Three drones downed near military base in Moscow region
MOSCOW: Moscow said Wednesday it had downed three Ukrainian drones and accused Kyiv of perpetrating a “terror” attack, after officials said the vehicles…
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UN chief deplores ‘chronic underfunding’ of humanitarian aid
GENEVA: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized on Wednesday what he called chronic underfunding of aid across the globe despite growing humanitarian needs….
US considering granting asylum to Afghan war hero threatened with deportation by UK
LONDON: The US is formally reviewing whether to grant asylum to an Afghan pilot whom the UK is threatening to deport to Rwanda,…
Japan Self Defense Force member arrested after shooting, two dead
TOKYO: A member of the Japan Self-Defense Force (SDF) was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of attempted murder after a shooting incident that…
More than 100 wedding guests dead in Nigeria river boat accident
KANO, Nigeria: More than 100 people have drowned in north central Nigeria after a boat carrying families returning from a wedding sank in…
Russian missile attacks on Odesa and Donetsk region kill at least six
KYIV: Russian missiles struck civilian buildings in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa and eastern Donetsk region overnight, killing at least six people,…
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camps protest demanding repatriation to Myanmar
DHAKA: Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh protested on Thursday, demanding to be repatriated to Myanmar, so they can leave behind…
Home Sweden extradites Kurd to Turkiye in boost for NATO bid Sweden extradites Kurd to Turkiye in boost for NATO bid
LONDON: Swedish judges have approved the extradition of a PKK supporter to Turkiye, which could see Ankara end its veto of the Scandinavian…
Blinken: US to give $150m in aid for Syria, Iraq at Saudi conference on combating Daesh group
DUBAI: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that the US would provide nearly $150 million in aid for areas in Syria and…