- + Heat wave leads to warnings of potentially devastating wildfires in southern Australia—NEWCASTLE, Australia: Communities and firefighters across Australia’s second-most populous state were preparing Thursday for potentially devastating w...
- + Azerbaijan mourns 38 killed in plane crash in Kazakhstan—ASTANA: Azerbaijan began a national day of mourning Thursday after a passenger jet from the flag carrier crashed in western Kazakhstan on Christmas Da...
- + India readies for 400 million pilgrims at mammoth Kumbh Mela festival—PRAYAGRAJ, India: Beside India’s holy rivers, a makeshift city is being built for a Hindu religious festival expected to be so vast it will be seen fr...
- + New York taxi jumps sidewalk outside Macy’s on Christmas Day, injuring 7—Seven people were injured in New York City on Christmas Day when a taxi jumped a sidewalk and hit pedestrians outside a Macy’s department store after ...
- + 38 dead as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan—ASTANA: An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet crashed on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan, killing 38 of the 67 people on board, officials said. The Em...
- + Taliban officials say Pakistan airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 46—KARACHI: At least 46 people including women and children were killed by Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s eastern border province of Paktika, Afgh...
- + Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day—KYIV: Russia launched a massive missile barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting U...
- + Cancer-hit UK king hails doctors in Christmas speech—LONDON: King Charles III thanked “selfless doctors and nurses” for supporting the royal family in his Christmas address, marking the end of a year dur...
- + Pope calls for ‘arms to be silenced’ across world—VATICAN: Pope Francis called Wednesday for “arms to be silenced” around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Uk...
- + Kashmir’s ‘bee queen’ sets out to empower women, inspire youth—NEW DELHI: For the past four years, beekeeping has become central to Sania Zehra’s life. Every morning, she wakes at about 6 a.m. to tend to her colon...
- + France’s most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream—PARIS: France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what leaders hailed as a landmark mome...
- + Russian defense ministry says it downed 42 Ukrainian drones overnight—MOSCOW: Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday its air defense systems destroyed 42 Ukrainian drones over five Russian regions during the night. Tw...
- + India child marriage crackdown reaches nearly 5,000 arrests—GUWAHATI, India: A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India’s northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after 416 people were detained in t...
- + Pickup truck driver killed by police after driving through Texas mall and injuring 5—KILLEEN, Texas: A pickup truck driver fleeing police careened through the doors of a JCPenney store in Texas and continued through a busy mall, injuri...
- + China says US is ‘playing with fire’ after latest military aid for Taiwan—BEIJING: The Chinese government protested Sunday the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United Stat...
- + Minorities fear targeted attacks in post-revolution Bangladesh—DHAKA: For generations, the small Hindu temple outside the capital in Muslim-majority Bangladesh was a quiet place to pray – before arsonists ripped o...
- + India, Kuwait upgrade ties to strategic partnership on Modi visit—NEW DELHI: India and Kuwait upgraded bilateral ties to a strategic partnership on Sunday as their leaders eye stronger cooperation in “key sectors” ra...
- + Putin vows more ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after drone attack on Russia’s Kazan—MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine in retaliation for a drone attack on a high-rise apart...
- + New hope for flight MH370 families as Malaysia agrees to resume search—KUALA LUMPUR: The families of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 passengers have welcomed with renewed hope the announcement of a new search for the aircr...
- + At least 38 die in bus accident in southeastern Brazil—SAO PAULO: At least 38 people were killed in a bus crash in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, officials said, in what President Luiz Inacio Lula da Sil...
- + EU ‘not there yet’ on sanctioning Georgia over crackdown—BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday Brussels had put forward a list of Georgians to sanction over a crackdown on pro-Western pro...
- + At least 30 North Korean soldiers killed and wounded in Russia’s Kursk region: Ukraine—KYIV: Ukraine said Monday that its troops killed or wounded at least 30 North Korean soldiers who had been deployed by Russia to its western Kursk reg...
- + Race against time for rescuers as hundreds feared dead in Mayotte—SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION: Rescuers raced against time Monday to reach survivors after a devastating cyclone ripped through the French Indian Ocean te...
- + EU diplomat to make contact with new Syria leaders in Damascus—BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday the bloc’s envoy to Syria was going to Damascus to talk to the new Islamist-led rulers, as W...
- + US Navy ship makes a port call in Cambodia, first in eight years—SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: A US Navy warship arrived Monday in Cambodia, the first such visit in eight years to a nation that is China’s close ally in S...
- + Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year after a surge in cases—ISLAMABAD: Pakistan began on Monday its last nationwide vaccination campaign for the year to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in n...
- + Filipino on Indonesia death row moved before transfer home—JAKARTA: A Filipino inmate sentenced to death in Indonesia was moved to capital Jakarta before she is expected to fly home on Wednesday, after the gov...
- + Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus—DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said Monday that general e...
- + Russian troops are advancing fast along Ukrainian frontline, defense minister says—MOSCOW: Russian troops have pushed Ukrainian forces out of almost 4,500 square kilometers of territory this year and are advancing an average 30 squar...
- + Philippines eyes Gulf investors in bid to diversify investment partners—Manila: The Philippines is prioritizing efforts to attract investors from the Gulf region, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority said on Monday, as M...
- + Gunmen kidnap at least 50 in nigeria’s zamfara state, residents and police say—MAIDUGURI: A gang of gunmen kidnapped more than 50 women and children in a raid on Kakin Dawa village in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state, police and...
- + France’s Macron to host party leaders in quest for new govt—PARIS: French party leaders will gather at President Emmanuel Macron’s Elysee Palace office Tuesday afternoon in a bid to chart a route toward a new g...
- + Scholz, Macron prepared to work with Syrian rebels after Assad ouster—BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emannuel Macron are prepared to work with the Syrian rebel groups who ousted President Bash...
- + Mass evacuation of Philippine villages underway after a brief but major volcanic eruption—MANILA: About 87,000 people were being evacuated in a central Philippine region Tuesday a day after a volcano briefly erupted with a towering ash plum...
- + Biden is rushing aid to Ukraine. Both sides are digging in. And everyone is bracing for Trump—WASHINGTON: The grinding war between Ukraine and its Russian invaders has escalated ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration, with President Joe Biden rus...
- + Malaysia PM Anwar deflects questions on house arrest for Najib—KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim refused to answer questions on Tuesday on the existence of a royal decree that would allegedly a...
- + UN Security Council convenes over situation in Syria—UNITED NATIONS, United States: Members of the UN Security Council on Monday discussed the fluid situation in Syria after President Bashar Assad’s fall...
- + Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO charged with weapons, forgery and other counts—ALTOONA, Pennsylvania: Police arrested a suspect Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald’s em...
- + Dozens of Nobel laureates sign letter opposing RFK Jr. as Trump’s health secretary—WASHINGTON: Seventy-seven Nobel prize winners on Monday sent an open letter to the US Senate opposing the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Preside...
- + US indictment accuses two Syrian officials of torture at notorious prison—WASHINGTON: US prosecutors are accusing two senior Syrian officials of overseeing a notorious prison that tortured peaceful protesters and other polit...
- + Trump appoints former PayPal COO David Sacks as AI and crypto czar—US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said he was appointing former PayPal Chief Operating Officer David Sacks as his artificial intelligence an...
- + Trump says he picks former Senator David Perdue to be ambassador to China—WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he has chosen former Senator David Perdue to be ambassador to China. “He will be instrum...
- + Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy bring Trump’s DOGE to Capitol Hill—WASHINGTON: Billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy spent several hours Thursday swapping ideas with lawmakers about President-e...
- + White House aides discuss preemptive pardons for Trump targets, sources say—WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s top aides are discussing whether preemptive pardons to current and former public officials who may be targeted by th...
- + Russia’s Lavrov signals readiness to use any means in Ukraine conflict—Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview broadcast on Thursday, said the use of a hypersonic missile in the Ukraine war sought to make ...
- + 7.0 earthquake off Northern California prompts brief tsunami warning—SAN FRANCISCO: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, knocking items off grocery store shelves, sending chi...
- + US House rejects Democratic effort to force release of Matt Gaetz ethics report—WASHINGTON: The House shut down Democrats’ efforts Thursday to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, pushing the fate of...
- + White House’s Sullivan, Zelensky aide discuss improving Ukraine’s war position—White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Andriy Yermak, a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, discussed on Thursday imp...
- + Russia denies interfering in Romania elections—MOSCOW: Russia denied on Thursday it was interfering in Romania’s elections, as the EU member geared up for the second round of a presidential vote th...
- + US neighbors balk at Trump plan for deported migrants—WASHINGTON: The Bahamas on Thursday said it had rejected a proposal from the incoming Trump administration to receive deported migrants, with Mexico a...
- + France on the back foot in Africa after Chadian snub—NAIROBI/GENEVA: A French plan to significantly reduce its military presence in West and central Africa risks backfiring and further diminishing the fo...
- + Senior Russian diplomat says possibility of new nuclear tests remains open question—MOSCOW: A possible resumption of nuclear weapons tests by Moscow remains an open question in view of hostile US policies, a senior Russian diplomat wa...
- + Ireland headed for coalition government following parliamentary election, exit poll suggests—DUBLIN: An exit poll in Ireland’s parliamentary election released late Friday suggests the three biggest parties have won roughly equal shares and the...
- + Explosion damages canal feeding Kosovo’s main power plants—PRISTINA: An explosion on Friday evening damaged a canal in northern Kosovo supplying water to two coal-fired power plants that generate nearly all of...
- + Ireland votes in closely fought general election—DUBLIN: Voting got under way in Ireland Friday in a general election with the two center-right coalition partners neck-and-neck with opposition party ...
- + Philippines looks to boost ties with Bahrain’s tourism, hospitality sector—MANILA: The Philippines is expanding collaborations with Bahrain to mutually boost tourism and hospitality expertise, Christina Frasco, the Philippine...
- + Bangladesh urges EU states to expedite formal recognition of Palestine—DHAKA: Bangladesh has called on EU member states to expedite the formal recognition of the State of Palestine and use their influence to prevent perma...
- + Germany indicts Turkish national for spying on alleged Gulen activists—BERLIN: German federal prosecutors on Friday said they had indicted a Turkish national for alleged spying on individuals that he associated with cleri...
- + Former Kosovo rebel commander ordered to pay victims—THE HAGUE: A special international court on Friday ordered a former Kosovo rebel commander to pay $220,000 in damages to victims of abuses suffered in...
- + Death toll in Uganda landslides rises to 20 as search for more casualties presses on—KAMPALA: More bodies buried under the mud were retrieved in eastern Uganda on Friday and an injured person died in a hospital, bringing the death toll...
- + Nations at UN climate talks agree on $300B a year for poor countries in a compromise deal—BAKU, Azerbaijan: United Nations climate talks adopted a deal to inject at least $300 billion annually in humanity&#e2;Pcs fight against c...
- + A $300B a year deal for climate cash at UN summit sparks outrage for some and hope for others—BAKU, Azerbaijan: United Nations climate talks adopted a deal to inject at least $300 billion annually in humanity&#e2;Pcs fight against c...
- + UN secretary general says more work needed on COP29 finance deal—UNITED NATIONS/BAKU, Azerbaijan: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern that the climate finance deal agreed early Sunday in Azerbaij...
- + Daesh group claims attack on Sufi shrine in Afghanistan—KABUL: Daesh (IS-K), the terrorist group&#e2;Pcs branch in Afghanistan, on Saturday claimed responsibility for a gun attack that left 10 p...
- + India opposes COP29 finance deal after it is adopted—BAKU: India strongly objected to a climate finance deal agreed at the United Nations COP29 summit on Sunday, but their objection was raised after the ...
- + Mass rape trial sparks demonstrations across France—PARIS: Tens of thousands demonstrated in major French cities Saturday against violence targeting women, as campaigners push for the country to learn f...
- + After Trump&#e2;Pcs Project 2025 denials, he is tapping its authors and influencers for key roles—WASHINGTON: As a former and potentially future president, Donald Trump hailed what would become Project 2025 as a road map for &#e2;P	c;...
- + US reels from rain, snow as second round of bad weather approaches for Thanksgiving week—WINDSOR, California: The US was reeling from snow and rain on Saturday with a second round of bad weather threatening to disrupt holiday travel ahead ...
- + Mozambique opposition leader Mondlane sets conditions for post-election talks—MAPUTO: Mozambique&#e2;Pcs opposition leader said he would accept the president&#e2;Pcs offer of talks after deadly post-elect...
- + Warrants of ICC are binding, Borrell says—NICOSIA: EU governments cannot pick and choose whether to execute arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against two Israeli leade...
- + UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as finance talks lag—BAKU: The UN’s climate chief called on leaders of the world’s biggest economies on Saturday to send a signal of support for global climate finance eff...
- + Protesters’ biggest day expected at UN climate talks, where progress is slow—BAKU: The United Nations climate talks neared the end of their first week on Saturday with negotiators still at work on how much wealthier nations wil...
- + US plane hit by gunfire on Dallas runway: aviation agency—WASHINGTON: A Southwest Airlines plane was hit by gunfire while taking off from an airport in the US city of Dallas on Friday, the Federal Aviation Ad...
- + Investigation reveals a Russian factory’s plan to mix decoys with a new deadly weapon in Ukraine—KYIV: A high-tech factory in central Russia has created a new, deadly force to attack Ukraine: a small number of highly destructive thermobaric drones...
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