Iran Supreme Leader leads prayers at Raisi’s funeral
TEHRAN: Iran's Supreme Leader led prayers in Tehran on Wednesday at the funeral of President Ebrahim Raisi as the clerical establishment hurried to organise the election of a successor.…
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Colombia to open Palestinian embassy in Ramallah
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the opening of an embassy in the Palestinian city of Ramallah in occupied West Bank.
‘"President Petro has given the order that we open the…
Rishi Sunak calls UK national election for July 4
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election on Wednesday for July 4, saying Britons would be able to choose their future in a vote his Conservatives are widely…
One dead as Singapore Airlines plane makes emergency landing due to turbulence
BANGKOK: A Singapore Airlines flight from London made an emergency landing in Bangkok on Tuesday due to severe turbulence, officials said, with one passenger on board dead and local media…
Iran holds funeral ceremonies to mourn President Raisi
TABRIZ: Millions of people have taken part in a massive funeral procession for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were martyred in a helicopter crash in a mountainous…
Greece to deport nine Europeans over pro-Palestinian protest
ATHENS: Nine protesters from Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Spain, arrested during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of Athens School of Law last week are set to be…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal extradition to US
LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was given permission to appeal against extradition to the United States after arguing at London's High Court that he might not be able to rely on his…
Microsoft debuts ‘Copilot+’ PCs with AI features
SEATTLE: Microsoft debuted a new category of personal computers with AI features as it rushes to build the emerging technology into products across its business and compete with Alphabet and…
Trial opens in Greece over migrant tragedy involving 350 Pakistanis
KALAMATA: The trial of nine accused smugglers opens on Tuesday, nearly a year after a derelict migrant trawler with hundreds on board including nearly 350 Pakistanis sank off the coast of…
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs apologizes for attacking ex-girlfriend Cassie
Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted an apology to social media on Sunday, two days after the release of hotel surveillance video that appeared to show him attacking his ex-girlfriend.…
Biden tells Morehouse grads he hears their protests on Gaza
ATLANTA: US President Joe Biden urged Morehouse College graduates not to give up on democracy in a somber commencement address on Sunday, acknowledging their anger over the war in Gaza while…
Saudi king to be treated for lung inflammation
RIYADH: Saudi King Salman will undergo treatment at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah for a lung inflammation, the state news agency said on Sunday, hours after he underwent medical tests.
Citing…
PM Shehbaz, President Zardari condole demise of Iran’s Raisi
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressing condolences and sympathies to the Iranian nation on the death of President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, announced a day of…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies in helicopter crash
TEHRAN: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday.
The charred wreckage…