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North carolina: Mail-in voting for the US midterm elections commenced on Friday as North Carolina became the first state to issue absentee ballots to voters. Scheduled for 3 November, the congressional elections will decide all 435 seats in the House …

Kathmandu: Nepalese police said on Friday that the death toll from floods, landslides, and mudslides that swept across the country last week had risen to 1,287, while 5,083 people remain missing.

According to Emirates News Agency, authorities have e…

New york: Major US stock market indices ended Friday’s session in negative territory. The S and P 500 fell 29.58 points, or 0.38%, to end at 7,718.13 points. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 78.62 points, or 0.30%, to close at 26,505.44 points. The Dow Jo…

Dubai: Global cereal production in 2026 is now forecast at 2,980 million tonnes, down 2.0% from 2025 but still the second-largest harvest on record, according to the new Cereal Supply and Demand Brief released by UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (…

Ajman: Sunday marks the 45th anniversary of the accession of H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, succeeding his late father, Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi. Since then, Ajman has embarked on a remark…

Kathmandu: The UN and its humanitarian partners have initiated a $49.6 million flash appeal aimed at providing emergency relief to over 84,000 individuals impacted by last week’s severe floods in Nepal. The catastrophe was triggered by the collapse of…

Abu dhabi: Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Ni±o climate pattern is intensifying and has yet to peak. Forecasters are almost certain it will persist through February 2027 – with unusually warm conditions expected across much of the…

Abu dhabi: The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) has welcomed a new cohort of students for the 2026-2027 academic year across four of its academic programmes, continuing its role in preparing future professionals for careers in diplomacy and int…