Seven elephants killed in Indian train accident
Seven elephants were killed, and one was injured when a Delhi-bound train collided with a herd in northeast India early on Saturday, district police chief VV Rakesh Reddy said.Th…
US judge skeptical of challenge to $100,000 H-1B visa fee
A federal judge on Friday said US President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign workers seems to fall under his broad powers to regulate immig…
Argentina, Spain to meet in Qatar for intercontinental ‘Finalissima’
ASUNCION, Paraguay: Spain, the European champions, and Argentina, the Copa America winners, will compete in the ‘Finalissima’ international super final on March 27 in Qatar, the So…
Seeb, Al Nahda continue winning streak in Jindal League
Muscat, Dec 19Round 8 of the Jindal Oman Football League saw a flurry of goals, with 14 scored across five matches, further intensifying the race for the top spot as Seeb and Al Na…
Bangladesh burns again after killing of student leader
DHAKA: Protesters rallied across Bangladesh on Friday for a second straight day calling for the arrest of the gunmen who shot and killed a key figure in last year’s pro-democracy u…
UN: Famine over in Gaza, says ‘situation critical’
ROME: A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on Friday, but warned the food situation in the Palest…
Rains lash Musandam
Oman recorded its highest cumulative rainfall in the last two days at Jabal Harim in Musandam Governorate, where 150 millimetres of rain was measured, according to data released by…
How Salalah became a German florist’s second home
Sabine Cunningham-Blinn, a florist based in Zweibrücken, southwestern Germany, leads a life shaped by two very different worlds. While she spends her summers running her floral and…
French government calls for Christmas truce in farmer protests
PARIS: The French government on Friday called for a Christmas truce with protesting farmers, warning against further blockades during the holiday season, a move the country’s main…
Moscow intent on pressing on in Ukraine: Putin
Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Friday said the ball was in the court of the West and Kyiv in talks to end the war in Ukraine, while hailing Moscow’s recent battlefield gains and threat…