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Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo division of Emirates, closed 2025 with strong momentum, driven by rapid digital adoption, fleet expansion and continued investment in customer-centric innovation. Reflecting a major shift toward smarter, more efficient cargo operations, nearly 80% of all...

CARACAS : Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez on Sunday called for a "balanced and respectful" relationship with the United States, a day after American forces attacked Caracas and captured leftist leader Nicolas Maduro. "We consider it a priority to move...

The first unit of Kursk Nuclear Power Plant-2 (Kursk NPP-2) has been successfully connected to Russia’s Unified Energy System on December 30, 2025, marking a major milestone in the country’s nuclear power development program, a press release said. The new...

CARACAS : Loud explosions, accompanied by sounds resembling aircraft flyovers, were heard in Caracas around 2:00 am (0600 GMT) Saturday, an AFP journalist reported. The explosions come as US President Donald Trump, who has deployed a navy task force to...

TEHRAN : A member of an Iranian paramilitary force was killed during a demonstration in the country's west, the Mehr news agency reported on Saturday, the seventh day of economic protests that have expanded to include political demands. "Ali Azizi,...

WEST PALM BEACH : President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country. "The United States of America has successfully carried out a large...

Rosatom has completed the manufacture and commissioning of the first reactor core for ‘Rossiya’, the lead nuclear icebreaker of the next-generation “Leader” project (Project 10510). The fuel for the reactor was produced by the Machine Manufacturing Plant, part of...

CONAKRY : He has traded in his military fatigues for civilian clothes but still rules Guinea with an iron fist: Junta leader Mamady Doumbouya swept to victory in the west African country's presidential elections on Tuesday night. Doumbouya secured 86.72...

RIYADH : A Saudi-led coalition said it targeted shipments of weapons and combat vehicles in Yemen that were unloaded from vessels coming from the United Arab Emirates, the Saudi news agency reported Tuesday. "Two ships arrived from the port of...

RIYADH : The leader of Yemen's presidential council declared a state of emergency and cancelled a security pact with the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after Abu Dhabi-backed separatists seized swathes of territory. "The Joint Defence Agreement with the United...