India inaugurates new military airbase close to China border
Air Chief Marshal AP Singh lands C-130J at Ladakh’s 13,000-ft Mudh-Nyoma airbase near China border Video grab shows C-130 plane…
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Trump signs bill ending record 43-day government shutdown
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation ending the longest government shutdown in US history, hours after the House of…
Afghan economy buckles under hunger and debt
UNDP report warns of worsening poverty as millions of returnees strain fragile public services More than 345,000 Afghans have returned…
Xi courts Spain for investment
. Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a bilateral meeting with President of Congo Republic Denis Sassou Nguesso (not pictured) in…
42 migrants presumed dead off Libya coast
. Wooden vessel carrying dozens of migrants capsized off the coast of Libya on Tuesday. Photo: AFP (file) TRIPOLI: At…
US aircraft carrier arrives in Latin America
. The USS Gerald Ford has arrived in the Latin America region, three weeks after its deployment was ordered. Photo:…
Iraqis vote in general election
. An Iraqi Kurdish voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Akre in Iraqi’s northern autonomous Kurdish region.…
Turkish military C-130 crashes in Georgia after takeoff from Azerbaijan
A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane with at least 20 personnel on board crashed in Georgia on Tuesday after taking…
Thieves steal ancient gold from Syria's museum
. DAMASCUS: Thieves made off with several ancient gold ingots from Syria’s national museum in Damascus, a security source and…
End to US govt shutdown in sight
. Donald Trump. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: The longest-ever US government shutdown moved forward Monday toward an eventual resolution, after several…