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RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM: The Israeli military blew up buildings in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Sunday in an operation that the Palestinian state news agency said leveled around 20...

Investors bought dollars, sold stocks, and fretted about inflation on Monday in a scramble to assess the trade war risk after Donald Trump put tariffs on top U.S. trading partners.Trump's orders for...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Saturday ordered retaliatory tariffs in response to the U.S. decision to slap 25% tariffs on all goods coming from Mexico, as a trade war broke out between the...

NEW DELHI - India cut personal income tax rates for some individuals in a bid to boost consumption across Asia's third-largest economy, which is projected to grow at its slowest pace in four...

Jerusalem: Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt is to reopen on Saturday following a fourth exchange of hostages and prisoners under a truce agreement, a Hamas official and a source with knowledge...

The UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA said on Friday that if its humanitarian work in Gaza is forced to halt, it would put a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas at risk. The agreement has paused...

Germany's parliament faced the possibility of passing a law due to far-right support for the first time in post-war history, after last-minute talks to find a compromise to avert the vote to tighten...

Companies, consumers and farmers across North America braced on Friday for US President Donald Trump to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports within hours, moves that could...

LONDON: Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur were joined by Rangers as three British clubs secured their spots in the Europa League last-16 on the final round of group games on Thursday. United,...

NYON: Defending champions Real Madrid will renew their Champions League rivalry with 2023 winners Manchester City in a blockbuster knockout phase playoff tie after the two teams were pitted against...

The dollar steadied on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision, with investors on edge for hints of how much interest rates might fall this year, while they broadly expect the...

Thailand expects its 609 km (378 miles) portion of a high-speed railway that will connect it with China through Laos to begin operations in 2030, its government said on Wednesday, nearly a decade...

Global technology shares recovered some poise on Tuesday but remained vulnerable after a rout sparked by the emergence of a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model made investors question the...

South Sudanese authorities have suspended access to social media platforms for a minimum of 30 days after videos depicting the alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan's El Gezira state...

Google is making a fresh investment of more than $1 billion into AI startup Anthropic, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.This comes after Reuters and other media reported earlier in January...

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump was sworn in as US president on Monday, ushering in another turbulent four-year term with promises to push the limits of executive power, deport millions of immigrants, secure...

GAZA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Hamas released three Israeli hostages and Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the first day of a ceasefire suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated the...

JERUSALEM: The Israeli security cabinet approved a ceasefire deal on Friday, paving the way for the return of the first hostages from Gaza as early as Sunday and bringing a halt to 15 months of...

A Pakistani court sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment on Friday in a land corruption case, a setback to nascent talks between his party and the government aimed at...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement on Friday during Pezeshkian's visit to Moscow.The signing of the...