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Latest court results for St Albans and surrounding area

adminJan 12, 20253 min read
Latest court results for St Albans and surrounding area

The most recent court results for St Albans, Harpenden and encompassing regions, taken from St Albans, Hatfield and Stevenage justices…

President Biden to deliver farewell address next Wednesday

adminJan 12, 20252 min read
President Biden to deliver farewell address next Wednesday

President Joe Biden will convey his goodbye address to the country next Wednesday, the White House affirmed on Friday. The…

Dozens hurt after tram collision in France’s Strasbourg

adminJan 12, 20252 min read
Dozens hurt after tram collision in France’s Strasbourg

An impact between two cable cars in a passage close to the primary train station in Strasbourg, France on Saturday…

Dunstable: What’s On 2025

adminJan 11, 20252 min read
Dunstable: What’s On 2025

The primary All the rage for 2025 is showing up soon, carrying a thorough manual for all the thrilling Town…

Wind lull offers hope in Los Angeles fires

adminJan 11, 20252 min read
Wind lull offers hope in Los Angeles fires

LOS ANGELES: Winds were supposed to drop Friday around Los Angeles, reinforcing an immense firefighting exertion at the five significant…

Weakening of Hezbollah allowed Lebanon to fill vacant presidency

adminJan 11, 20252 min read
Weakening of Hezbollah allowed Lebanon to fill vacant presidency

BEIRUT:The debilitating of Hezbollah in last year’s conflict with Israel permitted Lebanon’s long halted parliament to arrive at agreement a…

Los Angeles fires rage on as residents sift through ‘death and destruction’

adminJan 10, 20253 min read
Los Angeles fires rage on as residents sift through ‘death and destruction’

LOS ANGELES:Two massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles were totally uncontained on Thursday, authorities…

Taliban call India a ‘significant partner’

adminJan 10, 20251 min read
Taliban call India a ‘significant partner’

KABUL:The Taliban’s foreign office said they saw India as a “significant regional and economic partner” after meeting with its most…

‘Greater Israel’ map outrages Gulf states

adminJan 10, 20253 min read
‘Greater Israel’ map outrages Gulf states

A diplomatic storm has erupted after Israel’s new map, claiming “historical territorial rights” for Israel in Palestine and large parts…

Lebanon army chief becomes president

adminJan 10, 20252 min read
Lebanon army chief becomes president

BEIRUT:Lebanon’s lawmakers on Thursday elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy in the position, in a…

Sri Lanka jails monk for insulting Islam

adminJan 10, 20251 min read
Sri Lanka jails monk for insulting Islam

COLOMBO:A Sri Lankan court jailed a politically influential, firebrand Buddhist monk on Thursday, putting him behind bars for a second…

Jimmy Carter briefly unites US as presidents attend funeral

adminJan 10, 20252 min read
Jimmy Carter briefly unites US as presidents attend funeral

WASHINGTON:Jimmy Carter brought a fleeting moment of national unity to a divided America Thursday as all five living US presidents…

Govt in talks with IMF to reduce power tariff

adminJan 10, 20253 min read
Govt in talks with IMF to reduce power tariff

ISLAMABAD:Power Division Minister Awais Leghari said on Thursday that the government’s savings after negotiations on the agreements with the Independent…

Two charged in Luton over sale of fake Covid-19 vaccination records

adminJan 9, 20252 min read
Two charged in Luton over sale of fake Covid-19 vaccination records

Two people have been charged over the creation and sale of fake Covid-19 vaccination records during the pandemic. Waqas Hanif,…

Hajj 2025: Private bookings to open on January 10

adminJan 9, 20253 min read
Hajj 2025: Private bookings to open on January 10

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has announced that private group bookings for Hajj 2025 will begin on January 10. In…

India hints at supporting Afghan uplift

adminJan 9, 20251 min read
India hints at supporting Afghan uplift

NEW DELHI:India will consider engaging in development projects in Afghanistan in the near future, India’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday,…

Five killed, thousands displaced as Eaton fire burns 10,600 acres in LA

adminJan 9, 20251 min read
Five killed, thousands displaced as Eaton fire burns 10,600 acres in LA

A fast-moving brush fire in the hills above Altadena, California, known as the Eaton Fire, has rapidly spread to 10,600…

‘Not a snowball’s chance in hell’: Trudeau on US-Canada merger

adminJan 8, 20252 min read
‘Not a snowball’s chance in hell’: Trudeau on US-Canada merger

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rejected US President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada, saying there was “not…

At least 126 dead after powerful earthquake hits China’s Tibet

adminJan 8, 20252 min read
At least 126 dead after powerful earthquake hits China’s Tibet

A powerful earthquake in China has claimed the lives of at least 126 people, with many others injured, as reported…

IMF rejects govt proposal to cut sales tax on electricity bills

adminJan 8, 20252 min read
IMF rejects govt proposal to cut sales tax on electricity bills

The Pakistani government has been unsuccessful in convincing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to agree to a reduction in sales…

Qatar Airways refutes Pakistan office closure reports

adminJan 8, 20251 min read
Qatar Airways refutes Pakistan office closure reports

Qatar Airways has swiftly refuted reports claiming it has shut down its offices in Pakistan, reassuring customers that the airline…

Trudeau resigns as Liberal Party leader, stays on as PM until successor chosen

adminJan 7, 20252 min read
Trudeau resigns as Liberal Party leader, stays on as PM until successor chosen

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that he intends to step down as leader of the ruling Liberals…

US Congress certifies Donald Trump’s election victory

adminJan 7, 20254 min read
US Congress certifies Donald Trump’s election victory

The US Congress formally certified Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s November election victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, clearing the…

Saudi Arabia extradites fugitive after FIA-Interpol joint operation

adminJan 7, 20251 min read
Saudi Arabia extradites fugitive after FIA-Interpol joint operation

A fugitive wanted for a murder back in 2023 in Punjab was extradited from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after a…

Hindu extremists attack Pakistani restaurant in UK

adminJan 6, 20253 min read
Hindu extremists attack Pakistani restaurant in UK

A violent attack on a popular Pakistani restaurant in Sheffield by a group of Hindu extremists has raised serious concerns…

Snowstorm causes chaos across UK and Germany, flights cancelled

adminJan 6, 20252 min read
Snowstorm causes chaos across UK and Germany, flights cancelled

Heavy snow and freezing rain caused widespread disruption across Europe on Sunday, particularly affecting the UK and Germany, as several…

Russia says Ukraine launches ‘counterattack’ in Kursk region

adminJan 6, 20253 min read
Russia says Ukraine launches ‘counterattack’ in Kursk region

MOSCOW:Russia said Sunday that Ukraine had launched a “counterattack” in the western border region of Kursk, where Kyiv’s forces began…

Restriction on offering Nawafil in Riyazul Jannah lifted

adminJan 6, 20251 min read
Restriction on offering Nawafil in Riyazul Jannah lifted

MEDINA – The annual restriction on offering Nawafil in Riyazul Jannah of Masjid-e-Nabawi has been lifted.According to the Haramain Administration,…

Zia replaces Mujib as Bangladesh founder in revised curriculum

adminJan 4, 20254 min read
Zia replaces Mujib as Bangladesh founder in revised curriculum

Bangladesh’s interim government has revised the national curriculum, replacing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with General Ziaur Rahman as the nation’s founding…

Minister slams Musk’s meddling in UK politics as ‘misguided’

adminJan 4, 20252 min read
Minister slams Musk’s meddling in UK politics as ‘misguided’

LONDON:A senior British government minister on Friday criticised Elon Musk’s latest intervention in the country’s politics as “misjudged and certainly…