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Storm Francine hits southern US with heavy rain, winds, and widespread power outages
NEW ORLEANS:
Storm Francine barreled across southern US on Thursday, pounding the region with heavy rains and gusty winds while causing widespread power outages for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses.
It had weakened from a…
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US imposes sanctions on Chinese institute, firms for supporting Pakistan’s ballistic missile…
The US State Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Chinese research institute and several companies it said have been involved in supplying Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme.
Washington similarly targeted three China-based…
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West risks ‘war’ if it backs Ukraine long-range strikes, warns Putin
KYIV:
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Thursday that letting Ukraine use longer-range weapons to strike targets inside his country would put NATO "at war" with Russia.
The stark warning came as US and UK officials…
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India, China pledge to intensify efforts for full disengagement on Himalayan border
NEW DELHI:
India and China agreed to redouble efforts to ensure complete disengagement on the contested Himalayan frontier, New Delhi said on Thursday after India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met China's Foreign Minister…
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Biden administration hits back at Venezuela’s election fraud with new sanctions
WASHINGTON:
uThe Biden administration announced on Thursday that it was imposing sanctions on 16 allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in response to allegations of voter fraud and the subsequent crackdown on the opposition…
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Muslim, European FMs to meet in Madrid on Israel-Palestine two-state solution today
MADRID:
The foreign ministers of several Muslim and European countries will meet in Madrid on Friday to discuss how to implement a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Spanish and Norwegian governments said.…
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Russia places six foreign journalists on wanted list for illegal border entry
MOSCOW:
The Russian interior ministry has placed six foreign journalists on its wanted list for illegally crossing the Russian frontier to report inside the Kursk region after a Ukrainian cross-border incursion, the TASS news agency…
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Teenager arrested in connection with cyberattack on London transport network
LONDON:
A teenager has been arrested following a cyberattack on London's public transport body last week in which some personal customer data was accessed, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Thursday.
Transport for London (TfL),…
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Greece introduces cash incentives, tax breaks to address declining birthrate
ATHENS:
Greece outlined measures to boost its lagging birthrate on Thursday, from vouchers and childcare benefits to tax breaks for new parents, although experts questioned the plan's effectiveness.
Greece has one of Europe's lowest…
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Death toll from Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam reaches 226
HANOI:
The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 226 on Thursday, the government's disaster agency said, as flood pressure eased in the capital Hanoi.
The Southeast Asian…
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