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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
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
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...
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
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...
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
Sydney [Australia], October 3: A man has been shot four times in various parts of his body overnight amid questions...
Evidence detailed in Trump election subversion case
Washington [US], October 3: A US judge has made public a court filing in which federal prosecutors laid out their...
US against Israeli strike on Iran nuclear sites:...
Washington [US], October 3: US President Joe Biden says he would not support any Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear sites...
UN chief condemns Iran attack after Israel ban
New York [US], October 3: The United Nations Secretary General has condemned Iranian strikes on Israel after earlier being banned...
Walz and Vance clash in policy-heavy VP debate
New York [US], October 3: Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance clashed on Tuesday at a vice presidential debate...
Food aid to Gaza falls as Israel sets...
Gaza [Palestine], October 3: Food supplies to Gaza have fallen sharply in recent weeks because Israeli authorities have introduced a...
Ishiba chosen as new PM of Japan
Tokyo [Japan], October 2: Japan's former defence minister, political veteran Shigeru Ishiba, has succeeded Fumio Kishida as the country's prime...