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US President Donald Trump has said that a ceasefire between Iran and Israel that he announced hours earlier "is now in effect."Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump went on to call for the...

The US strike on nuclear facilities in Iran has not released any radiation outside the facilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in an initial assessment on Sunday."Following...

The death toll in ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to rise, as Tehran launched a fresh wave of deadly strikes on Israel overnight and Israel targeted Iran's energy industry.At least eight...

London: Two Israeli government ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, have been sanctioned by the United Kingdom because of their comments on Gaza.Ben-Gvir, the security minister in Prime...

London - Air India has been ranked the worst airline for UK flight delays.The carrier's departures from UK airports were an average of 45 minutes and 48 seconds behind schedule in 2024, according to...

London - The UK is planning on restricting visa applications from nationalities considered most likely to overstay and claim asylum, a report has suggested. Applications for work and study visas from...

China officially implemented its planned retaliatory tariffs on US goods on Thursday, imposing an additional 84% duty on imports from the United States.The move comes after Washington escalated its...

Flights have begun landing at London's Heathrow Airport, which aims to return to normal operation on Saturday after being shut due to a power loss. Restrictions on overnight flights have been...

The South Korean government on Monday said it has suspended the use in the country of Chinese artificial intelligence(AI) app DeepSeek.South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC)...

NATO defence ministers will gather in Brussels on Thursday to discuss raising military expenditure, expanding defence industry capacities and the war in Ukraine.US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is...

London - The British Council could "disappear" within the next decade without urgent government intervention, the organization's chief executive has said.Scott McDonald, the boss of the UK's...

German painter Gerhard Richter has joined an effort to save a renowned art library in his home city of Cologne."The Art and Museum Library is an inexhaustible source of knowledge and inspiration," the...

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution will change the jobs market, but it will have an over whelmingly positive impact on people and work, according to executives at the CES technology show.The...

San Francisco - Microsoft plans to invest around $80 billion in the expansion of data centers for artificial intelligence (AI) during the current financial year - with more than half of that to be...

London: Jimmy Carter, the United States' longest-lived president, was never afraid of speaking his mind. Forthright and fearless, the Nobel Prize winner took pot-shots at former British prime minister...

The Sultanate of Oman's condemnation of the run-over incident in the German city of Magdeburg, which resulted in the death of some victims and the injury of dozens, a statement from the Foreign...

Eating a few pieces of dark chocolate five times a week while avoiding milk chocolate has been linked to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.The connection between chocolate consumption and type 2...

STUTTGART: German automaker Mercedes-Benz said on Thursday that the company plans to cut costs following weakening business. "In the coming years, we will reduce our costs by several billion euros a...

The Australian government is taking steps towards restricting access to social media for children and teenagers,allowing it only for those aged 16 or older."I've spoken to thousands of parents,...

In the final hours before final voting begins in Tuesday's US presidential election, Republican candidate Donald Trump encouraged a fight between migrants and seasoned athletes and called for the...