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Palestinians ride a donkey-drawn cart on a rain-flooded street in Gaza City on Friday. — Reuters
Nearly 795,000 displaced Gazans face flood risk

GENEVA: Hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans face flooding of their tents and shelters by heavy rains; and materials for shelters and sandbags are not being allowed to enter the enclave, the UN International Organisation for Migration said on Friday. Torrential rain swept across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, flooding tents sheltering families displaced by two years...
A security volunteer stands as he remains in the evacuation zone in the Thai province of Buriram. — AFP

Thailand declares curfew as Cambodia clash spreads
Farmers take part in a demonstration as they block with tractors, the port of Thessaloniki on December 12, 2025. Thousands of Greek farmers have since late November 2025 blocked highways, mainly in the centre and north of the country, to demand swifter access to EU subsidies delayed by an ongoing probe into multi-million fraud.

Greek farmers continue blockades, rebuff talks
Sudanese take to the streets during a rally in support of the army, Port Sudan. — AFP

Six peacekeepers in Sudan killed in UN base attack
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, Sydney. — Reuters

Mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach event kills 12
Chile's presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast poses during the presidential runoff election in Paine. — AFP

Chile far right eyes comeback in presidential vote
A police officer works at the site of the Russian drone strike, in Zaporizhzhia. — Reuters

Ukraine's Zelensky ditches Nato ambition ahead of peace talks
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Oman Botanic Garden handed over to Muscat Municipality

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RO 150m sugar refinery in Suhar

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Omani Poetry Festival kicks off

Nizwa players celebrate with the trophy and gold medals. — Moosa al Balushi

Nizwa crowned Youth Basketball champions

Dhofar and Sur players fight for the ball.

Dhofar, Al Nahda, Samayil and Al Nasr shine in Round 7 of Jindal League

INTERNATIONAL VIDEOS
Region
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a car in Gaza City, on Saturday. — Reuters

Authorities warn of humanitarian disaster after Gaza storms; senior Hamas commander killed

GAZA: Authorities in the Gaza Strip on Saturday warned of a "complex humanitarian disaster" in the war-torn coastal region after rainstorms caused widespread flooding and at least 11 deaths so far.The media office affiliated with Hamas also reported...

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Middle East tops in airlines' net profit margins
Palestinians ride a donkey-drawn cart on a rain-flooded street in Gaza City on Friday. — Reuters
Nearly 795,000 displaced Gazans face flood risk
Rescuers work at the site of the collapse of two buildings in Fes, Morocco, December 10, 2025. REUTERS

At least 22 killed in collapse in Moroccan city
A displaced Palestinian child carries a water container as she walks at a tent camp in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, December 9, 2025. REUTERS/

Israel continues violations on Gaza truce
The first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad's fall, in Damascus

Syria marks one year since Assad toppled
Opinion
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Sandhya Rao Mehta Celebrating translation in a globalised world
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Americas

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2 Killed, eight others Shot at US University

US slaps sanctions on Maduro relatives as Venezuela war fears build

Time magazine names 'Architects of AI' as Person of the Year

Nobel laureate Machado says US aided Norway entry

US plans to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories

Africa

Soldiers patrol in front of the headquarters of Benin's radio and television station, in Cotonou, Benin. — Reuters

Nigeria dispatches jets, troops to quash Benin coup bid

Sudan paramilitary seizes key oil field: engineer

Benin government says armed forces foil coup attempt

Tunisian oppn leader arrested amid crackdown

European, African Unions talks hone in on closer ties in Angola

Europe

Farmers take part in a demonstration as they block with tractors, the port of Thessaloniki on December 12, 2025. Thousands of Greek farmers have since late November 2025 blocked highways, mainly in the centre and north of the country, to demand swifter access to EU subsidies delayed by an ongoing probe into multi-million fraud.

Greek farmers continue blockades, rebuff talks

Ukraine's Zelensky ditches Nato ambition ahead of peace talks

Chile far right eyes comeback in presidential vote

US plan sees Ukraine joining EU in 2027

US plan envisages Ukraine joining EU in 2027

Asia
A security volunteer stands as he remains in the evacuation zone in the Thai province of Buriram. — AFP

Thailand declares curfew as Cambodia clash spreads

BANGKOK: Thailand announced a curfew in its southeastern Trat province on Sunday as fighting with Cambodia spread to coastal areas of a disputed border region, two days after US President and would-be...
Sudanese take to the streets during a rally in support of the army, Port Sudan. — AFP

Six peacekeepers in Sudan killed in UN base attack

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Ten killed in Australia Bondi Beach shooting on Jewish holiday, two in custody

CAMBODIA-THAILAND-CONFLICT

Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia continues

Tokyo-bound flight returns after engine fails

GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
Losing international students could devastate many US colleges

Xiaofeng Wan, a former admissions officer at Amherst College, now works as a private consultant to international students who want to come to the United States. This week, as he held meetings in China with prospective...

The campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 12, 2018. (Cody O'Loughlin/The New York Times)

Sanitation crisis in Gaza spreads disease

Gazans flee homes as Israeli strikes resume

10 years after typhoon, Philippine city rises from the ruins
Australia
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, Sydney. — Reuters

Mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach event kills 12

SYDNEY: At least 12 people were killed and almost 30 wounded when gunmen fired on a holiday event at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday in what Australian police and officials described as a...
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How Australia plans to ban under-16s from social media

Protesters take part in the Rising Tide People's Blockade in Newcastle, Australia. — Reuters

Australia arrests dozens in coal port protest

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto speaks as he stands next to Australian PM Anthony Albanese during a press conference, in Sydney. — Reuters

Australia, Indonesia announce new security treaty

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Australia to offer three hours free solar per day to millions

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