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Man jailed in UK case over plot to commit female genital mutilation

Man jailed in UK case over plot to...

London [UK], October 4: A former PhD student has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after he became the...

Ukraine drones attack Russian air base in Voronezh

Ukraine drones attack Russian air base in Voronezh

Kyiv [Ukraine], October 4: Ukrainian aerial drones attacked the Borisoglebsk air base in Russia's Voronezh region in the early hours...

Mexican soldiers fire on migrants, killing 6

Mexican soldiers fire on migrants, killing 6

Mexico City [Mexico], October 4: Mexican soldiers on Wednesday opened fire on a group of migrants travelling with suspected smugglers...

NZ's Dunedin endures wettest day in 100 years

NZ's Dunedin endures wettest day in 100 years

Wellington [New Zealand], October 4: More than two months' worth of rain in one day has brought flooding and a...

Environment ministers summoned over bird flu threat

Environment ministers summoned over bird flu threat

Sydney [Australia], October 4: Environment ministers have been summoned to a special meeting on the looming bird flu threat as...

Russia 'intercepts Ukraine drone' near nuclear plant

Russia 'intercepts Ukraine drone' near nuclear plant

Kyiv [Ukraine], October 4: Russian forces have intercepted a Ukrainian drone near the Russian town of Kurchatov but there was...

US retailers back-up shipping plans amid ports strike

US retailers back-up shipping plans amid ports strike

Washington [US], October 4: Major retailers from Levi Strauss to Costco are preparing alternative shipping plans to ensure goods arrive...

8 states to vote on noncitizen ban

8 states to vote on noncitizen ban

Washington [US], October 4: Eight U.S. states are asking to ban noncitizens from voting even though it is already illegal,...

Hurricane Helen death toll rises to 200

Hurricane Helen death toll rises to 200

Washington [US], October 4: The death toll from Hurricane "Helen," which swept through several states in the southeastern United States,...

At least 78 dead as boat capsizes in eastern DR Congo

At least 78 dead as boat capsizes in...

Kinshasa [DR Congo], October 4: At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern...

Nature reserves not parks or pastures: Sharjah Ruler

Nature reserves not parks or pastures: Sharjah Ruler

Sharjah [UAE], October 4: H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, stressed...

Council of Arab League condemns Israeli aggression on Lebanon

Council of Arab League condemns Israeli aggression on...

Cairo [Egypt], October 4: The Council of the Arab League at the level of permanent representatives strongly condemned the Israeli...

More details revealed about Trump's accusation of overturning the election

More details revealed about Trump's accusation of overturning...

Washington [US], October 3: According to The Guardian , the 165-page dossier was submitted by special prosecutor Jack Smith's team...

Double bad news for the EU

Double bad news for the EU

London [UK], October 3: This far-right, populist and nationalist party has been in power in Austria for the past few...

Three killed, 15 injured in Shanghai supermarket knife attack

Three killed, 15 injured in Shanghai supermarket knife...

Shanghai [China], October 3: Three people were killed and 15 others injured in a knife attack at a supermarket in...

Iran launches salvo of missiles at Israel

Iran launches salvo of missiles at Israel

Jerusalem [Israel], October 3: Iran on Tuesday said it fired missiles towards Israel, as a dpa correspondent reported loud explosions...

Israeli air, ground attacks kill at least 51 across Gaza

Israeli air, ground attacks kill at least 51...

Gaza [Palestine], October 3: Dozens of Palestinians are reported to have been killed as Israel has stepped up its military...

UK PM Starmer pays back more than £6,000 in gifts after donations row

UK PM Starmer pays back more than £6,000...

London [UK], October 3: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has paid back more than £6,000 ($7,965) worth of gifts and...

Hezbollah kills 8 Israeli soldiers in Lebanon

Hezbollah kills 8 Israeli soldiers in Lebanon

Beirut [Lebanon], October 3: Eight Israeli soldiers have been killed in fighting with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

More than 1 million still without power in US after Hurricane Helene

More than 1 million still without power in...

Washington [US], October 3: More than 1 million people remain without power in the south-eastern United States after Hurricane Helene...

Qatari Deputy Emir, Crown Prince of Kuwait review regional developments

Qatari Deputy Emir, Crown Prince of Kuwait review...

Doha [Qatar], October 3: Qatari Deputy Emir H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani welcomed H.H. Crown Prince of the State...

Sultan bin Ahmed inaugurates 11th Sharjah Calligraphy Forum

Sultan bin Ahmed inaugurates 11th Sharjah Calligraphy Forum

Sharjah [UAE], October 3: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member...

UN chief calls for stopping 'sickening cycle of escalation' in Mideast

UN chief calls for stopping 'sickening cycle of...

New York [US], October 3: UN chief Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an end to the "sickening cycle of escalation"...

Japan airport shut after WW2-era bomb explodes near runway, 87 flights cancelled

Japan airport shut after WW2-era bomb explodes near...

Tokyo [Japan], October 3: A regional airport in southwest Japan was closed on Wednesday after a US bombshell, likely dropped...

UAE committed to supporting constructive initiatives benefitting people globally: Sheikha Fatima

UAE committed to supporting constructive initiatives benefitting people...

Dubai [UAE], October 3: H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the "Mother of the Nation," Chairwoman of the General Women's Union...

11th Kalba Short Plays Festival concludes

11th Kalba Short Plays Festival concludes

Sharjah [UAE], October 3: The 11th edition of the Kalba Short Plays Festival, held under the patronage of His Highness...

Man shot four times, police probe suspected gang links

Man shot four times, police probe suspected gang...

Sydney [Australia], October 3: A man has been shot four times in various parts of his body overnight amid questions...