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26-06-2023 ATHENS: Greeks are voting for a second time in little more than a month to elect a new parliament, with voters expected to give former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s conservative party a second term in office. Polling stations across the country opened at 7am (04:00 GMT) on Sunday and …

26-06-2023 In an astounding feat, a Spanish man broke the world record for running the fastest 100 metres in high heels, Guinness World Records has announced. A serial record-breaker, Christian Roberto López Rodriguez managed to run 100 metres in 12.82 seconds, the world-renowned record keeper wrote taking to Instagram. The …

26-06-2023 WASHINGTON: Days after the mercenary group Wagner’s putsch to seize power in Russia misfired, former US president Donald Trump Saturday warned the coup-mongers that if President Vladimir Putin is overthrown from power, “unintended consequences” would follow. While writing on his social media platform Truth Social, 77-year-old Trump wrote: “A …

25-06-2023 QAIRO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his visit to the United States and landed in Egypt for a two-day visit, carrying significant importance as it marks the first visit to Egypt by an Indian Prime Minister in 26 years. PM Modi’s Egypt visit holds a special place as …

25-06-2023 (Courtesy BBC) ATHENS: Greece did not respond to an offer to send a plane to monitor a migrant boat that later sank with huge loss of life, EU border officials say. At least 82 people are known to have died in the incident last week, but the UN says …

25-06-2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday affirmed to crush the armed mutiny led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, following his claims of taking control of a southern city in a coup attempt against military leadership. The dramatic development, with several unclear details, comes after the Russian president seems to have …

25-06-2023 NEW DELHI/ WASHINGTON: Following a lavish state visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington, US President Joe Biden has called his country’s partnership with India among the “most consequential in the world”. The media explores the factors that contribute to the visit’s potential in strengthening the ties …

25-06-2023 OTTAWA: Investigators in Canada have boarded the support ship used to launch the Titan submersible in their bid to understand what caused the vessel’s catastrophic implosion. Flags on board the Polar Prince were at half-mast as it docked in St John’s, Newfoundland, on Saturday. Another boat was seen in …

25-06-2023 MOSCOW/ KYIV: Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters who surged most of the way to Moscow have agreed to turn back to avoid bloodshed, their leader said on Saturday, in a de-escalation of what had become a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. Mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had …

24-06-2023 WASHINGTON: In a victory for Joe Biden administration, the United States (US) Supreme Court on Friday upheld the federal government’s right to decide which undocumented migrants should be targeted for deportation. In an 8-1 vote, the nation’s highest court ruled that the states of Texas and Louisiana lacked the …