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Putin meets mothers of soldiers in Ukraine

LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters): Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Friday met the mothers of soldiers who had been fighting in Ukraine, telling them that he and the entire Russian leadership shared their suffering.The war in Ukraine has killed or wounded tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides, according to...

Europe's heatwave may have caused more than 20,000 'excess' deaths

LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters): Summer heatwaves in France, Germany, Spain and Britain led to more than 20,000 "excess" deaths, a report compiling official figures said on Thursday.Temperatures hit nearly 40 degrees Celsius or above from Paris to London in 2022 and climate scientists from the World Weather Attribution group found...

Cars that were washed away by heavy rains

JEDDAH: Cars that were washed away by heavy rains are piled up in a street in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on Friday. At least two people died as heavy rains hit western Saudi Arabia, including the coastal city of Jeddah, delaying flights and forcing schools to close, officials...

S Korea in demographic crisis as many stop having babies

Seoul, Nov 25 (AP): Yoo Young Yi's grandmother gave birth to six children. Her mother birthed two. Yoo doesn't want any."My husband and I like babies so much … but there are things that we'd have to sacrifice if we raised kids," said Yoo, a 30-year-old Seoul financial company employee....

Azerbaijan cancels Armenia talks

KAZAKHSTAN, Nov 25 (Reuters): President Ilham Aliyev said on Friday that Azerbaijan did not want France to take part in its peace talks with Armenia, and called off a four-way meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Council head Charles Michel in Brussels on Dec. 7.Aliyev said Macron had...

UK net migration hits record

LONDON, Nov 25 (Arab News): Net migration to the UK rose to a record of around 504,000 in the year to June 2022, official statistics showed on Thursday, driven by an increase in the number of non-EU nationals.The Office for National Statistics said a recovery of travel following Covid-19, and...

News in brief (2022-11-26)

Saudi to host China-Arab summit in early DecemberDUBAI, Nov 25: Saudi Arabia will host the first-ever Chinese-Arab summit in early December, Beijing's consul in Dubai has said, as the oil-rich kingdom shores up ties with Asia. Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Saudi Arabia that same month, according...