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Seven-year-old girl killed in Channel crossing attempt 03 Mar 2024 - 03:57 pm

Lille, France: A seven-year-old girl drowned on Sunday when a small boat carrying 16 migrants heading from northern France to Britain capsized, the...

Thousands of S Korean doctors rally as healthcare standoff escalates 03 Mar 2024 - 03:16 pm

Seoul: Thousands of South Korean doctors protested Sunday in Seoul in an escalating standoff with the government over medical training reforms, which has...

LIVE UPDATES: Gaza conflict reports highest casualties for aid workers; death toll rises to 30,410 03 Mar 2024 - 12:37 pm

Doha, Qatar: The UN’s Palestinian refugee agency says Gaza has recorded the highest number of causalities for aid workers and journalists compared with...

Shehbaz Sharif voted in as Pakistan's prime minister for second time 03 Mar 2024 - 12:31 pm

Islamabad: Shehbaz Sharif was voted in on Sunday as Pakistan's prime minister for a second time, presiding over a shaky alliance that has...

Heavy winter rains in Pakistan kill at least 29 as buildings collapse and landslides block roads 03 Mar 2024 - 12:18 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan: Pakistani authorities said Sunday at least 29 people died and 50 others injured due to heavy rains that swept across the...

Donald Trump wins Missouri caucuses 02 Mar 2024 - 08:56 pm

DonaldTrumphas won Missouri's Republican caucuses, one of three events Saturday that will award delegates for the GOP presidential nomination. The former president, who...

Gaza officials say Israeli strike near Rafah hospital kills 11 02 Mar 2024 - 08:16 pm

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said an Israeli strike hit tents housing displaced civilians near a hospital in...

Firefighters in Texas face battle state's largest wildfire under difficult weather conditions 02 Mar 2024 - 06:37 pm

Stinnett, Texas:Firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Texas history face increasingly difficult weather conditions on Saturday. The Smokehouse Creek Fire that began Monday...

Chad junta chief to contest May 6 presidential vote 02 Mar 2024 - 05:47 pm

N'Djamena: Chad junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said Saturday he would contest a May 6 presidential election, just three days after his...

Many killed or wounded in Gaza stampede shot by Israeli army, EU arm says 02 Mar 2024 - 05:25 pm

Rafah, Gaza Strip:Many of the Palestinians killed or wounded in the chaos as they tried to get bags of flour from an aid...

Norway's ailing King Harald fitted with pacemaker 02 Mar 2024 - 05:13 pm

Oslo: Norway's ailing King Harald V, 87, has been fitted with a pacemaker in a Malaysian hospital after contracting an infection while on...

Truck driver pulled to safety after crash leaves vehicle dangling over bridge across Ohio River 02 Mar 2024 - 04:01 pm

LOUISVILLE, Ky.: The driver of a semi-truck was pulled to safety Friday by firefighters following a crash that left the vehicle dangling over...

Apple's new EU measures draw complaint from 34 digital organisations 02 Mar 2024 - 03:48 pm

Brussels, Belgium: Changes Apple is making to its services in the European Union "make a mockery" of new antitrust rules in the bloc,...

US pilot who self-immolated leaves savings to Palestinian fund for children 02 Mar 2024 - 12:51 pm

Doha, Qatar: The 25-year-old American pilot Aaron Bushnell, who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington on Monday, has named...

In Photos: Powerful storm in California and Nevada dumps snow on mountains 02 Mar 2024 - 11:34 am

Reno, Nev.: A powerful blizzard raged overnight into Saturday in the Sierra Nevada as the biggest storm of the season shut down a...

Biden approves military airdrops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter left more than 100 dead 02 Mar 2024 - 11:23 am

Washington: The US will begin airdropping emergency humanitarian assistance into Gaza, President Joe Biden said Friday, a day after more than 100 Palestinians...