Ukraine interior minister among dead in helicopter crash BROVARY, (Ukraine): Ukraine’s interior minister and a child were among at least 14 people killed on Wednesday when... Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am
World Germany 'not going into a recession' in 2023: Scholz BERLIN: Germany will avoid a painful recession this year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday, predicting that... Published 17 Jan, 2023 10:20pm
World Putin says Russia will fight sanctions with shift in trade and energy flows MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would expand trade cooperation with new partners,... Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:58pm
World EU leaders tackle discord over support for industry, Russia sanctions BRUSSELS: European Union leaders met on Thursday to try and resolve some of their outstanding disagreements before... Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:24pm
World Russia says no Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine KYIV: Moscow said no “Christmas ceasefire” was on the cards after nearly 10 months of war in Ukraine, rejecting a... Published 15 Dec, 2022 11:11am
Business & Finance ADB cuts developing Asia growth projection on China slowdown MANILA: The Asian Development Bank trimmed its economic growth forecast for developing Asia on Wednesday, with... Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:39am
World Russia strengthens defence lines near Ukraine border MOSCOW: The governors of two Russian regions bordering Ukraine have said they inspected the construction of defence... Published 07 Dec, 2022 07:40pm
World Time magazine names Ukraine's Zelensky 'Person of the Year' NEW YORK: Time magazine named President Volodymyr Zelensky as well as “the spirit of Ukraine” as its 2022 person of... Updated 07 Dec, 2022 07:53pm
World Russia trying to ‘freeze’ war before spring assault: NATO chief BRUSSELS: Russia was looking to stall the fighting in Ukraine over the winter in order to build up its forces for a... Published 07 Dec, 2022 06:00pm
Markets Ukraine to see fall in grain exports KYIV: Ukraine will likely reduce its winter grain exports in the 2023/24 season due to a smaller-than-expected ... Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am
World US adds cargo planes operated by Iranian airlines flying to Russia WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department on Monday said it will add 3 Boeing 747 airplanes operated by Iranian ... Published 20 Sep, 2022 05:51am
World In crisis zones, an urgent UN push to put millions in school UNITED NATIONS: From Pakistan to Ukraine to Venezuela to vast stretches of sub-Saharan Africa, rising crises and... Published 18 Sep, 2022 11:15am
Markets China doubles down on coal as energy crunch bites BEIJING: China has stepped up spending on coal in the face of extreme weather, a domestic energy crunch and rising... Published 18 Sep, 2022 10:32am
World Iran warns Erdogan off Syria operation, ahead of summit with Putin TEHRAN: Iran warned Turkey that any offensive in Syria would be “detrimental”, ahead of a trilateral summit on... Published 19 Jul, 2022 05:46pm
World Putin vows to overcome ‘colossal’ high-tech problems caused by sanctions MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday vowed to overcome the “colossal” high-tech problems the country... Published 18 Jul, 2022 06:25pm
World Russia fines Google $390mn for repeated content violations MOSCOW: Alphabet’s Google was fined 21.8 billion roubles ($387 million) on Monday by a Russian court for a repeated... Published 18 Jul, 2022 05:45pm
World Russia deploys missiles from Europe’s largest nuclear plant: Ukraine agency KYIV: Russia is using Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as a base to store weapons including “missile systems”... Published 16 Jul, 2022 09:26am
Editorials A long IMF rigmarole EDITORIAL: There is intense speculation as to the reasons behind the tardy progress in the Pakistan authorities... Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am
Print Global economy: IMF says outlook has ‘darkened significantly’ Says Russia’s war in Ukraine, rapid inflation threatening hunger and poverty Updated 14 Jul, 2022 10:15am
World US Treasury announces additional $1.7bn aid to Ukraine WASHINGTON: The United States Treasury announced Tuesday it will send an additional $1.7 billion in economic aid to... Published 12 Jul, 2022 08:51pm
World EU freezes Russian assets worth $13.8 billion: Commission PRAGUE: The European Union has frozen Russian assets worth $13.8 billion since Russia invaded Ukraine on February... Updated 12 Jul, 2022 07:34pm
World EU approves one billion euros in financial aid to Ukraine BRUSSELS: EU finance ministers Monday approved one billion euros in financial aid to Ukraine, billing it as a first... Published 12 Jul, 2022 06:46pm
World Turkey to host Russia-Ukraine-UN grain talks ISTANBUL: Turkey said it will host Russian and Ukrainian delegations together with UN diplomats on Wednesday to... Published 12 Jul, 2022 06:24pm
World Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now Ukraine expects a fresh assault by Russian ground forces, following widespread shelling which killed more than 30... Published 12 Jul, 2022 11:09am
World Ukraine hit by widespread Russian shelling, apartment toll rises to 18 CHASIV YAR: Russia opened fire with artillery, multiple rocket launchers and tanks around Ukraine’s second largest... Updated 11 Jul, 2022 02:13pm
World Blinken urges Sri Lanka to ‘work quickly’ to address crisis BANGKOK: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday urged Sri Lanka’s leaders to quickly find long-term... Published 10 Jul, 2022 05:21pm
World Zelenskiy sacks Ukraine’s envoy to Germany, other ambassadors KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Kyiv’s ambassador to Germany on Saturday as well as several... Published 09 Jul, 2022 08:57pm
World Blinken says ‘no signs’ at G20 of Russia engaging on Ukraine BALI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that Washington saw “no signs” of Russia engaging with G20... Published 09 Jul, 2022 03:58pm
World Ukraine claims control of Snake Island KYIV: The Ukrainian army said Thursday it had regained control of the symbolic Snake Island in the Black Sea, after... Published 07 Jul, 2022 08:19pm
World Russia occupies 22% of Ukraine farmland: NASA WASHINGTON: Russian forces now occupy about 22 percent of Ukraine’s farmland since the February 24 invasion,... Published 07 Jul, 2022 07:44pm