Markets Stocks diverge, oil rises tracking data, Middle East escalation LONDON: Stock markets diverged Monday, the start of a week packed with major earnings and data in addition to... Updated 29 Jan, 2024 05:52pm
Markets Hong Kong stocks end higher HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares finished on the front foot Monday after China unveiled fresh measures to support the... Published 29 Jan, 2024 01:26pm
Pakistan Iran FM in Pakistan for talks after tit-for-tat air strikes ISLAMABAD: Iran’s foreign minister was in Pakistan for talks Monday, as both nations sought to ease tensions after... Updated 29 Jan, 2024 02:52pm
Markets Oil rises on fresh Middle East fears after attack on US base HONG KONG: Oil rose Monday on fresh Middle East fears as Joe Biden pledged to retaliate after blaming Iran-backed... Published 29 Jan, 2024 10:33am
World N Korea fires several cruise missiles: Seoul military SEOUL: North Korea fired several cruise missiles on Sunday, Seoul’s military said, the latest in a series of... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
World Belgian farmers block key motorway in spreading protest VEDRIN (Belgium): Angry farmers on Sunday blocked a major motorway in Belgium, part of a growing movement of... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
World Marcos, Duterte supporters rally in Philippines as family rift deepens MANILA: Thousands of supporters of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte ... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
World One dead after armed assault on Catholic church in Istanbul ISTANBUL: One man died after armed assailants opened fire in an Italian church in Istanbul during Sunday mass in an... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
World Western nations call Kosovo to postpone ban on Serbian dinar PRISTINA: Five Western democracies on Sunday called Pristina to suspend enforcement of a regulation which ... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
World Thailand and China sign mutual visa exemption BANGKOK: Thailand and China on Sunday signed off on a visa waiver agreement at talks between their foreign ministers... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
World US, Israel, Egypt, Qatar officials in Gaza talks in Paris PARIS: The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency as well as top Egyptian, Qatari and Israeli officials were in... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
World Iran Guards seize foreign vessel carrying ‘smuggled’ fuel TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized Sunday a foreign oil tanker carrying around two million litres of... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
Pakistan Dozens detained at PTI’s Karachi rally KARACHI: Police detained at least two dozen supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan Sunday as they... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
Business & Finance Airbus to open helicopter assembly line in India PARIS: Airbus will build a helicopter assembly line in India with Indian conglomerate Tata, the European aircraft... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
Print UN chief calls on donors to maintain Gaza aid GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): Heavy fighting raged in Gaza Sunday amid a fierce row over the United Nations... Updated 29 Jan, 2024 09:14am
World China is watching US drama over arming Ukraine: NATO chief WASHINGTON: US military funding for Ukraine carries a key deterrent message for China, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg... Published 28 Jan, 2024 11:07pm
World Three US troops killed in drone attack on base in Jordan WASHINGTON: A drone attack on a base in Jordan killed three American troops on Sunday, with President Joe Biden... Published 28 Jan, 2024 10:58pm
World US, Israel, Egypt, Qatar officials in Gaza talks in Paris: sources US-led negotiators getting closer to an agreement under which Israel will suspend its war in Gaza for about two months in return for release of more than 100 hostages, according to The New York Times Updated 28 Jan, 2024 11:55pm
Sports Dravid wants to shake Pope’s hand after ‘exceptional’ knock HYDERABAD: India coach Rahul Dravid on Sunday said Ollie Pope’s counter attack and reverse sweeps against... Published 28 Jan, 2024 09:35pm
World Iran Guards seize foreign vessel carrying ‘smuggled’ fuel TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized Sunday a foreign oil tanker carrying around two million litres of... Updated 28 Jan, 2024 10:49pm
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