Vietnam's Vietjet Air to buy 20 Airbus A330s: airline statement HANOI: Vietnamese airline Vietjet Air said Monday it will buy 20 widebody Airbus A330-900 planes, doubling its order... Published 26 May, 2025 02:37pm
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World UK offers peacekeeping troops to Ukraine ahead of Paris talks LONDON/PARIS: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has become the first European leader to say he is ready to put... Published 17 Feb, 2025 02:00pm
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World Volodymyr Zelensky discusses French support for Ukraine with Macron KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he and French President Emmanuel Macron met and discussed... Published 28 Jan, 2025 11:55am
World Macron eyes broad alliance to form new French govt PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a “meeting of different political forces” to hammer out a... Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:32am
World EU leaders urge Georgia to probe vote ‘irregularities’ BUDAPEST: The leaders of France, Germany and Poland called on Georgia Thursday to quickly probe “numerous... Published 07 Nov, 2024 02:35pm
World Hezbollah drone strike kills four, wounds dozens at Israeli base BEIRUT: Israel’s military said a Hezbollah drone killed four soldiers at one of its northern bases on Sunday, as it... Updated 14 Oct, 2024 04:43pm
World France to vote in election that could put far right in government PARIS: French voters cast their ballots on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could... Published 30 Jun, 2024 12:19pm
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World France’s Macron pledges ‘to act’ until end of term in 2027: statement PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he would “act until May 2027”, the end of his second term,... Published 23 Jun, 2024 10:51pm
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World Ukraine summit strives for broad consensus to lean on Russia to end war BUERGENSTOCK: Western powers and countries from the rest of the world will use the second day of a major summit in... Published 16 Jun, 2024 10:39am
World G7 eyes Ukraine funding plan at Italy summit BARI: G7 leaders gather Thursday for the first day of an Italy summit, seeking to seal a deal on using frozen... Published 13 Jun, 2024 11:43am
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World Swiss summit on Ukraine set to thrash out path to peace GENEVA: Switzerland will stage a conference on Ukraine this coming weekend, with world leaders set to discuss how to... Published 10 Jun, 2024 12:12pm
World Italy’s far-right Giorgia Meloni emerges stronger from EU vote ROME: Giorgia Meloni’s far-right party won a decisive victory in European elections in Italy, early results showed... Published 10 Jun, 2024 12:07pm
World Macron says French will ‘make the right choice’ in snap polls PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he was confident the French would make the right choice in snap... Published 10 Jun, 2024 11:59am
World Macron calls snap legislative elections after EU poll blow PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced he was dissolving parliament and called snap legislative... Published 10 Jun, 2024 07:36am
World French MP says waving Palestinian flag was protest at ‘massacre’ in Gaza PARIS: A hard-left French lawmaker sanctioned for raising a Palestinian flag in parliament on Tuesday said he would... Published 30 May, 2024 03:02pm
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World Toll from Russian strike on Kharkiv hardware store rises to 14 KHARKIV: The death toll from Russian strikes on a hardware store in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv rose to 14... Updated 26 May, 2024 05:48pm
World China’s Xi to discuss multi-billion euro investments in Serbia BELGRADE: Serbia welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping with a military guard of honour on Wednesday ahead of a... Published 08 May, 2024 02:52pm
World France’s Macron shakes hands with China’s Xi at Elysee Palace PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed China’s President Xi Jinping during a rare visit at the Elysee... Published 06 May, 2024 02:38pm
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World Australia mulls citizenship for Pakistani guard in Sydney mall attack SYDNEY: Australia’s prime minister said Thursday he will consider granting citizenship to a Pakistani security guard... Published 18 Apr, 2024 01:23pm
World Israel vows action against Hamas in Rafah amid global calls for restraint CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel will press ahead with an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, the last refuge for... Updated 15 Feb, 2024 11:53am
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