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UK to lower voting age to 16 in general elections

LONDON: The British government said Thursday it plans to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in general elections, a landmark change giving the UK...

Russia hands Ukraine bodies of 1,000 soldiers

MOSCOW: Russia gave Ukraine the bodies of 1,000 soldiers on Thursday as part of an agreement reached at peace talks last month, Moscow's top...

South Korean region hit by most rainfall in 120 years

SEOUL: Parts of South Korea were battered by torrential rains Thursday, with one region pummeled by the most rainfall per hour since full records...

50 dead and injured in Iraq shopping mall fire: governor

BAGHDAD: Around 50 people were killed and injured in a fire that swept through a shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut,...

Syria says pulling troops from Druze heartland after US request

DAMASCUS: Syria announced that its army had begun to withdraw from violence-hit Sweida on Wednesday, following a wave of Israeli strikes on the capital...

Earthquake strikes off Alaska, triggering tsunami advisory

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The earthquake took place at approximately 12:37pm local time...

Gaza aid point crush kills 20 people

A crush at an aid centre in southern Gaza killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, with the site's operator blaming "Hamas operatives" within...

US ‘very concerned’ about Israel strikes in Syria: Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday voiced concern after ally Israel struck Syria's army headquarters and said the violence impeded efforts to...

Israel bombs Syria army HQ after warning Damascus over Druze

SWEIDA, Syria: Israel said it bombed Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone...

Ethiopia arrests 82 suspected members of Islamic State group

NAIROBI, Kenya: More than 80 suspected members of the Islamic State group have been arrested across Ethiopia, state media said, claiming they intended to...

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