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Says UAE has decided to leave Yemen and if that indeed is the case, Saudi Arabia ‘will take responsibility’ Riyadh also demanded that all Emirati forces be withdrawn from the country, a request which the UAE said it had complied with.PHOTO: STORY BLOCKS Saudi Arabia said it hoped to have “strong, positive” ties with the … Read more
Istanbul has over 160,000 street cats, regularly fed and fussed over by the city’s 16 million residents Kanyon, a stray cat, sleeps in his basket at the entrance of an Istanbul shopping mall, in Istanbul on January 23, 2026.PHOTO: AFP Kanyon is getting fat: since someone stole his basket, this white cat with grey markings … Read more
Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz (C) scores during the Serie A victory over Napoli. Photo: AFP TURIN: Juventus dealt a huge blow to Napoli’s Serie A title defence on Sunday with a 3-0 win in Turin which left the reigning champions nine points behind league leaders Inter Milan, who are pulling away from the chasing pack. … Read more
Chief justice warns of action against negligent police officers regardless of ranks PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday issued notices to the provincial government and the inspector general of police (IGP) on petitions seeking the recovery of missing persons, directing them to submit replies. Hearing the cases, PHC Chief Justice SM Atiq Shah made … Read more
Jakarta, France’s top arms buyer in Southeast Asia, has ordered up to 42 Rafale jets plus frigates and subs Three Rafale aircraft arrived on Friday and are stationed at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base in Pekanbaru, on the western island of Sumatra. PHOTO: AFP JAKARTA: Indonesia has received its first three Rafale fighter jets from France … Read more
[Delays and cancellations persisted, a day after more than 11,000 flights were canceled. Airports in the Northeast U.S. were hit the hardest.
A truck plows snow on a residential street in Washongton, DC, on January 26, 2026. Photo: AFP A monster storm barreling across the United States killed at least 11 people on Monday, prompting warnings to stay off the roads, mass flight cancelations and power outages after a weekend of misery. The storm dumped snow, sleet … Read more
The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right.
Jessica Pegula celebrates victory against Madison Keys. Photo: AFP MELBOURNE: Jessica Pegula sent reigning champion and podcast co-host Madison Keys spinning out of the Australian Open on Monday while Jannik Sinner aims to avoid the same fate and reach the quarter-finals in 33C heat. Fifth seed Lorenzo Musetti battled the stifling conditions to set up … Read more
Verdict comes before Feb 12 polls, the first since Hasina’s August 2024 overthrow in nation of 170m Students shout slogans during a protest march as they demand justice for victims arrested and killed in the recent nationwide violence over job quotas, in Dhaka on Aug 3, 2024.PHOTO: AFP A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced Dhaka’s … Read more