27 May 2024 - 04:15 pm

Madrid: Spain on Monday pledged one billion euros in military aid to Ukraine as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky...

Saudi fund launches new group to boost space industry 27 May 2024 - 03:59 pm

Riyadh:Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) on Monday launched the Neo Space Group to work on the kingdom's nascent satellite and space industry,...

WHO chief urges countries to quickly seal pandemic deal 27 May 2024 - 02:57 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization chief on Monday urged countries to nail down a landmark global agreement on handling of future pandemics after...

Gaza officials say 45 killed as Israeli strikes set tents ablaze 27 May 2024 - 02:00 pm

Rafah, Palestinian Territories: Gaza's civil defence agency said Monday that the death toll had risen to 45 from overnight Israeli strikes that set...

Ten dead after Cyclone batters Bangladesh and India 27 May 2024 - 12:01 pm

Patuakhali: Residents of low-lying areas of Bangladesh and India surveyed the damage Monday as a Cyclone that lashed the coast weakened into a...

At least nine dead in US tornadoes, storms 26 May 2024 - 09:49 pm

Washington: At least nine people were killed across the central United States as tornadoes and other extreme storms hit several states including Texas,...

Putin arrives in Uzbekistan on the 3rd foreign trip of his new term 26 May 2024 - 09:34 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived on Sunday in the capital of Uzbekistan where he is to hold talks with President Shavkay Mirziyoyev...

Israeli occupation murders 35,984 Palestinians, injures 80,643 in aggression on Gaza Strip 26 May 2024 - 08:43 pm

Gaza: The Israeli occupation murdered at least 35,984 Palestinians and injured at least 80,643 others since the beginning of its ongoing aggression on...

Three injured in knife attack in France's Lyon: officials 26 May 2024 - 08:28 pm

Lyon: At least three people were injured in a knife attack on the metro in the eastern French city of Lyon on Sunday,...

12 people injured after Qatar Airways plane hits turbulence on flight to Dublin 26 May 2024 - 06:34 pm

LONDON: Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin on Sunday hit turbulence, airport authorities said. Eight...

800,000 seek shelter as Bangladesh braces for cyclone 26 May 2024 - 06:31 pm

Patuakhali, Bangladesh: At least 800,000 Bangladeshis fled their coastal villages Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for...

Macron begins the first state visit to Germany by a French president in 24 years 26 May 2024 - 05:49 pm

Berlin, Germany: President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday started the first state visit to Germany by a French head of state in 24 years,...

Seven young elephants drown in Sri Lanka 26 May 2024 - 05:49 pm

Colombo: Wildlife authorities in Sri Lanka on Sunday found seven carcasses of young elephants believed to have drowned in the biggest single loss...

Four children among 27 dead in India amusement park fire 26 May 2024 - 05:36 pm

Ahmedabad, India: Four young children were among 27 people killed when a fire in India ripped through a crowded amusement park, a top...

Recognising Palestinian state is 'justice' for Palestinians: Spain 26 May 2024 - 05:07 pm

Brussels, Belgium: Recognising the State of Palestine "is justice for the Palestinian people...," Spain's foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares said Sunday alongside Palestinian...

At least 5 dead in Texas after severe weather sweeps across Texas and Oklahoma, authorities say 26 May 2024 - 04:29 pm

OKLAHOMA CITY: Powerful storms across Texas and Oklahoma obliterated homes and struck a highway travel center where drivers had rushed to take shelter,...