Agencies

Dollar pushes higher ahead of pivotal Fed meeting

The US Dollar (USD) rose for a fifth straight session on Wednesday, while stock and… Read More

Uber to pay $178 million in taxi class action settlement

Uber has agreed to pay A$271.8 million ($178 million) to settle a lawsuit brought by… Read More

21 dead in bus collision with tanker in Afghanistan

KABUL: Twenty-one people were killed and 11 injured in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province on Sunday… Read More

ICJ directs Israel to prevent ‘acts of genocide’ in Gaza, fails to order ceasefire

THE HAGUE: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ordered Israel to prevent acts… Read More

Russian military plane crashes while carrying Ukrainian POWs

Russia said Wednesday that an IL-76 military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war… Read More

Israeli attacks kill almost 24,000 as Gaza marks 100 days of war

Israel’s relentless attack on Gaza continues as the death toll of Palestinians reached almost 24,000… Read More

Al Jazeera journalist loses fifth family member in Israeli strike

GAZA: An Israeli air strike on a car near Rafah in southern Gaza on Sunday… Read More

Saleh al-Arouri: Hamas leader embraces martyrdom in Israel drone strike

BEIRUT: An Israeli drone struck a Hamas office in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital… Read More

Japan Airlines plane on fire at Tokyo airport; passengers evacuated

  TOKYO: All 379 passengers and crew of a Japan Airlines plane miraculously escaped from… Read More

Drugmakers set to raise prices on at least 500 drugs in January

NEW YORK: Drugmakers including Pfizer, Sanofi and Takeda Pharmaceutical plan to raise prices in the… Read More