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21-04-2024 ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh held talks in Istanbul on Saturday, Turkish media reported. The meeting at the Dolmabahce Palace started shortly after 2:30 pm, media reported. Erdogan has sought but failed to establish a foothold as a mediator in the Palestinian conflict …

21-04-2024 DUBAI: Dubai’s major airlines say they have resumed a full flight schedule after torrential rain hit the United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries causing chaos at Dubai airport. Emirates and flydubai said operations were back to normal on Saturday but a passenger backlog remained. The boss of Emirates said …

21-04-2024 WASHINGTON/ NAPLES, ITALY: The United States (US) informed the government of Niger on Friday that it agreed to its request to withdraw US troops from the West African country, said three US officials, a move the Biden administration had resisted and one that will transform Washington’s counterterrorism posture in …

21-04-2024 SYDNEY: It seems like all of Australia can see themselves in the victims of Saturday’s stabbing rampage at a crowded shopping centre in Bondi Junction. There was a new mother stealing a moment for herself. A refugee security guard only a week into his new job. The daughter of …

21-04-2024 WASHINGTON: After months of delay, the House of Representatives is due to vote on tens of billions of dollars in US military aid for Ukraine and Israel. Both measures have vocal opponents in Congress, and their hopes of passage have hinged on a fragile bipartisan coalition to overcome legislative …

21-04-2024 BAGHDAD: A military base in Iraq housing a pro-Iranian militia has been damaged in an explosion, killing one and wounding eight, security officials there have said. Iraq’s military reported no drones or fighter jets in the area before or during the blast but the militia organization involved, the Popular …

20-04-2024 LONDON: British retail sales stagnated in March despite high inflation easing recently, representing the first time that they have not grown in monthly terms since December, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had mostly forecast sales volumes would increase by 0.3% on the …

20-04-2024 By SJA Jafri KARACHI: Five (5) Japanese nationals in Pakistan escaped unhurt on Friday from a suicide bomb attack on their vehicle as police shot down a gunman accompanying the bomber, a police spokesperson said, but two bystanders were among the three injured. Islamist militants seeking to overthrow the …

20-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: In India’s election is the world’s largest electoral exercise with more than 18 million people voting for the first time. While polls project Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win a third term, new voters like Roushan Kumar are determined to make their voices …

20-04-2024 TEHRAN/ JERUSALEM: Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation – a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war. The limited scale of the attack and …