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Fairford, England: British police arrested five men on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences on Sunday near RAF Fairford, an air base that has been used by the United States to launch strikes against Iran. Counterterrorism police said they received a report in the early hours of Sunday abo

Abu Dhabi: Three UAE humanitarian aid convoys entered the Gaza Strip this week carrying 458 tonnes of assistance as part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 and the UAE's ongoing efforts to support the Palestinian people. The convoys comprised 28 trucks loaded with food supplies, shelter materials and

Cape Town: At least 27 people were killed in two separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities, police said on Sunday. The South African Police Service said 17 people were killed on Saturday night after suspects armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire at a bar in Wedela tow

London: Police have evacuated a number of homes near a US air base in England and arrested several men on suspicion of explosives-related offences. Gloucestershire Police said several properties in Whelford, in western England, were being evacuated. The area is located close to RAF Fairford, a base

Washington/United Nations/Cairo: Iran said on Sunday that diplomacy remains the only way to resolve its conflict with the United States and Israel after US President Donald Trump said he had rejected an Iranian proposal aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending hostilities. "Our conditions

New York: A powerful nor’easter sweeping across the US East Coast has triggered widespread flooding, power outages and travel disruptions from Washington, D.C. to Maine. More than 68,000 homes and businesses in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania remained without electricity on Satur

Bangkok: Thai authorities have declared Bangkok a disaster-affected area after persistent heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding across the capital. The declaration enables local authorities to implement emergency measures, including accelerating drainage operations, setting up temporary shelter

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the Middle East. Iran raised the initiative at the UN General Assembly in New York, saying it had been transmitted to the Americans via Qatari mediators and that it coul

Eleven people were ‌killed and 30 injured in a blast in Dera Ismail Khan in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, emergency service ⁠Rescue 1122 said. Dera Ismail Khan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near Pakistan's border ‌regions with Afghanistan, has repeatedly been hit by Islamist ‌militant violen

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India ordered a review of its ‌voter-roll software on Saturday after a newspaper reported that its chief had been questioned by his deputies over changes to voter lists that excluded millions of voters. Opposition parties have ⁠said the lists have been manipula

It took over two years and some legal wrangling, but Italy’s second-busiest passenger airport was finally named on Friday after the late former Premier Silvio Berlusconi. The ceremony included the unveiling of a silver plaque at the airport, with Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini and Berlusconi's famil

WASHINGTON: A tech-heavy guest list, the fashion choices of those on it, who sits where, their body language throughout the night and what’s on the menu: these are the softer - often and glitzier - details of diplomacy. They will be closely scrutinized at Thursday's state dinner, offering potential