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UAE: United Arab Emirates (UAE) is mulling to suspend discussions over the procurement of 50 F-35 fighter jets that are part of the $23 billion arms deal with the US, according to media reports. An unnamed official from UAE told Reuters that the US has...
PARIS: French troops were preparing to leave the Malian city of Timbuktu on Tuesday, in a symbolic departure more than eight years after Paris first intervened against jihadists in the Sahel state. Local residents fear being abandoned in a situation they...
PARIS: French authorities said Tuesday that they had formally identified 26 out of 27 migrants who drowned last month in a Channel boat accident, with most of them Kurds from Iraq. A statement from the Paris prosecutor said that there were 17 men among...
NEW YORK: New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams has finally named his pick for NYPD commissioner, making history in the process. On December 13, reports emerged that Keechant Sewell was going to be named as the NYPD's 45th top cop, breaking a 176-year...
WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed an effort from former President Trump to prevent the Treasury Department and IRS from providing House Democrats with his tax returns. Judge Trevor McFadden, a federal district court judge in Washington,...
Abu Dhabi: The Board of Management of the UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) convened and approved the operational plan of FANR for the year 2022. The plan outlines a number of strategic projects to further strengthen FANR 's regulatory...
Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was tested for COVID-19 late Tuesday after being deemed a casual contact . The testing followed his attendance at a school graduation ceremony in Sydney last Friday. A COVID-19 case was later found to be...
NEW YORK: Alphabet Inc's Google told its employees they would lose pay and eventually be fired if they do not follow its COVID-19 vaccination rules, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing internal documents. A memo circulated by Google's leadership said employees...
WASHINGTON: A group of US lawmakers on Tuesday called for pre-emptive sanctions on Russia and expanded arms shipments to Ukraine, fearing that action so far may not dissuade President Vladimir Putin from invading. After a weekend visit to Ukraine, the...
WASHINGTON: The House committee that is investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously Monday night to recommend holding former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt. Before the vote, the committee publicly released...
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will aim to scale up its Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Business Process Management (BPM) export industry to 3 billion U.S. dollars, state media quoting a government minister reported here Tuesday. Minister of Youth...
San Diego: Navy prosecutors alleged that a sailor charged with setting the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard last year was "disgruntled" after dropping out of Navy SEAL training, while his defense lawyers said there was no physical evidence...