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BANGKOK: Thailand ⁠will cut the visa-free stay period for ​tourists from ​93 countries from 60 days to 30 days to help prevent criminal activity, the foreign minister said. Foreign Minister...

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur wasted a golden chance to ease ⁠their Premier League relegation fears as Dominic Calvert-Lewin's penalty earned Leeds United a 1-1 draw in North London on Monday. A...

   Napoli came ⁠from two goals down but ​were stunned ​by an added-time strike from Jonathan Rowe to lose 3-2 at home to Bologna, a setback that leaves the hosts' top-four ⁠hopes in the...

 England forward Beth ⁠Mead will leave Arsenal at the end of the ​season after nine years, ​the Women's Super League club said on Monday. Mead, who has scored 86 goals in 263 appearances...

TOKYO  - Japan's top ⁠maker of snacks has landed on a creative solution to conserve oil-derived ​input materials: it will switch ​its brightly coloured packaging to black and white. In an...

WASHINGTON: The U.S. government on Monday announced sanctions against ​three people and ​nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and four in the United Arab Emirates, for aiding...

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE: Two people have tested positive for hantavirus after being evacuated from a luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak, health authorities said, as Spain prepared on Monday...

DUBAI - Iran's proposal to ​end ​war with the U.S. and reopen the Strait of Hormuz was legitimate and generous, Foreign ⁠Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei ⁠said on Monday, adding...

BARCELONA: Alvaro Arbeloa offered no sugar-coating after ⁠Real Madrid's stormy season culminated with Barcelona celebrating the LaLiga title in front of them, ​saying the club understood the...

  BARCELONA: Barcelona turned the Clasico ​into a coronation on Sunday, swatting aside Real Madrid 2-0 at a roaring Camp Nou to claim their 29th LaLiga title. Hansi Flick's side moved to an...

KATHMANDU: A minor fire broke out on a tyre of a Turkish Airlines plane after it landed ⁠on Monday in Nepal's capital ⁠of Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the airport for...

Indian ​Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged a ‌spate of measures including fuel conservation, work-from-home practices and limits on travel and imports, as a surge in global energy...

DUBAI: The world has lost about 1 billion barrels of oil over the past two ⁠months and energy markets will take time to stabilise ⁠even if flows resume, Saudi Aramco’s CEO said on Sunday, as...

  ROME: Aryna Sabalenka's French ⁠Open preparations suffered a setback following a third-round defeat by ​Sorana Cirstea at ​the Italian Open, with the world No. 1 now looking to shake off...

  RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host the 2027 Asian ​Cup in an ​all-Arab Group A, while two-time defending champions Qatar face Japan, after Saturday’s draw in Riyadh. The draw had been set for...

 Relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz early on Sunday after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran's response to its latest proposals to end more than...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he thought the Ukraine conflict was coming to an end.  Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine triggered the most serious crisis in...

NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders opener Finn Allen smashed an unbeaten 100 off just ​47 balls in their ​eight-wicket demolition of Delhi Capitals in a timely boost to their playoff hopes in the...

LONDON: Crystal Palace reached the ⁠Conference League final after a 2-1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk at Selhurst Park on Thursday ​gave them a 5-2 aggregate ​victory, earning the Premier League...

BIRMINGHAM, England: Aston Villa reached the Europa League final with a 4-0 win over Nottingham Forest including two goals from John McGinn in the second leg of their all-English semi-final on...