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Ankara: A huge explosion outside the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) near Ankara left three dead and14 hurt, Turkey's interior minister said on Wednesday, describing it as a...

CAIRO: Israel's military confirmed on Tuesday the killing of Hashem Safieddine, of Lebanon's Hezbollah, who is the apparent heir to Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli attack.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Pledges from Israel and its enemies Hamas and Hezbollah to keep fighting in Gaza and Lebanon dashed hopes on Friday that the death of Palestinian militant leader Yahya Sinwar might...

By Jake SpringAs the United Nations two-week COP16 biodiversity summit kicks off on Monday in Cali, Colombia, here is what you need to know about nature's rapid decline - and its importance to the...

SEOUL: North Korea has shipped 1,500 special forces troops to Russia's far east for training and acclimatising at local military bases and will likely be deployed for combat in the war in Ukraine,...

CAIRO: The Israeli military said on Friday it sent another army unit to support its forces operating in Jabalia, the largest of Gaza's eight historic refugee camps, where residents said tanks blew up...

WASHINGTON: Democrat Kamala Harris will campaign for the first time with Barack and Michelle Obama in separate events next week, hoping to inject some political star power in the final dash to...

NAIROBI: Kenyan President William Ruto chose Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy on Friday, but a court blocked his appointment until it hears a case next week challenging the...

SINGAPORE/LONDON: The dollar headed for its third weekly gain in a row on Friday, helped by a dovish European Central Bank and strong US data that is pushing out expectations for how fast US rates can...

DUBAI/BEIRUT: The commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards warned Israel on Thursday against attacking the Islamic Republic in retaliation for a missile barrage as its arch-foe stepped up its...

Giorgio Armani, the founder of the eponymous Italian fashion brand, said in an interview published on Sunday that he plans to retire within the next two or three years.Armani is 90 years old and has...

VIENTIANE: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday there was deep concern in Asia about the prospect of conflict spreading in the Middle East, as the UN chief called for everything...

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday announced a €1.4 billion ($1.53 billion) military aid package for Ukraine by the end of 2024, telling President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that it was a...

NEW DELHI: The half-brother of Ratan Tata was appointed on Friday as the head of the powerful and influential philanthropic arm of India's Tata group, giving him indirect control of the $165 billion...

WUHAN: US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka will face world number four Coco Gauff in the semifinals of the Wuhan Open after both players earned straight-set wins in the quarterfinals on Friday.Gauff...

SHANGHAI: Novak Djokovic dug out a 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-4 win over Czech Jakub Mensik on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters, where he will face Taylor Fritz.The four-time Shanghai...

Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who put a staid and sprawling Indian conglomerate on the global stage with a string of high-profile acquisitions, has died, the Tata Group said in a...

TAMPA, Florida: Hurricane Milton barreled toward Florida's battered Gulf Coast as an enormous Category 5 storm on Tuesday, triggering massive traffic jams and fuel shortages as officials ordered more...

CAIRO/GAZA: Israel stepped up its air and ground offensive in Gaza with more attacks on Hamas and command posts on Monday as both sides marked the first anniversary of a war that has destroyed much of...

STOCKHOLM: U.S. scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of microRNA and its crucial role in how multicellular organisms grow and live, the...