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NEW DELHI: India holds the world’s largest identified thorium resources, according to the latest U.S. Geological Survey compilation, a position that has long underpinned New Delhi’s interest in using the metal as part of its nuclear energy program. The USGS’s

NAIROBI: Flash floods triggered by heavy overnight rain killed at least 28 people in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after rivers and drainage channels overflowed and sent water through low-lying neighborhoods and key transport corridors. Police and rescue workers searched flooded streets

ROME: UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome during a working visit, as the two countries reviewed cooperation under their strategic partnership. The talks included economic

MUMBAI: Canada has announced a new package of education and research measures with India that includes scholarship funding for Indian students and the creation of “hybrid” study and research presences in India tied to Canadian institutions. The initiatives were presented

NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council urged all Libyan stakeholders to engage “fully, seriously and without delay” with the political road map presented by the UN Special Representative for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, in a press statement issued March 3.

JAKARTA: A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Tuesday, March 3, shaking parts of Aceh province and sending residents in several communities briefly outdoors, according to official monitoring reports. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the quake at

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates is strengthening its role as a regional and global center for aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul, supported by a large aviation market and expanding fleets operated by Emirates, Etihad Airways, flydubai and Air Arabia.

QUITO: Ecuador President Daniel Noboa awarded Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan the National Order of Merit in the Grade of Grand Collar on Monday as the United Arab Emirates and Ecuador announced a

ABU DHABI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 26, 2026, and the two leaders discussed steps to strengthen bilateral ties during Prabowo’s working visit to the United Arab

WASHINGTON: UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance in Washington during an official working visit, as the UAE Foreign Ministry said the two sides discussed strengthening the long-standing