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US East Coast, Gulf of Mexico port strike set to start Tuesday, says union

If union members walk off the job at ports stretching from Maine to Texas, it would be the first coast-wide ILA strike since 1977, affecting ports that handle about half the nation's ocean shipping

Hindi's role to grow with India's global impact: Singapore business leaders

Singapore-based financial consultant Mandar Padhye noted the efforts to propagate languages

Powerful typhoon lash northernmost islands of Philippines, schools shut

The slow-moving Krathon was blowing westward and could strengthen into a super typhoon

Harris trolls Trump at LA fundraiser, says her crowds 'are pretty big'

Harris appeared to get under Trump's skin when she said people were leaving his rallies early because of his rambling speeches

Netanyahu adds rival Saar to Cabinet, strengthens his hold on office

In a joint statement, they said they had put their differences aside for the good of the nation

Opposition to Toyota's Chairman Akio Toyoda spreads among big shareholders

Toyoda, the grandson of the company's founder, saw shareholder support drop to a record low of 85 per cent last year

Volvo leads 50 companies urging EU to stick to combustion-engine ban

The 2035 target is crucial to align all stakeholders on this journey and ensure European competitiveness

14 injured as Russia strikes residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia

Earlier on September 22, Russia had launched an attack on a residential building in Kharkiv, which left 21 civilians injured

Stuck Nasa astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that will bring them home

SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday with a downsized crew of two astronauts and two empty seats reserved for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams

Trump escalates attacks on Harris' mental fitness, suggests prosecution

Trump is intensifying his use of personal and offensive attacks, even as some Republicans say he'd be better sticking to the issues

US conducts precision strikes in Syria, kills 37 terrorist operatives

CENTCOM also confirmed that the strikes in Syria resulted in no civilian casualties

Gulf Cooperation Council calls for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon

The Secretary-General of the GCC, Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, reaffirmed in a statement the GCC's consistent support for the Lebanese people

Hezbollah confirms 7th top commander killed in Israeli military strikes

The military said Nabil Kaouk, the deputy head of Hezbollah's Central Council, was killed on Saturday

Over 170 people killed in rain-triggered floods, landslides in Nepal

According to Home Ministry officials, 42 people are missing in floods, landslides and inundation

Spotify temporarily goes down; more than 40,000 people report outages

More than 40,000 people reported outages with the music platform on downdetector.com, a website that allows users to report problems with popular apps and services

Austrian far-right Freedom Party takes lead in election, shows data

The far right has tapped into voter frustration over high inflation, the war in Ukraine and the Covid pandemic, it has also built on worries about migration

Pakistan cuts 150K jobs, dissolves six ministries as part of IMF deal

Addressing the media on his return from the US, Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb said that a programme had been finalised with the IMF, which would be the last programme for Pakistan

Sharjah emerges as alternative to the sky-high rents in neighbouring Dubai

It's the latest sign that Dubai is struggling to keep up with the soaring demand for housing after bankers, lawyers and other white-collar workers flocked to the emirate in recent years

As CERN turns 70, it searches for ways to finance the next big thing

CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti is looking at new ways to fund research that spans the invisible dark matter

Israel targets Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut airstrike

Israel has been bombarding southern Lebanon all week, after saying it was switching the focus of its military operations