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N. Korea fires artillery into sea as S. Korea, US pledge...
SEOUL: North Korea fired around 80 artillery rounds into a maritime border zone overnight, South Korea said today, as defence ministers from Seoul and...
US bids to oust Iran from UN women’s commission
WASHINGTON: The US will try to remove Iran from the 45-member UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) over the government’s denial of...
Light pollution can be a threat to migrating birds
PARIS: From disorientation and risks of fatal collisions to the destruction of ecosystems, the journeys of migrating birds are fraught with many dangers.
The harmful...
Netanyahu poised for comeback in Israeli election, exit polls show
JERUSALEM: Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared well placed to return to power as exit polls following yesterday’s election showed his right-wing bloc...
Denmark’s left-wing bloc to retain parliamentary majority
COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s left-leaning bloc will maintain a slim majority of seats in parliament after all votes from yesterday’s election were counted, public broadcaster DR...
S. Korean president calls for safety measures to prevent crowd accidents
SEOUL: South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol called today for safety measures to prevent accidents with masses people, saying the Halloween crush that killed more...
Tokyo enforces recognition of same-sex relationships
TOKYO: Tokyo began issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples who live and work in the capital today, a long-awaited move in a country without...
Man attacks UK migrant processing centre, kills himself
DOVER: A man threw petrol bombs attached to fireworks at a centre for processing migrants in the southern English port of Dover yesterday and...
Ex-PM Khan’s truck crushes Pakistani journalist to death
LAHORE: A female journalist was crushed to death by a vehicle carrying former prime minister Imran Khan in an accident in eastern Pakistan yesterday...
Philippines’ Marcos to inspect storm damage as death toll hits 98
MANILA: Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr is set today to fly over flood-submerged districts to inspect the damage after Tropical Storm Nalgae barrelled across...
