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13 migrants found dead off Tunisia: official 25 Sep 2024 - 03:26 pm

Tunis: Thirteen bodies believed to be of sub-Saharan African migrants have been found dead off Tunisia's eastern coast, a judicial official told AFP...

France minister vows new immigration 'rules' after student murder 25 Sep 2024 - 02:47 pm

Paris: France's conservative interior minister on Wednesday vowed consequences after a Moroccan man suspected of murdering a 19-year-old university student and leaving her...

Tokyo says Taiwan eases import restrictions on Japanese food 25 Sep 2024 - 02:11 pm

Tokyo: Taiwan will ease restrictions on imports of Japanese food products including seafood from areas around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, Tokyo's ministry...

Strike by more than 1,000 Samsung workers enters a third week in India 25 Sep 2024 - 01:31 pm

New Delhi:A strike by more than 1,000 workers at a Samsung India Electronics plant has entered its third week, and management is at...

Assange to give first public address since prison release 25 Sep 2024 - 12:24 pm

Sydney: Controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to break his post-prison silence in an address to the Council of Europe next week, his...

Israel unleashes heavy strikes on southern Lebanon 25 Sep 2024 - 12:04 pm

Beirut: The Israeli warplanes intensified its bombardment of various villages and towns across southern Lebanon on Wednesday morning. Field sources reported that the...

Hezbollah says fired ballistic missile targeting Mossad HQ near Tel Aviv 25 Sep 2024 - 11:49 am

Beirut, Lebanon: Hezbollah said Wednesday it had fired a ballistic missile targeting Israeli spy agency Mossad's headquarters near Tel Aviv, saying that recent...

Iranian President calls on International Community to act swiftly to end Israeli aggression on Gaza, Lebanon 25 Sep 2024 - 11:34 am

New York:Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized today the urgent need for the international community to take immediate action to end the Israeli occupations...

4 soldiers killed and 9 injured in an unspecified accident, United Arab Emirates says 25 Sep 2024 - 08:17 am

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The United Arab Emirates announced Wednesday that four soldiers were killed and nine others injured in an accident. The...

Philippine govt renews call for Filipinos in Lebanon to volunteer for repatriation amid rising tensions 24 Sep 2024 - 09:34 pm

Doha, Qatar: The Philippine government has repeatedly called on families of Filipinos in Lebanon to convince their loved ones to volunteer for repatriation...

Brazil's president warns against ongoing war in Gaza strip spreading to Lebanon 24 Sep 2024 - 07:20 pm

New York: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned of the danger of the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip expanding to...

Forced displacement of Palestinians would be 'war crime': Jordan king at UN 24 Sep 2024 - 06:57 pm

United Nations, United States: Jordan's King Abdullah II on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of his country becoming an "alternative homeland" for the...

'Not only children but also UN system dying in Gaza': Turkey's Erdogan 24 Sep 2024 - 06:15 pm

United Nations, United States: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday slammed the UN for inaction on Gaza, which he said has turned...

US consumer confidence unexpectedly falls in September 24 Sep 2024 - 06:01 pm

Washington: US consumer confidence unexpectedly dropped in September on labor market concerns, according to survey data published Tuesday, signaling dampening optimism about the...

Search for 'German' baby, grandmother after Italy flood 24 Sep 2024 - 05:52 pm

Rome: Italian firefighters searched Tuesday for a grandmother and baby missing after a flash flood swept through a Tuscan house reportedly rented by...

French lake still riddled with bombs 80 years after World War II 24 Sep 2024 - 05:48 pm

Gérardmer, France: The apparently pristine Gerardmer lake in the Vosges mountains of eastern France conceals a bleak legacy of 20th-century conflict -- dozens...