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At least ⁠25 people died in floods and landslides caused by torrential ​rain across northern and northeastern ​India over the weekend, officials said on Monday, with more rain predicted over the...

Tehran: The United States expanded the scope of its strikes on Iran on Monday, targeting provinces around the country, including a city hosting a nuclear power plant, as the Islamic Republic kept up...

Tehran: Iran said on Monday that diplomatic exchanges with the United States via mediators were ongoing despite US military strikes on the country. "We have been informed by mediators, we have...

Kylian Mbappe became the first player to win the World Cup Golden Boot twice after Lionel Messi failed to add to his tally in Sunday's final. The France captain scored 10 goals to top the charts...

Madrid: A teenager died, and several people were injured during celebrations of Spain's victory in the World Cup after a fountain collapsed in the west of the country, local authorities and...

New Delhi: India's riot police baton-charged protesters in New Delhi on Monday as they tried to march to parliament, escalating a protest over irregularities in major examinations. Protesters...

Hong Kong: Brent crude hit its highest price on Monday since June due to renewed fighting between the United States and Iran, while Asian equities were mixed as investors weighed the fallout of a...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday they hit US military targets in Kuwait, including an early-warning radar system that was "destroyed", in a statement reported by state news agency...

Tehran: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday that two oil tankers trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz "exploded and were brought to a halt". "Late last night, two non-compliant oil...

East Rutherford: Andy SCOTT Lionel Messi could have ended all debate over who is the greatest player of all time by winning another World Cup with Argentina on Sunday, but he was left in tears...

Kuwait City: Kuwait's military said on Sunday it was responding to aerial salvos fired by Iran a day after the Gulf state faced barrages from the Islamic Republic that struck a power plant and...

Ticket prices for the ⁠World Cup final between defending champion Argentina and Spain ​continued to soar, ​approaching $10,000 just 24 hours before Sunday's match in East Rutherford, N.J....

East Rutherford: Spain and Argentina prepared to do battle in the World Cup final in New Jersey on Sunday as organisers said they were keeping a close eye on smoke from wildfires in Canada. Lionel...

Kuwait City: Kuwait's state oil firm on Saturday reported injuries and damage after an Iranian attack targeting an oil facility, according to the state news agency. "A vital location in the oil...

Manama: Bahrain's army said its air defences repelled on Saturday a wave of Iranian attacks, as an AFP journalist in Manama reported hearing blasts after sirens sounded. "Air defence systems...

Tehran: Bombing intensified in the Middle East for the seventh consecutive night, with Iran reporting three deaths from US strikes and retaliating with attacks on several US military sites in Kuwait...

TEHRAN: The United States and Iran traded drone and missile strikes on Friday, as Tehran announced it had targeted American assets across the region, in the biggest escalation since the two foes...

DAEJEON: A team of South Korean and US researchers has unveiled a robotic technology that allows ​a person to suit ​up without using their hands or aid from others, with potential for applications...

Two former heads of government from the Elders group of international figures founded by Nelson Mandela on Friday warned of the potential disappearance of the Palestinian territories and called for an...

Andy Burnham vowed on Friday to restore "hope" to the British people as he officially became the ruling Labour party's new leader and incoming UK prime minister. Nicknamed the "King of the North"...