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Baltimore Bridge collapse: Ship behind mishap to be refloated and moved

High tide Monday morning is expected to bring the best conditions for crews to start refloating and transit work on the ship

Oil prices climb amid uncertainty over Iran President Raisi's fate

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed on Sunday, Iranian officials said

UK's post-Brexit border arrangements to cost $6 bn after repeated delays

The first phase of Britain's so called new Border Target Operating Model, requiring additional certification, came into force on Jan. 31

'No sign of life' at crash site of helicopter carrying Iran's Raisi, others

Raisi, an ultraconservative cleric in his 60s who won Iran's presidential election in 2021, has been seen as a favourite to eventually succeed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

China sanctions Boeing, 2 other US defence firms for Taiwan arms sales

Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's new president, has vowed to strengthen Taiwan's security through imports of advanced fighters and other technology and strengthening its domestic defence industry

Rescuers see helicopter that was carrying Iran Prez Raisi, others: Official

The incident comes as Iran under Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched an unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel last month

China's housing rescue is too small to end ongoing crisis, say analysts

The decline in China's sales of new homes accelerated in recent months, with households increasingly preferring to buy in the secondary market

Iranian Prez Raisi missing after helicopter crash; here's what we know

Details remained scant in the hours after the incident, and it was unclear if Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the other officials had survived

EU activates rapid response mapping to locate missing Iranian Prez Raisi

Moreover, Iran has requested assistance from Turkey in the search for the Iranian President's helicopter, CNN reported, citing the Turkish disaster and emergency management ministry

Iranian Prez Raisi's helicopter crash could reverberate across Middle East

Tensions have never been higher than they were last month, when Iran under Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles at Israel

US NSA, Saudi's crown prince meet to discuss 'semi-final' security deal

Saudi state media released no images of Jake Sullivan and Prince Mohammed meeting in Dhahran, a city in the kingdom's far east that's home to its state-run oil giant

UK PM Sunak faces revolt over plans to scrap Graduate Route visa: Report

Sunak's Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Foreign Secretary David Cameron are among those in the Cabinet said to be leading a revolt over the issue

Are those mimes spying on us? In Pakistan, it's not a strange question

Today, the "golden men" of Islamabad have been added to the ranks of the conspiracy theories sprouted, knocked down and rehashed every day across the city

Didi co-founder Liu steps down after decade at helm of ride-hailing company

Liu, the daughter of Lenovo Group founder Liu Chuanzhi, was heavily involved in the company's key financial decisions, including its merger with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd -backed Kuaidi in 2015

BlackRock sans Fink? Shareholders fret about asset management firm's future

Today, it's a caretaker of $10.5 trillion of investor money and a provider of sophisticated trading technology, and Fink has been an informal financial adviser to many governments, including the US

Trade ties with India suspended due to heavy duties': Pak's Ishaq Dar

Pakistan downgraded its ties with India after the Indian Parliament suspended Article 370 on August 5, 2019, a decision that Islamabad believed undermined the environment for holding talks

Israeli airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza, fighting rages across north

In recent weeks, Hamas has regrouped in parts of northern Gaza that were heavily bombed in the early days of the war and where Israeli ground troops had already operated

First African American astronaut goes to space 60 yrs later on Bezos rocket

Dwight, now 90, got to experience a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers aboard the Blue Origin capsule as it skimmed space

Slovakian prime minister's condition remains serious but prognosis positive

The worst of what we feared has passed, at least for the moment. But his condition remains serious," Robert Kalinak told reporters outside the hospital where Fico is being treated

Europe, West being fed negative stories about India: British journalist

In a candid assessment of the perception of India in the Western world, Stevenson told ANI expanded on the prevalence of negative narratives fuelled by media coverage