Oil slips as weak China data offsets tightening supply NEW YORK: Oil prices fell by about 1% on Tuesday after data showed China’s crude imports and exports fell much more... Updated 08 Aug, 2023 09:16pm
Markets Russian wheat export prices rose last week amid strong shipments MOSCOW: Russian wheat export prices rose last week amid geopolitical tensions, with the pace of shipments still ... Published 08 Aug, 2023 07:11am
World Ukraine says Jeddah talks ‘huge blow’ to Russia, new meeting agreed KYIV: A senior Ukrainian official said on Monday that the weekend’s talks in Saudi Arabia about the war in Ukraine... Published 07 Aug, 2023 08:26pm
World Russia to launch lunar mission Friday, first in nearly 50 years MOSCOW: Russia said Monday it plans to launch a lunar lander this week after multiple delays, hoping to return to... Published 07 Aug, 2023 07:20pm
World Russia says advanced in northeast Ukraine in recent days MOSCOW: Russia said Monday its troops had advanced three kilometres (two miles) along the Kupiansk front in... Published 07 Aug, 2023 05:41pm
World Drone shot down in region southwest of Moscow MOSCOW: Russia claimed on Monday to have shot down a Ukrainian drone southwest of Moscow, amid a surge in drone... Published 07 Aug, 2023 12:09pm
World Ukraine faces new wave of attacks, Russia says airbases struck KYIV: Ukraine said on Sunday it suffered several waves of aerial attacks overnight, which Moscow said targeted... Published 07 Aug, 2023 07:09am
World Hiroshima marks a-bomb anniversary, calls nuclear deterrence ‘folly’ TOKYO: Japan on Sunday marked the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bombing on Hiroshima, where its mayor urged the... Updated 06 Aug, 2023 12:29pm
World Russia says intercepted US drone over Black Sea MOSCOW: Russia said Saturday it scrambled an Su-30 fighter jet to “prevent a violation of the Russian state border”... Published 05 Aug, 2023 08:34pm
World Ukraine expects difficult but successful talks in Saudi Arabia Talks starting Saudi Arabia this weekend to find a peaceful settlement to end Russia’s war in Ukraine will be... Published 05 Aug, 2023 10:05am
World Russia’s SIG tanker in Black Sea damaged as result of drone attack The engine room of Russia’s SIG tanker near Crimea was damaged as a result of a sea drone attack, Russia’s Federal... Published 05 Aug, 2023 09:59am
World Ukraine says Russia planning ‘false flag’ attack at Belarus refinery KYIV: The Security Service of Ukraine accused Russia on Friday of preparing to stage a “false flag” attack at the... Published 04 Aug, 2023 05:44pm
Markets Oil prices rise, set for sixth weekly gain on extended supply cuts LONDON: Oil prices were on track for a sixth week of gains after Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s second and... Updated 04 Aug, 2023 05:25pm
World Dozens of states to pledge to combat use of food as weapon of war UNITED NATIONS: More than 75 countries will “commit to take action to end the use of food as a weapon of war and... Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am
World India PM Modi to travel to South Africa for BRICS summit NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Johannesburg to attend a summit of the BRICS group of... Published 03 Aug, 2023 09:38pm
World Russia enlisted over 230,000 troops in 2023: Medvedev MOSCOW: Russia has enlisted over 230,000 additional personnel into the army since the start of the year, Moscow’s... Updated 03 Aug, 2023 08:21pm
World India to participate in Ukraine peace talks hosted by Saudi Arabia NEW DELHI: India will participate in Ukraine peace talks to be hosted by Saudi Arabia on Aug. 5 and 6, a foreign... Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:46pm
World Russia says downed six drones less than 200 km from Moscow MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday said it had downed six drones in the Kaluga region, less than 200 kilometres from Moscow,... Published 03 Aug, 2023 11:22am
Markets Asia crude imports hit high as China, India gorge on Russian oil: Russell LAUNCESTON: Asia’s crude imports lifted to a record high in July as the top-importing region’s two biggest buyers,... Published 03 Aug, 2023 11:00am
Opinion Wheat can rescue Pakistan! Russia is weaponizing wheat again. Back in March 2022, the world’s TV screens carried images of burning wheat... Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:54am
World Britain names new ambassador to Russia LONDON: The UK foreign office on Wednesday announced the appointment of Nigel Casey as the new ambassador to Russia,... Published 02 Aug, 2023 08:33pm
World Russia hits Ukraine grain export route near Romania KYIV: Russian drones on Wednesday damaged infrastructure at a Ukrainian port on the Danube, as Moscow targeted... Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:13pm
World Kremlin critic Navalny faces decades more in prison MOSCOW: A Russian court will deliver its verdict on Friday in the trial of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny,... Published 02 Aug, 2023 11:36am
World Russia hits port, grain silo in Ukraine’s Odesa region Russian drones attacked port and grain storage facilities in the south of Ukraine’s coastal Odesa region in the... Published 02 Aug, 2023 11:04am
World Kremlin says it needs to understand aims of Ukraine talks reportedly planned in Saudi Arabia MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday it needed to find out the purpose of upcoming talks reportedly planned in Saudi... Published 31 Jul, 2023 03:23pm
Business & Finance Russia’s GDP to grow more than 2% this year, finmin says Russia’s economy will grow more than 2% this year, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told the TASS news agency on... Published 31 Jul, 2023 09:53am
World Putin reviews show of Russian naval might MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin reviewed a parade of warships and nuclear submarines in his native St Petersburg on... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
World Pope urges Russia to restore Black Sea grain deal VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday called on Russia to reverse its decision to abandon the Black Sea grain deal,... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Opinion BRICS: a new future in the offing After World War II, several bilateral and multilateral agencies (IMF, WB, ADB, WTO, WHO, Paris Club, etc.) were... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Print Moscow buildings hit as Russia says it downs Ukrainian drones MOSCOW: Russia’s Defence Ministry said it had brought down three Ukrainian drones early on Sunday that had tried ... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am