US announces new $775m arms package for Ukraine WASHINGTON: The US Defence Department on Friday announced a new $775 million package of defence equipment and... Published 20 Aug, 2022 03:41am
Print Donetsk court charges Britons, Swede and Croat as mercenaries LONDON: A Russian-backed separatist court in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk charged five foreign nationals captured... Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am
World Ukraine war diverts attention from hunger, says Pope VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said on Sunday that the war in Ukraine had distracted attention from the problem of world... Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am
Business & Finance Coca-Cola HBC flags one-time $195m hit from Russian operations Coca-Cola HBC AG said on Thursday it incurred a one-time hit of 190 million euros ($195.36 million) in the... Published 11 Aug, 2022 12:52pm
World Immigration to Israel from Ukraine, Russia jumps amid conflict OCCUPIED JERUSA-LEM: More than 31,000 people from Ukraine and Russia have emigrated to Israel since Russian forces... Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am
World Ukraine's creditors agree 2-year freeze on $20bn overseas debt LONDON/NEW YORK: Ukraine's overseas creditors have backed its request for a two-year freeze on payments on almost ... Published 10 Aug, 2022 08:58pm
World US funnels another $4.5bn to Ukraine through WB WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Monday announced it was mobilizing another $4.5 billion in US-provided financial... Published 09 Aug, 2022 03:37am
Opinion Millions hungry but drought overlooked as Kenya prepares to vote In the dust bowl of Kenya’s drought-stricken north, the people of Purapul are edging closer to starvation,... Published 09 Aug, 2022 03:37am
Editorials Another global recession? EDITORIAL: That the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has once again cut its global growth outlook for 2022, to 3.2... Published 06 Aug, 2022 04:02am
Opinion East Europe’s party is over as double-digit inflation bites In the weeks that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, western Europe’s big economies began to falter. But... Published 06 Aug, 2022 04:02am
Business & Finance BoE raises rates by most since 1995 even as long recession looms LONDON: The Bank of England raised interest rates by the most in 27 years on Thursday, despite warning that a long... Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am
Markets Gas bills to double for millions of German households FRANKFURT: German households are bracing for bigger-than-usual bills this winter as energy companies pass on the ... Published 03 Aug, 2022 04:55am
World Ukraine says scores of Russians killed in Kherson fighting ODESA, Ukraine/KYIV: The Ukrainian military said on Saturday it had killed scores of Russian soldiers and destroyed... Published 30 Jul, 2022 11:04am
World Accusations fly after dozens of Ukrainian POWs killed in prison ODESA, Ukraine/KYIV: Dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war appeared to have been killed when a prison building was... Published 30 Jul, 2022 03:39am
World Flour docked in Lebanon not stolen from Ukraine BEIRUT: An official at a Turkey-based grains trading company denied on Friday that barley and flour aboard a ship... Published 30 Jul, 2022 03:39am
Opinion Europe’s dependence on Russian natural gas Since the start of the Russian-Ukraine war, Nord Stream gas pipeline has been the focus for energy supply to Germany... Published 30 Jul, 2022 03:39am
World As Lebanese staple runs short, tempers flare at bakeries BEIRUT: Mohamed Abu Khodr had been waiting for hours outside a Beirut bakery in hopes of buying two bags of... Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am
World Berlin monuments fall dark to save energy BERLIN: The city of Berlin started switching off spotlights illuminating its historic monuments as part of a ... Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am
Markets Ukraine harvests 11.8m tonnes of grain so far KYIV: Ukrainian farmers have threshed 11.8 million tonnes of grain of the 2022 grain harvest so far, Ukrainian grain... Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am
World Ukraine moves closer to grain exports, strikes Russian-held bridge KYIV: Ukraine on Wednesday said it had restarted operations at its blockaded Black Sea ports as it moved closer to... Published 28 Jul, 2022 10:04am
World US says Biden-Xi call expected to cover Taiwan tension, Ukraine WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to talk on Thursday, a source... Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am
World Russia ‘one of last imperial colonial powers,’ says Macron COTONOU: French President Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Benin Wednesday, branded Russia “one of the last imperial... Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am
Business & Finance Ukraine aims for $15-20bn IMF loan by year-end LONDON: Ukraine aims to strike a deal for a $15-$20 billion programme with the International Monetary Fund before... Published 27 Jul, 2022 01:11pm
Technology Google-parent Alphabet’s profit slips as growth slows SAN FRANCISCO: Google-parent Alphabet reported Tuesday its profit and revenue slipped as the internet giant’s long... Published 27 Jul, 2022 09:43am
Markets Russian gas cut to Europe hits economic hopes after Ukraine grain deal KYIV: Russia said it will cut gas supplies to Europe from Wednesday in a blow to countries that have supported... Published 27 Jul, 2022 05:23am
Markets Bangladesh seeks $4.5bn IMF loan as foreign reserves shrink DHAKA: Bangladesh has sought a $4.5 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, the Daily Star newspaper... Published 26 Jul, 2022 02:38pm
World Russia says grain deal stands despite missile attack on Ukraine’s Odesa KYIV: Russia on Monday brushed aside Western and Ukrainian alarm that a missile strike by its forces on Ukraine’s... Published 26 Jul, 2022 04:31am
Business & Finance EU countries rewrite plan to cut gas demand Move comes as Europe prepares for a winter of uncertain supplies from its main gas supplier Russia Updated 26 Jul, 2022 11:39am
World US pledges more military aid to Ukraine, peace seems far off KYIV: The United States promised more military support for Ukraine, including drones, and is doing preliminary work... Published 23 Jul, 2022 10:58am
Print Ukraine, Russia sign deal to reopen grain export ports ISTANBUL/KYIV: Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on Friday to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain... Published 23 Jul, 2022 04:10am