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An Israeli soldier aims his weapon during a raid at the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank on August 11, 2025. - Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP

Israel prepares for costly Gaza City battle as Hamas digs in

JERUSALEM: Israeli forces are bracing for a gruelling battle in Gaza City, where Hamas fighters are deeply entrenched.

Security experts warn the operation will be difficult and costly due to the dense urban ...

Pix for representational purpose only - HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP

UK unemployment steady at 4.7% amid tax hikes and US tariffs

LONDON: Britain’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.7 percent in the three months to June, marking a four-year high.

The Office for National Statistics confirmed the figure matched the previous ...

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China imposes temporary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola imports

BEIJING: China will impose temporary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola imports starting Thursday.

The commerce ministry stated the preliminary investigation found Canadian shipments caused substantial ...

Pix for representational purpose only - Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

Thai soldier injured in Cambodia border landmine explosion amid tensions

BANGKOK: A Thai soldier was severely wounded after stepping on a landmine near the Cambodia border on Tuesday.

The Royal Thai Army reported the explosion occurred around 9:00 am during a patrol close to ...

Credit: Malaysian Meteorological Department / FB

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Papua, Indonesia; no tsunami threat

PAPUA: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia’s Papua region on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey.

The quake’s epicentre was located approximately 193 kilometres northwest of Abepura ...

Israeli opposition leader and parliament (Knesset) member Yair Lapid. - Jack GUEZ / AFP

Israel opposition leader supports strike for Gaza hostages

JERUSALEM: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has endorsed calls for a nationwide strike in support of hostages still held in Gaza.

“Strike on Sunday,“ Lapid wrote on social media, emphasising that the ...

This photograph shows a sugar beet leaf in a field with a spider in the background in Saint-Christophe-sur-Conde, north-western France. - JOEL SAGET / AFP

France upholds ban on bee-killing pesticide amid health concerns

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a modified bill maintaining France’s ban on the pesticide acetamiprid, following a petition backed by over two million citizens.

The legislation sparked ...

This picture taken from a burned area at the Orellana viewpoint in the Roman-era mining site of Las Medulas in the municipality of Carucedo, shows a wildfire in the background, on August 11, 2025. - Cesar Manso / AFP

Wildfires in Spain kill one, force mass evacuations amid heatwave

MADRID: A man died from severe burns as wildfires raged through parts of Spain, driven by strong winds during an intense heatwave.

Officials confirmed the victim suffered critical injuries in Tres Cantos, ...

(FILES) (COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on July 24, 2025, shows Bolivian former president Jorge Quiroga (L) and Bolivian presidential candidate for the National Unity Front, Samuel Doria Medina. - Bernal and Aizar RALDES / AFP

Bolivia’s right-wing poised for historic election victory amid crisis

LA PAZ: Bolivians are set to close the chapter on two decades of left-wing governance in Sunday’s presidential election.

Two right-wing frontrunners are promising sweeping reforms to tackle the country’s ...

US President Donald Trump. - ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

Trump to test Putin’s stance on Ukraine as Europe scrambles

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump described his upcoming Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin as a “feel-out meeting” to explore potential solutions for ending the Ukraine war.

European leaders are privately ...

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