London Luton Airport expansion DCO decision delayed 3 months
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has announced a three-month extension to the deadline for the decision regarding the development consent order…
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US scraps $10m bounty for Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa after ‘productive talks’
The United States has removed its $10 million bounty for the arrest of Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s de facto leader, following…
EU, Swiss hail ‘historic’ new deal resetting relations
BERN: The European Union and Switzerland announced Friday a new set of agreements aimed at recalibrating relations between the two…
China, India hold rare talks, stressing need to ‘maintain peace’ over border disputes
China held rare high-level talks with India on Wednesday at which it stressed the need to “maintain the peace” and…
Pakistan condemns US sanctions as ‘unfortunate and biased’
Pakistan has condemned the United States’ decision to impose sanctions on its National Development Complex (NDC) and three commercial entities,…
Dozens of Pakistanis still missing in Greece boat tragedy: envoy
Dozens of Pakistanis still missing in the aftermath of the boat accident in Greece, as confirmed by the Pakistani Ambassador.…
Israel to shut Dublin Embassy over Ireland’s ‘extreme anti-Israel policies’
Israel said on Sunday it would close its Dublin embassy due to the Irish government’s “extreme anti-Israel policies” including recognition…
US, UK in ‘contact’ with new Syria regime
LONDON:Britain has had diplomatic contact with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that swept Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power…
UK PM terms Sara murder ‘awful’ case
LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday called for better safeguards for home-schooled children and said there were “questions…
IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Karachi after passenger falls ill
An IndiGo Airlines flight en route from New Delhi to Jeddah was diverted to Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport after a…
Niger suspends BBC operations over allegations of false reporting
BAMAKO, MALI: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been suspended on Friday from operating in Niger for three months, accused…
Trump named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2024
The world-renowned Time Magazine has announced the Person of the Year, chosen from a tough competition among ten candidates.According to…
US President Biden announces largest single-day grant of clemency
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden announced that he is granting clemency to nearly 1,500 Americans – the most ever in…
London court finds father, stepmother guilty in 10-year-old Sarah Sharif’s murder
London court finds father, stepmother guilty in 10-year-old Sarah Sharif’s murderAccording to British media, during a four-day hearing, the father,…
Afghan minister Khalil Haqqani killed in Kabul suicide bombing
KABUL – Taliban-led Afghanistan government’s Minister of Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Haqqani was killed in a suicide blast on Wednesday…
Pakistan successfully evacuates 350 nationals from Syria to Lebanon
Approximately 350 Pakistani nationals, including 245 pilgrims, have successfully crossed the Syria-Lebanon border after being stranded in Syria for an…
End of Bashar al-Assad’s Era: Syrian flag removed from consulate in Turkey
In a significant development following the fall of Damascus to opposition forces, the Syrian flag was removed from the Syrian…
Russia grants asylum to Bashar al-Assad amid plane crash speculations
Russia has granted asylum to former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his family on humanitarian grounds, said foreign media.Russian media…
UK, Germany, Austria pause asylum process for Syrians following Assad’s overthrow
After Germany and Austria, UK also temporarily paused the decisions on Syrian asylum. Britain paused decisions on Syrian asylum claims…
Man arrested over murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
The man suspected of killing UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in a brazen shooting outside a midtown Manhattan hotel last week…
Rebels announce end of Assad’s rule, assign ex-PM Jalali to oversee transition
Syrian state institutions will be supervised by former Prime Minister Mohammed Jalali until they are handed over, rebel leader Abu…
Bashar al-Assad flees as rebels seize Damascus, ending decades-long rule with challenges ahead
Syrian rebels declared they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, forcing him to flee…
Seismic change in Syria as Assad regime falls
AMMAN/BEIRUT/CAIRO: In a seismic moment for the Middle East, Syria’s Islamist rebels declared they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad after…
Rebel advances tear at Assad’s door
BEIRUT/AMMAN/DUBAI:Syrian rebel forces advanced on the central city of Homs and Kurdish fighters seized effective control of the eastern desert…
Syrian insurgents gain ground as Bashar al Assad’s forces lose control of Daraa
DAMASCUS:Syrian rebels have claimed control of Daraa, a city in the southwest where the civil war began following the 2011…
Seizure of illegal cigarettes and medicines from Luton store
Following an examination by Luton Exchanging Norms, a Luton business has been indicted for selling non-obligation paid cigarettes and doctor…
Centenarian love: 102-year-old and 100-year-old set record as oldest married couple
A noteworthy romantic tale unfurled in Philadelphia, where Marjorie Fiterman, 102, and Bernie Littman, 100, tracked down affection in their…
BJP accuses US State Department and ‘deep state’ of targeting India over Adani and Modi
INDIA:Indian State head Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has blamed the US State Division and “secret government” components of…
Macron in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for a state visit just as a political crisis threatens…
Assad sees rebel advance a bid to ‘redraw’ regional map
BEIRUT:Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad on Monday branded an Islamist-led offensive that has captured swathes of territory an attempt to redraw…