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NEW DELHI: Indian airline SpiceJet has delayed salary payments to many of its pilots since March, internal messages seen by Reuters show, as the cash-strapped carrier said it is seeking an emergency loan under a government-backed credit scheme to help stabilise operations. SpiceJet was India's seco

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A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump saying the two pilots abroad are "fine” after the incident involving the waterway that remains under a chokehold. What caused the crash remained unclear Tuesday morning in the Middle East, which was

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GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines:  Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines on Tuesday to ensure no one was still trapped a day after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced more than 20,000. Only four people wer

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Dubai: Dusty conditions are set to return across the UAE today, as strengthening winds stir up sand and dust, reducing visibility in some areas and signalling the start of a warm, windy week ahead. According to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), the weather will be fair in general today, but

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Dubai: Simran Shashi Vishwakarma has always dreamed big. The 23-year-old Indian national said: “From a young age, I was fascinated by marketing, branding, and particularly the world of luxury brands. I knew that if I wanted to build a career in that space, I needed to step outside my comfort zone a

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Irvine, California: United States captain Tim Ream urged his teammates to embrace the ​pressure of a home World Cup on Monday, saying the tournament represents a once-in-a-career ‌chance for the ​squad ahead of their opening match against Paraguay on Friday. Speaking at the U.S. training base in Ir

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Cupertino, California: Apple on Monday unveiled ​a series of AI upgrades to Siri, including better voice recognition and a standalone app, rolling out a long-anticipated overhaul in its AI assistant that the iPhone maker has been striving to improve for the last two years. Apple announced the revam

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This year's edition of the World Cup will be the biggest ever with an expanded field of 48 teams, three host countries and 16 stadiums staging the record 104 matches over the 39-day tournament. The tournament being held in the United States, Canada and Mexico is the first since FIFA expanded the fi

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Los Angeles: Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber says the league is treating the 2026 FIFA ​World Cup not as a six-week showcase but as the launchpad for a new era, aiming ‌to convert global attention ​on North American soccer into lasting growth in fans, relevance and stature. Garber said

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In squeaky bum time, the false 9 pulled off a nutmeg and scored a worldie in the top bin. Make any sense? Soccer fans from across the globe are heading to North America for the World Cup - and bringing with them their own vocabulary to describe the beautiful game. Here's a look at some of the phras

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Argentina's national team seems to be trending up health-wise ​ahead of its World Cup opener on June 16. Star ‌Lionel ​Messi is recovering from left hamstring muscle fatigue which forced him to prematurely exit his final Inter Miami match before the World Cup break on May 25. He might see some play

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Netherlands: Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber ​will miss the 2026 ‌World ​Cup after failing to recover from a groin injury, the Dutch Football Association said on Monday. The Dutch FA said ⁠the 24-year-old has not made enough progress to compete in the tournament in a "medically ‌responsible" manner

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Dubai: The third phase of the Dubai Content Creators Programme kicked off today in Dubai, with the launch of the Cultural Content Creators' Programme, organised by the Dubai Press Club (DPC) in cooperation with the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture). This initiative aims to develop sp

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Dubai: Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has deployed an advanced suite of AI-powered smart dashboards at the Bus Operations Control Centre, marking a significant milestone in the real-time management of bus services through advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence. This initia

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Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has reviewed its future projects aimed at implementing advanced artificial intelligence technologies across the judicial ecosystem and notary services, while exploring the optimal integration of smart systems to keep pace with global technological adv