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Vehicles drive through deep water on a flooded road in The Nine Elms district of London during heavy rain. - AFP
Britain braces for more after torrential rainfalls

LONDON: There are more thunderstorms on the way after Britain was battered with almost a month's worth of rain in a day.The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for thunderstorms and rain in England and Scotland for the next four days possibly causing more flooding and transport disruption.The new warnings come as homes, roads and Tube stations were flooded in the...
US President Joe Biden greets Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, on Monday. - Reuters

Biden, Kadhimi seal pact to end US combat mission in Iraq
Tunisian police barricade the Habib Bourguiba avenue in Tunis on Tuesday. - AFP

Tunisia's Ennahda party urges dialogue to resolve political crisis
Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati gestures as he talks at the presidential palace in Baabda, on Monday. - Reuters

Lebanon's new PM begins bid to form cabinet
A general view of the beach and the Promenade des Anglais in the French riviera city of Nice. - AFP

French city of Nice wins Unesco world heritage status
Smoke billows following an explosion in Leverkusen, Germany, on Tuesday. - Reuters

One dead, 16 hurt in blast at German chemical park
US Capitol Police sergeant Aquilino Gonell wipe tears prior to testifying before the opening hearing of the US House (Select) Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, on Tuesday. - Reuters

US Capitol riot featured 'medieval' violence, says police officer
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MoU signed to provide support to the disabled

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Sayyid Shihab receives invitation to attend Seoul ADEX 2021

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Oman, US hold official talks session

INTERNATIONAL VIDEOS
Region
US President Joe Biden greets Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, on Monday. - Reuters

Biden, Kadhimi seal pact to end US combat mission in Iraq

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi sealed an agreement late on Monday formally ending the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021, but US forces will still operate there in an advisory role.The...

Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati gestures as he talks at the presidential palace in Baabda, on Monday. - Reuters
Lebanon's new PM begins bid to form cabinet
Tunisian police barricade the Habib Bourguiba avenue in Tunis on Tuesday. - AFP
Tunisia's Ennahda party urges dialogue to resolve political crisis
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Kuwait allows all commercial activities to operate without curbs
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun meets with businessman Najib Mikati at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon. - Reuters

Businessman set to be named Lebanese premier
Tunisian security officers hold back protesters outside the parliament building in the capital Tunis following a move by the president to suspend the country's parliament and dismiss the Prime Minister. - AFP

Tunisian president suspends parliament, sacks PM
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Americas
US Capitol Police sergeant Aquilino Gonell wipe tears prior to testifying before the opening hearing of the US House (Select) Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, on Tuesday. - Reuters

US Capitol riot featured 'medieval' violence, says police officer

Search for bodies in Florida ends

NASA selects SpaceX for mission to Jupiter moon Europa

AI is helping scarce firefighters better predict blazes

Marsquakes reveal the anatomy of Red Planet
Africa
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Jemma to become S Sudan's first female parliament speaker

Heavy fighting kills 20 in region bordering Tigray

Tunisia PM blasts 'mess' after sacking health minister

Leader of Tanzania's main opposition party arrested

Egypt unveils ancient military vessel, Greek funerary site in sunken city
Europe
A general view of the beach and the Promenade des Anglais in the French riviera city of Nice. - AFP

French city of Nice wins Unesco world heritage status

One dead, 16 hurt in blast at German chemical park

UN calls for Covid-closed schools to reopen

Southern Europe battles wildfires as north cleans up after floods

Britain braces for more after torrential rainfalls
Asia
Women in traditional costumes and wearing protective masks amid Covid-19 outbreak make their way in Tokyo, on Tuesday. - Reuters

Olympic host Tokyo hits record 2,848 Covid-19 cases

TOKYO: Tokyo's 2,848 Covid-19 infections on Tuesday were the Olympic host city's highest since the pandemic began, officials said, as media reported that authorities had asked hospitals to prepare...
This file photo taken on September 16, 2020 shows South Korea's Unification Minister Lee In-young (R) looking at the inter-Korean "hotline" during a visit to the south side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas. - AFP

South, North Korea reopen hotlines as leaders seek to rebuild ties

An Afghan policeman keeps watch at the check post on the outskirts of Kabul. - Reuters File Photo

UN warns of 'unprecedented' Afghan civilian deaths from Taliban offensives

Port officials unload 100 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen aid from India brought by Indian Navy Ship Airavat at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta. - AFP

Covid-19 sufferers in Indonesian capital rent oxygen cylinders

Finance Minister Lawrence Wong

Singapore aims to start quarantine-free travel by Sept

GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
Delhi's autorickshaws become ambulances

It's not the most convenient way to get to the hospital, but with Delhi running short of ambulances, authorities have turned some of the city's ubiquitous three-wheeled autorickshaws into makeshift ambulances to ferry...

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EU eyes letting fully vaccinated travellers into bloc

India's Covid-19 oxygen crisis: why is there a deadly crunch?
Australia
Mounted police officers patrol at Bondi Beach during a lockdown to curb the spread of a Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney, on Tuesday. - Reuters

Covid-19 curbs to end in Australian state, continue in Sydney

CANBERRA/SYDNEY: Australia's Victoria state said on Tuesday it will end lockdown after curtailing the spread of Covid-19, but neighbouring New South Wales faced a four-week extension of restrictions...
Police officers detain a protestor during a rally in Sydney as thousands of people gathered to demonstrate against the city's month-long stay-at-home orders. - AFP

Australians may face longer lockdown after 'reckless' mass protests

Protesters march through the city centre during an anti-lockdown rally as an outbreak of Covid-19 affects Sydney, on Saturday. - Reuters

Sydney to get extra vaccines as Covid cases mount

Assorted reef fish swim above a staghorn coral colony as it grows on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns. -- Reuters file photo

Great Barrier Reef off endangered World Heritage list for time being

A general view of a quiet harbour during lockdown in Sydney may have prevented a tidal wave of cases, but have so far failed to stop the outbreak. - AFP

Australian PM apologises for Covid vaccine delays as cases spike

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