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RIYADH: A large plume of smoke was visible near Riyadh's main airport on Saturday after booms were heard and Saudi Arabia sent alerts overnight warning of potential danger around the capital,...

WASHINGTON:  The United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement for the US to develop a significant military presence on Greenland, while prohibiting US adversaries from...

* Championship shrinks to 13 rounds from 14, FIA says * ⁠Evans leads teammate Pajari by 17 points before final rally in Sardinia * Welshman can become Britain's third champion LONDON: Elfyn...

Budget carrier Wizz Air on Thursday said it had cut its planned capacity for ⁠the second half of its fiscal year by 5%, joining rivals in scaling ⁠back growth plans as the Iran war continues to...

  MANCHESTER: Unhappy Manchester United ⁠fans witnessed something unseen at Old Trafford in half a ​century on Wednesday ​as their side lost 3-2 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the third...

 Commodity vessel transits through the ​Strait of Hormuz ​dwindled to just three ships on Wednesday, down from 12 a day earlier and well below the 10-day average of about 17, preliminary...

Saudi warplanes pounded Yemen, the Ansar Allah said on Wednesday, as the Iran-backed fighters solidified their gains after a lightning advance that has extended Tehran's reach in the Middle East...

NEW DELHI: Nepali ⁠authorities said on Wednesday that only about 7% of ​the bodies recovered ​after the devastating flood have been identified, underscoring the scale of the work involved in...

CAIRO/GAZA, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Gaza rescuers on Wednesday combed through the wreckage of a bombed-out apartment building that collapsed overnight, killing at least 16 Palestinians including children...

At ​least 60 ​people were killed in a gold mine collapse on Sunday in a remote area north of the ⁠town of al-Nuhud in Sudan's ⁠West Kordofan, three local sources told Reuters on...

 Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic robbed Tokyo of ⁠the Olympic party it hoped for, Japan will welcome fans to a major multi-sport event when the 20th Asian Games open in Nagoya ​on...

 U.N. officials said ​on Tuesday ​that efforts to curb Ebola in eastern Congo were beginning to show results but ⁠stressed that the epidemic remained "massive" ⁠and would take months to bring...

 Leeds United climbed ⁠to third in the Premier League after a dominant ​4-1 victory ​over Newcastle United on Monday. A devastating 14-minute spell before halftime laid the foundation for...

LONDON: If cutting-edge AI is ⁠truly powerful enough to end humanity, it may already be too powerful to slow down. With the technology now locked in a strategic arms race tied to national security,...

LONDON: No government in the world is ready for the changes artificial intelligence will bring to society, Bill Gates said in an interview with Reuters, as he warned of the risks ahead. The Microsoft...

Warnings from researchers at leading U.S. AI developer Anthropic that increasingly powerful models could escape human control have drawn attention in China, where policymakers have been preparing for...

  VALENCIA: Lamine Yamal scored twice as Barcelona ​continued their perfect start to the season with a hard-fought 4-2 LaLiga victory over Levante in Valencia on Sunday. Xavi Espart and Karim...

   Cristiano Ronaldo ⁠said on Sunday that fans who appeared to make chants referencing former teammate Diogo Jota at Ruben ​Neves during a Saudi Pro League ​match should be banned from...

 The Saudi Civil Defence sent an all clear on Monday after issuing alerts ⁠for potential danger in four ⁠southern cities amid an uptick in attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned ‌Houthis. Saudi...

Commodity vessel ⁠transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a single digit ​per day at the ​weekend, preliminary shiptracking data showed on Monday, well below a 10-day average of 14. Over...