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Storm dumps 18 months' rain on parts of UAE, flooding roads, airport

Fujairah, an emirate on the UAE's eastern coast, saw the heaviest rainfall on Tuesday with 145 millimetres (5.7 inches) falling there

Dubai International Airport flooded, flights disrupted after heavy rain

The rains began late Monday, soaking the sands and roadways of Dubai with some 20 millimeters (0.79 inches) of rain, according to meteorological data collected at Dubai International Airport

Olympics 2024: Uncertainty stares Russian athletes despite qualifying

The IOC expects that 36 Russian athletes and possibly as many as 54 will do well enough at qualifying events to compete in Paris

US navy sends aircraft through Taiwan Strait a day after US-China talks

China also regularly sends navy ships and warplanes into the strait and other areas around the island to wear down Taiwan's defences and seek to intimidate its 23 mn people

Death toll from 4 days of rains rises to 63 in Pak, more rain likely

Heavy rains also came down on the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir

EU leaders wanted to talk business, they instead discuss W Asia, Ukraine

Russia's two-year war in Ukraine is also on the agenda, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expected to address the meeting remotely

US mulling options 'both inside and outside the UN' to monitor N Korea

The Security Council established a committee to monitor sanctions, and the mandate for its panel of experts to investigate violations had been renewed for 14 years until last month

Italy seeks G7 message to de-escalate Mideast tensions as ministers meet

Under Italy's rotating stewardship, the G7 leaders are expected to issue a united call for Israel to exercise restraint after Iran's unprecedented weekend attacks

Apple 'looking at' manufacturing facility in Indonesia: CEO Tim Cook

We talked about the president's desire to see manufacturing in the country, and it's something that we will look out, Cook told reporters after the meeting

UN appeals for $2.8 bn to help 3 mn Palestinians who need food, aid

The Israeli offensive in Gaza aimed at destroying Hamas has caused widespread devastation and killed over 33,800 people, according to local health officials

Bob Graham, two-term former US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87

Graham, who served three terms in the Senate, made an unsuccessful bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, emphasising his opposition to the Iraq invasion

Japan records trade deficit for 3rd fiscal year despite recovering exports

The deficit was 5.89 trillion yen ($38 billion) for the fiscal year that ended in March, according to Finance Ministry data released on Wednesday

Trudeau's govt raises taxes on wealthiest Canadians in federal Budget

The budget proposes to increase the capital gains inclusion rate, which refers to the taxable share of profit made on the sale of assets

US court rejects request by tribes to block $10 bn project in Arizona

Pattern Energy lawyers argued that more than 90% of the project had been completed and that there were no inadvertent discoveries of cultural sites in the valley

Trump to meet Duda as Nato leaders call for additional support for Ukraine

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday in New York.

Iran's actions may cause economic spillovers as WH vows sanctions: Yellen

As the IMF and its fellow lending agency, the World Bank, hold their spring meetings this week, high on the agenda are the fast-rising tensions between Iran and Israel and what escalation could spell

First 7 jurors chosen for Trump's hush money criminal trial; 11 more needed

Over two days, dozens of potential jurors have been excused after saying they could not be impartial or because they had other commitments

Trump goes from court to campaign at bodega in heavily Democratic hometown

The visit would be Trump's first campaign appearance since his criminal hush money trial began, making the presumptive GOP nominee the first former president in US history to stand criminal trial

Parts of Central US hit by storms, tornadoes strike in Kansas, Iowa

An EF-1 tornado touched down shortly after 6 am near the northeastern Kansas town of Richland, the National Weather Service said

US house committee accuses China of fuelling fentanyl crisis in country

The Chinese government not only subsidises the manufacturing of precursor chemicals, but the report says it has also thwarted investigations into illicit manufacturers