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Xi Jinping visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin

NUR-SULTAN (Kazakhstan), Sept 14 (AP/Reuters): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first foreign trip since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin and other leaders of a Central Asian security group.Wearing a blue suit and a face...

Female armed depositor storms Beirut bank

BEIRUT, Sept 14 (Arab News): An armed female depositor stormed a BLOM Bank branch on Wednesday morning, and held employees as hostages as she demanded that her trapped savings be released so she can use them for her sister's cancer treatment.The woman, who identified herself as Sali Hafiz in a...

William, Harry walk behind Queen’s coffin

LONDON, Sept 14 (BBC): Prince William and Prince Harry walked together behind their father King Charles III in a show of unity on Wednesday as they followed the Queen's coffin from Buckingham Palace ahead of her lying in state.The presence of Charles, William and Harry in the procession through London...

Iran to pursue membership of Russia, China-led bloc

TEHRAN, Sept 14 (Arab News): Iran intends to pursue membership of a Chinese and Russian-led bloc that is meeting in Uzbekistan this week, President Ebrahim Raisi said Wednesday as he prepared to head to the summit.The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) - made up of China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four...

Armenia, Azerbaijan peace process in peril after clash

YEREVAN, Sept 14 (AFP): Armenia and Azerbaijan on Wednesday accused each other of violating a truce, after the worst clashes since a 2020 war put in doubt a halting peace process between the arch foes.Russia announced on Tuesday that it had negotiated a ceasefire following fighting that killed at least...

US weighs China sanctions to deter Taiwan action

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters): The United States (US) is considering options for a sanctions package against China to deter it from invading Taiwan, with the European Union coming under diplomatic pressure from Taipei to do the same, according to sources familiar with the discussions.The sources said the deliberations in Washington...

Thai soldier kills two in a shooting

BANGKOK, Sept 14 (Arab News): A Thai soldier killed two people and wounded one other in a shooting at a military facility in Bangkok on Wednesday, police and army officials said.Sergeant Major Yongyuth Mungkornkim, a clerk at the Royal Thai Army War College, shot three other soldiers around 8:45 am,...