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 Gold today surged past $3,900 an ounce for the first time, driven by safe-haven demand amid a US government shutdown, alongside growing expectations of additional Federal Reserve rate cuts. Spot...

Indirect talks in Egypt between Israel and Hamas have been "positive" so far, as the world marks the second anniversary of one of the longest ongoing conflicts.  At least 67,160 Palestinians have...

Hamas has agreed to parts of US President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war, including releasing all hostages, but said some points need further negotiation in a statement on Telegram...

Manila - At least 69 people were killed in a strong earthquake that rocked the central Philippines, toppling buildings, cutting power, and sending residents fleeing into the streets, officials said on...

Riyadh: Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed al Al-Sheikh, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and Head of the Council of Senior Scholars, has passed away, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) announced on...

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev recently delivered an ambitious program of reform centered on digital transformation, investment modernization, global connectivity, and institutional renewal. ...

Apple on Tuesday showed off a new, slimmer iPhone "Air" model with a "high density battery" and a brand new processor, as well as an iPhone 17, the latest upgrade to its flagship smartphone. The...

KABUL, Afghanistan —  A 6.0-magnitude earthquake that hit eastern Afghanistan killed 800 people, with more than 2,500 injured, the interior ministry spokesman told AFP on Monday. In the earthquake...

LONDON - Global stocks traded near record highs on Friday as investors awaited key talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska, as well as U.S. retail data that may provide clues to the...

Abu Dhabi:  In line with the resolution issued on 28 July 2024 by His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive...

Tehran: Iran said on Tuesday that at least 610 civilians had been killed and more than 4,700 wounded in the Islamic republic since the start of the war with Israel on June 13. "They are all...

Asian shares gained and oil prices were down Tuesday, as fears of an energy market shock eased following US President Donald Trump's announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. Investors...

Doha: Explosions could be heard over Doha on Monday, shortly after Qatar, which hosts the biggest US base in the Middle East, suspended air traffic as Iran threatened retaliation for US strikes on its...

Riyadh: The Communications, Space, and Technology Commission (CST) announced that the Saudi space economy reached $8.7 billion last year, including all value-added activities and industries from space...

Fires were still going on Tuesday, nearly 24 hours after a cargo ship ran into a tanker anchored in the North Sea, a top port official at Grimsby told AFP. One crew member was still missing,...

A fire engulfed a hotel at the popular Kartalkaya ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday, killing 10 people and injuring 32 others, the interior minister said. The blaze at the 12-storey...

China is grappling with an outbreak of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV), five years after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Reports and social media posts suggest that the virus is spreading...

Washington - Jimmy Carter, the 100-year-old former US president and Nobel peace laureate who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to lead the nation from 1977 to 1981, has died, his nonprofit...

Two passengers on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that they heard at least one loud bang as it approached its original destination of Grozny in southern Russia. ...

Described as a "reluctant king" in his first stint as prime minister, the soft-spoken Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday at 92, was arguably one of India's most successful leaders. Singh, the first...