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STOCKHOLM:  American scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries in peripheral immune...

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Hamas officials were in Egypt on Monday ahead of talks with Israel that the U.S. hopes will bring a halt to war in Gaza and release of hostages despite contentious issues like...

Japanese stocks surged more than 4% to an all-time high while the yen skidded on Monday after fiscal and monetary dove Sanae Takaichi was elected as leader of the ruling party, putting her on course...

The death toll from the collapse of a school in Indonesia last week has climbed to at least 50 people as rescuers have cleared nearly all of the debris, rescue authorities said on Monday, in the...

LONDON/MOSCOW:  Eight OPEC+ countries will increase oil output further from November when the group meets on Sunday, sources close to the talks said, with Saudi Arabia pushing for a larger increase...

CAIRO/WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump told Israel on Friday to immediately stop bombing Gaza after Hamas agreed to release hostages and accept some other terms in a US plan to end the war, but...

 Rescuers were racing against time on Thursday to extricate some 60 teenagers trapped under the remains of an Islamic boarding school that collapsed earlier this week due to foundation failure,...

Israeli forces have stopped 13 boats carrying foreign activists and aid bound for Gaza, but 30 boats are continuing to sail towards the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave, flotilla organisers said on...

Global stocks rose on Monday while the dollar eased as investors braced for a possible shutdown of the U.S. government, which could in turn delay publication of the September payrolls report and a...

NGHE AN/HANOI: Typhoon Bualoi tore through Vietnam's coast on Monday, killing eight people and leaving 17 others missing as strong winds and rain damaged houses, knocked out power and flooded...

ROME: An international aid flotilla that paused for several days in Greek waters for repairs has set sail again for Gaza, where activists aim to challenge Israel's naval blockade and deliver aid...

HUALIEN, Taiwan:  Taiwan searched on Thursday for 33 people missing after a strong typhoon flooded a lake above a small town on its remote east coast, leading to a disaster as many victims were too...

CAIRO:  Israeli forces pushed towards the heart of Gaza City on Wednesday, risking the lives of Palestinians who had stayed put in hopes that growing pressure on Israel for a ceasefire would mean...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it has issued a ground stop for United Airlines flights at U.S. and Canadian airports, citing a technological issue.United Airlines did not...

 Israel's military pushed deeper towards the most populated areas of Gaza City on Tuesday, a painful reminder for Gazans that Western powers' recognition of a Palestinian state does not...

HONG KONG:  Hong Kong shut down ahead of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, with authorities urging people to stay at home, while most...

MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered the Philippines disaster response agency to go on full alert and mobilise all government agencies as Super Typhoon Ragasa threatened the north of the...

UNITED NATIONS:  France and Saudi Arabia will convene dozens of world leaders on Monday to rally support for a two-state solution, with several of them expected to formally recognise a Palestinian...

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK:  Panic, confusion, and anger reigned as workers on H-1B visas from India and China were forced to abandon travel plans and rush back to the U.S. after President Donald Trump...

Britain and Portugal were expected to recognize a Palestinian state, ahead of a key week at the UN's gathering, where a suite of nations are set to do the same to pressure Israel over Gaza.A...