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Feature: Munich opens 190th Oktoberfest With beer, cheer
MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- For Armin Jumel, Oktoberfest is more than a festival -- it is a family…
US lawmakers want sanctions to sink Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Friday that would expand sanctions against…
Italy’s largest union stages nationwide strike in solidarity with Palestinians
ROME, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Italy's largest labor union on Friday launched a nationwide strike to protest Israel's military actions…
US to end temporary protected status for Syrians
(Reuters) -The U.S. will terminate deportation protections for Syrian migrants, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday, part of…
U.S. stocks close higher | The Star
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 172.85 points,…
Crude futures settle lower | The Star
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices fell on Friday. The West Texas Intermediate for October delivery lost 89…
Rare-earth magnet plant opens in Estonia
NARVA, Estonia, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A plant producing rare-earth magnets for Europe's electric vehicle and wind-energy sectors opened Friday…
Explosion in northern Greece caused by WWII shell, two injured
ATHENS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- An explosion in the town of Tsotyli, northern Greece, which left two men injured on…
Zelenskiy says Ukraine to present strategy for managed arms exports in two weeks
(Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukraine would present a strategy for "guided", or managed, arms exports…
Over 42,000 foreign-invested enterprises established in China from Jan-Aug
BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A total of 42,435 foreign-invested enterprises were established on the Chinese mainland from January to…
China promotes discussions on restructuring of global trade at WTO
GENEVA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A seminar focused on global trade readjustment amid the current trade turmoil was held here…
Venezuela’s pattern of arrests of opposition members’ relatives meant to create fear, UN says
(Reuters) - Venezuela arrests opposition figures' family members in a "sustained and systematic pattern" to generate fear and social control,…
US in talks with Taliban on re-establishing counterterrorism forces to Afghan base, WSJ reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is in discussions with the Taliban about re-establishing a small U.S. military presence at…
Trump expected to add new $100,000 fee for H-1B Visas, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to introduce a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas in an effort to…
Insurgents raid Nigerian military barracks in Banki, soldiers retreat, residents and sources say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Suspected insurgents attacked a border town in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state and seized weapons from a military…
Strike in Belem slows COP30 construction, including heads of state hotel
BRASILIA/BELÉM (Reuters) - A strike by construction workers in Brazil's Amazonian city of Belem, venue of a global climate summit…
Russia says it presumes Trump still pursuing Ukraine peace efforts
(Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Friday it presumed that U.S. President Donald Trump was still pursuing efforts to achieve a…
Russian jets violated safety zone of drilling platform in Baltic sea, Poland says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Two Russian fighter jets violated the safety zone of the Petrobaltic drilling platform in the Baltic sea,…
India’s Commerce Minister expected to visit U.S. soon, ET Now reports citing PTI
(Reuters) - India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is expected to visit Washington soon for trade talks, India's ET Now news…
Jimmy Kimmel suspension puts Disney back in hotseat; writers hold protest
(Reuters) - Film and TV writers held a free-speech demonstration in New York on Friday to protest Disney's suspension of…
UN proposes closing UNAIDS in 2026 as funding cuts bite
(Reuters) - The United Nations agency focusing on the HIV/AIDS pandemic could close by the end of next year as…
More than 70 killed in attack by Sudan paramilitary in al-Fashir, Sovereignty Council says
(Reuters) - More than 70 people were killed when Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces carried out a drone strike on…
Anwar calls for Thailand-Cambodia issues to be resolved through JBC
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for unresolved issues arising from the recent tensions between Thailand…
US House passes bipartisan resolution honoring Charlie Kirk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a resolution honoring conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, who…
10,000 notices issued over three days in Ops PPU
KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic obstruction, with 3,559 notices issued, was among the top offences recorded throughout the three days of Ops…
Firefighters free man’s hand from meat grinder in Chemor
IPOH: Perak Fire and Rescue Department successfully freed a man’s right hand from a meat grinder in Chemor on Friday…
‘Voice of Assam is no more’: Top Indian singer Zubeen Garg dies after scuba diving accident in Singapore
ASSAM, India (The Statesman/ANN): Assam singing sensation Zubeen Garg has died in Singapore after a freak accident on Friday (Sept…
India says it expects Saudi Arabia to mind ‘sensitivities’ after pact with Pakistan
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India said on Friday it hoped Saudi Arabia would keep in mind mutual interests and sensitivities between…
Estonian airspace violated by Russian jets on Friday, sources say
WASHINGTON/BERLIN (Reuters) - Estonian airspace was violated by Russian military jets on Friday, European and NATO sources said. Read full…