EU to debate sending naval mission to Red Sea
BRUSSELS: EU countries will discuss next week a plan to set up a naval mission to help protect Red Sea shipping following attacks from Yemen's Ansar Allah fighters, diplomats said Friday.The proposal...
Sunak pledges $3.2 bn for Ukraine on Kyiv visit
KYIV: Visiting British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday announced £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) in new military aid for Ukraine, saying it sent a "strong signal" of UK support for the war-torn...
Autonomous driving is 'happening', but slower than expected
By Elodie MAZEINTo the believers, the oft-promised autonomous car revolution is "clearly happening"— they point to the myriad displays at the Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas that defy the...
Sri Lanka says debt restructure finalised by April
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's bankrupt government said Friday that a foreign debt restructure would be finalised by the beginning of April, after signs the economy was emerging from its worst crisis on record....
US, UK strike Yemen, adding to fears of wider war
Sanaa - US and British forces struck Yemen early on Friday after weeks of disruptive attacks on Red Sea shipping.The pre-dawn air strikes add to escalating fears of wider conflict in the region, which...
India's top court overrules early release of 11 in gang rape case
New Delhi: India's top court ruled Monday that 11 murderers convicted of a gang rape that drew global outrage, but who were released early, must return to jail.Bilkis Bano and two of her children were...
Bangladesh's Hasina celebrates 'absolute victory'
Dhaka - Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament, election officials said Monday after polls boycotted by the...
Woman in 90s pulled from rubble five days after Japan quake
Suzu, Japan: A woman in her 90s trapped for five days under rubble caused by a huge earthquake in central Japan was rescued against the odds, but snow and storms were further complicating relief...
Japan: A woman in her 90s trapped for five days under the rubble by a huge earthquake in central Japan was rescued against the odds, but snow and storms were expected to complicate relief efforts on...
Israel bombs Gaza, UN warns territory 'uninhabitable'
Israel bombed Gaza on Saturday as the United Nations warned the Palestinian territory has become uninhabitable after three monthsof fighting that threatens to engulf the wider region.AFP...
Chrome restricts cookies in first step towards elimination
Paris: Google has begun limiting third-party cookies for some users of its Chrome web browser, a first step towards eventually abandoning the files that have raised privacy concerns.Google, which...
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon halved in 2023
Rio de Janeiro: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by half last year, according to figures released on Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government bolstered environmental...
N Korea fires artillery shells near S Korean islands
SEOUL: North Korea fired an artillery barrage near two South Korean border islands on Friday, Seoul's defence ministry said, prompting a live-fire drill from the South Korean military.Residents of...
Russia offers to relocate border city residents after shelling
KYIV: Russian officials in the southern border city of Belgorod offered to evacuate worried residents on Friday, an unprecedented announcement that follows waves of fatal Ukrainian attacks. The...
Hazlewood has Pakistan reeling after Jamal heroics
SYDNEY: Josh Hazlewood claimed three wickets in an electrifying over to bowl Australia into a potential winning position over Pakistan in an absorbing third Test in Sydney on Friday. Paceman Hazlewood...
Antetokounmpo leads Bucks over Spurs
LOS ANGELES: The Milwaukee Bucks, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo's 44 points, held off the San Antonio Spurs 125-121 on Thursday despite another stellar performance from Victor Wembanyama on his 20th...
Japan probes plane inferno after 'miracle' escape
Japanese investigators on Wednesday probed a near-catastrophic collision at Tokyo's Haneda Airport of a coast guard plane and a passenger jet that killed five people, with almost 400 others narrowly...
Russia accidentally bombs own village near Ukraine
Moscow: Russia said it had accidentally bombed a village in its southern Voronezh region near Ukraine on Tuesday but stressed there were no casualties.The accident occurred the same day as Russia hit...
'Full Monty' star Tom Wilkinson dies aged 75
London: Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson, who starred in "The Full Monty", a film about a group of unemployed steel workers who launch new careers as strippers, died on Saturday aged...
Tiger or pussycat? Knives out as Benzema slumps in Saudi
RIYADH: When Karim Benzema joined Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad this year on a lucrative deal, a comfortable pre-retirement stint seemed assured for the Ballon d'Or winner. It is not turning out that...