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Trump slams ‘dirty’ Canada despite withdrawal of anti-tariff advertisement

BusinessOctober 25, 2025

US President Donald Trump slammed Canada for playing “dirty” on Friday as a row over an advertisement featuring former leader Ronald Reagan that prompted Trump to scrap trade talks showed no sign of a...

Court clears Turkiye opposition leader

NewsOctober 25, 2025

ANKARA: Turkiye’s emb­a­ttled main opposition CHP, which faces a string of legal challenges, won some respite on Friday when an Ankara court threw out a lawsuit that could have ousted its leadership. ...

Pakistan among possible destinations to resettle exiled Palestinian captives

SportsOctober 24, 2025

Pakistan is among four possible destinations that are being considered to receive exiled Palestinian captives, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC), a non-governmental organisation establ...

India trials Delhi cloud seeding to combat deadly smog

HealthOctober 24, 2025

India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air. Cloud seeding is the pra...

Saudi Arabia names new grand mufti

NewsOctober 24, 2025

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has appointed a conservative cleric in his nineties as its top religious leader, state media said, sticking with tradition even as rapid social changes sweep through the previousl...

China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days

NewsOctober 23, 2025

China said on Thursday it will hold a next round of trade talks with the United States in Malaysia, as the world’s two biggest economies seek to avoid further escalating a damaging tit-for-tat tariff ...

Harmer stars as South Africa crush Pakistan to draw Test series

NewsOctober 23, 2025

South Africa beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the second Test in Rawalpindi on Thursday to draw the series 1-1 with Simon Harmer taking a maiden five-wicket haul. The 36-year-old off-spinner finished...

South Africa flip second Test on its head to leave Pakistan 94/4 at stumps

NewsOctober 22, 2025

South Africa fought a rearguard action to turn the second test against Pakistan on its head and take the upper hand after an enthralling third days play on Wednesday. Spinner Simon Harmer took three w...

Mosquitoes seen in Iceland for first time

NewsOctober 22, 2025

REYKJAVIK: Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland in a first for the island nation, which has long been one of the world’s mosquito-free places, a researcher said on Monday. Three Culiseta annula...

France intensifies hunt for Louvre raiders who stole royal jewels

NewsOctober 21, 2025

French police stepped up the hunt on Tuesday for thieves who stole priceless royal jewels from the Louvre museum in a spectacular daylight robbery. As the museum remained closed for a second day on Mo...

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