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Monster Hurricane Milton makes landfall, walloping coast of Florida 10 Oct 2024 - 07:55 am

Sarasota, United States: Hurricane Milton crashed into the Florida coast Wednesday, packing furious winds and triggering life-threatening storm surges across a region still...

Yokohama lighthouse has guided ships for 130 years 09 Oct 2024 - 11:51 pm

Yokohama: For over a century, a lighthouse standing near the tip of a breakwater has offered safety as a beacon for incoming and...

Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Naval Tata dies at age 86 09 Oct 2024 - 10:09 pm

Ratan Naval Tata, former chairman of Tata Sons, hasdied at the age of 86, said Tata Group in a statement released on Wednesday....

Tearful Turkish-Lebanese evacuate Lebanon by sea 09 Oct 2024 - 09:42 pm

Beirut, Lebanon: After weeks of anxiety under Israeli air strikes, Lebanese-Turkish mother-of-four Mona was gripped by a mixture of relief and sorrow as...

Qatar, Algeria hold bilateral civil aviation talks 09 Oct 2024 - 09:32 pm

Algiers:Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) and Algeria's National Civil Aviation Agency initialed Wednesday an updated air services agreement following bilateral talks in Algiers....

5 dead after a small plane crashes on Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast 09 Oct 2024 - 09:23 pm

Avalon, California: Five people were killed when a small plane crashed during takeoff from Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast, authorities...

At least four Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank 09 Oct 2024 - 09:06 pm

Nablus, Palestinian Territories: Israeli police killed at least four Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, Palestinian health authorities...

Dozens killed as Israeli troops pound central and northern Gaza 09 Oct 2024 - 08:57 pm

Gaza strip: Israel’s bombardment of central and northern Gaza has killed dozens of people and trapped thousands in their homes, Palestinian officials said...

Saudi Royal Court: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques undergoes medical tests 09 Oct 2024 - 08:40 pm

Riyadh: The Saudi Royal Court announced that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has completed medical...

Greece creates 'FBI-style' organised crime unit amid mob murder spree 09 Oct 2024 - 07:33 pm

Athens: Greece has created an "FBI-style" police unit to combat organised crime after a raft of gangland killings, its police minister said this...

Time running out in Florida to flee Hurricane Milton 09 Oct 2024 - 06:37 pm

Sarasota, United States: Florida residents fled -- or defied warnings and hunkered down -- in the final hours Wednesday before Hurricane Milton, a...

Death toll in a gang attack on small Haitian town rises to 115 09 Oct 2024 - 05:51 pm

Pont Sonde, Haiti:The death toll in a brutal gang attack last week on a small town in central Haiti has risen to 115,...

Chad issues warning ahead of more devastating floods 09 Oct 2024 - 05:02 pm

N'Djamena: Chad's government on Wednesday called on the public to help tackle deadly flooding brought on by torrential rains and rising water in...

Erdogan says Turkiye to curb crime after wave of murders 09 Oct 2024 - 04:42 pm

Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said Turkiye would toughen up its justice system to crack down on crime, after a string...

Spanish PM calls Israeli strikes in Lebanon an 'invasion' 09 Oct 2024 - 04:08 pm

Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez described Israel's military offensives in Lebanon as an "invasion" on Wednesday, saying that the international community had...

French minister ups ante in Eiffel Tower Olympic rings row 09 Oct 2024 - 04:03 pm

Paris: A row over the Olympics logo becoming a longterm feature of the Eiffel Tower has taken a fresh turn with a French...

German govt sees economy shrinking again in 2024 09 Oct 2024 - 03:59 pm

Frankfurt, Germany: The German government slashed its 2024 forecast Wednesday for Europe's largest economy, saying it will contract for a second straight year...