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Australia investigates Flydubai co-pilot’s links after alleged aircraft hijacking attempt
DUBAI: Australian counter-terrorism authorities are investigating a Flydubai co-pilot’s links to the country following an alleged attempt to hijack a passenger aircraft and crash it into an airport in Israel.
The Australian Federal Police…
Trump calls for Zelenskiy’s replacement, criticises Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday called for Ukraine to replace President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, criticising Kyiv’s attacks on Russian oil infrastructure a day after announcing a diesel supply deal with Moscow that drew a…
Global monitored wildlife populations decline 73% since 1970: WWF
LONDON: Monitored populations of nearly 5,800 vertebrate species declined by an average of 73% between 1970 and 2022, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said in its latest Living Planet Report published on Thursday.
The Living…
Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
STOCKHOLM: Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for her “bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary…
Pakistan, Bahrain agree to boost trade, pursue early finalisation of GCC free trade deal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bahrain on Thursday agreed to establish a joint working group on trade and investment and push for the early finalisation of the GCC-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement as the two countries signed the agreed minutes…
Henri Kagan, Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
STOCKHOLM: Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving a long-standing riddle involving asymmetric “mirror-image” molecules, the Nobel Prize-awarding body said on Wednesday.
The discovery has…
Saudi Arabia provides Yemen with $59.66m in budget support
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has provided the Yemeni government with a new tranche of budget support worth more than $59.66 million, Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohamed Al Jabir said on Thursday, amid escalating regional tensions and attacks by…
UN warns funding crisis could leave 8.3m displaced people without aid
GENEVA: A deepening funding crisis could leave nearly 8.3 million refugees and forcibly displaced people without access to assistance this year and push protection systems in some countries towards collapse, the United Nations refugee…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards urge US voters to reject Trump’s policies
TEHRAN: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has appealed to US voters to reject President Donald Trump’s policies and support what it described as an opportunity for peaceful coexistence between Iran and the United States.
The…
California formally recognises Eidul Fitr, Eidul Azha in state law
CALIFORNIA: California has formally recognised Eidul Fitr and Eidul Azha in state law, allowing workers to use existing paid leave to observe the Islamic holidays and encouraging schools and public workplaces to accommodate those…