News Archives for World - 2019-10-08

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World

Weak US producer inflation bolsters case for Fed rate cut

Producer price index falls 0.3% in September, PPI increases 1.4% year-on-year, Core PPI unchanged; rises 1.7% year-

Published 08 Oct, 2019 08:50pm

World

Trump consulted with Pentagon ahead of northeast Syria troop withdrawal

Trump consulted with Defense Secretary and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff "over the last several days" abou

Published 08 Oct, 2019 08:23pm

Europe

EU tells British PM Johnson to stop playing 'stupid' Brexit blame game

Brexit blame game begins, UK source: Brexit deal is essentially impossible, UK source blames Merkel for unacceptab

Published 08 Oct, 2019 08:16pm

World

US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over Muslim treatment

US trade blacklist over Beijing's treatment of Uighur Muslims and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities.

Published 08 Oct, 2019 08:09pm

Africa

UK court allows Nigeria's $875mn case against JPMorgan to proceed

Nigeria is suing JPMorgan for more than $875 million, accusing it of negligence in transferring funds from a disput

Published 08 Oct, 2019 06:44pm

World

Global economy suffering 'synchronized slowdown:' IMF's Georgieva

Grinding trade disputes are undermining the global economy. Trade conflicts are causing widespread, lasting da

Published 08 Oct, 2019 04:19pm

World

White House blocks US diplomat impeachment probe testimony

The White House on Tuesday blocked a top US diplomat from speaking to Congress. European Union Gordon Sondland

Published 08 Oct, 2019 04:16pm

World

New IMF chief Georgieva says world suffering 'synchronized slowdown'

Grinding trade disputes are undermining the global economy, which is set to see its slowest growth in nearly a deca

Published 08 Oct, 2019 04:10pm

Africa

Nigeria's Buhari unveils record budget

Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday unveiled a record budget plan to lawmakers. The government put the growth rate at

Published 08 Oct, 2019 04:07pm

Africa

Zuma's son says not corrupt, but victim of South African political 'storm'

The son of South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma, accused by witnesses of acting as a conduit in a major web of st

Published 08 Oct, 2019 01:38pm

Asia

South Asia region Al-Qaeda chief killed in Afghanistan: officials

The leader of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) was killed. Asim Umar, "was #killed along with six ot

Published 08 Oct, 2019 01:32pm

World

Trump says US has not 'abandoned the Kurds' in Syria

Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that the United States has not "abandoned the Kurds. Washington has an import

Updated 08 Oct, 2019 01:50pm

Europe

Police swoop on Britain's biggest drugs racket

Thirteen men were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of involvement in the biggest drugs racket. They are suspec

Updated 08 Oct, 2019 01:51pm

Europe

Britain 'deeply concerned' by Turkish military plans for Syria

Britain on Tuesday said it was "deeply concerned" by Turkey's plans. The United States pulled back 50 to 100 "

Updated 08 Oct, 2019 01:52pm

World

State Dept blocks US diplomat impeachment probe testimony: lawyer

Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland had previously agreed to be deposed. The move escalates the c

Updated 08 Oct, 2019 01:53pm

Europe

Johnson will fight Brexit delay, campaign for 'no-deal': report

Boris Johnson thinks his talks with the EU will fail. Instead he would campaign for a potentially chaotic "no-

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:44pm

Asia

Sri Lanka faces costliest election, longest ballot paper

Record number of candidates for Sri Lanka's presidential poll next month has led to the longest-ever ballot paper.

Updated 08 Oct, 2019 01:57pm

World

Trump threatens Turkey after greenlighting Syria invasion

Donald Trump has warned Turkey against going too far in Syria. Iran, a key backer of the Syrian government, sa

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:35pm

World

Bomb explosion in Afghan university leaves 19 students injured

Blast occurred inside a classroom of Literature Faculty while a session was underway. Two of the injured stude

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:32pm

Europe

EU urged to share refugees as boat tragedies mount

A nucleus of four EU countries was trying Tuesday to coax more reluctant member states. The meeting came after

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:27pm

Europe

Merkel warns UK Brexit deal 'unlikely' without compromise: London

Angela Merkel told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday that his Brexit plan. Johnson has repeatedl

Updated 08 Oct, 2019 01:58pm

Europe

Turkey ready for Syria offensive despite mixed signals from Trump

Turkey said Tuesday it was ready for an offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Syria. The Syrian gove

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:14pm

World

Iran opposes Syria military action, Zarif tells Turkey

Iran's top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif told his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. Zarif voiced oppositio

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:11pm

World

US blacklists 28 Chinese companies for Uyghur community abuses

Companies will no longer be able to buy products from US companies without approval of federal government. US

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:10pm

Middle East

Damascus says would welcome Kurds back into fold

Damascus is ready to welcome Syria's Kurds back into the fold after Washington left. The nation welcomes all i

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:09pm

Europe

EU's Tusk accuses Johnson of 'stupid' Brexit blame game

The host of next week's European summit, EU Council President Donald Tusk, on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Barnier i

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:07pm

Middle East

For Iran, Iraq's unrest is plot to undo bilateral ties

Tehran has close but complicated relations with Baghdad. Chants of "Free Iraq, Iran out" have also been heard

Published 08 Oct, 2019 11:43am

Europe

Czech September jobless rate unchanged at 2.7pc

The unemployment rate last month was in line with analysts' forecasts, and remained near all-time low of 2.6pc seen

Published 08 Oct, 2019 11:26am

Europe

Italy retail sales fall 0.6pc m/m in August

Italian retail sales fell 0.6pc in August from the month before, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Tuesd

Published 08 Oct, 2019 10:35am

Europe

Russia says it was not informed about U.S. plans to withdraw troops from Syria

Russia was not informed in advance by the United States or by Turkey about any agreements they had reached about pl

Published 08 Oct, 2019 09:50am

World

Saudi Arabia welcomes 24,000 tourists in 10 days

Saudi Arabia welcomed 24,000 tourists in the 10 days after it issued tourism visas for the first time. Saudi A

Updated 08 Oct, 2019 01:41pm

World

Ireland's 2020 budget includes 1.2bn euro 'no-deal' Brexit fund: govt

Ireland's 2020 budget includes a 1.2-billion-euro relief fund to cushion the economic blow. European Union wit

Updated 08 Oct, 2019 01:34pm

Asia

UN rights chief urges Australia to overhaul detention policies

United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet said she had been "shocked" to learn that the country's

Published 08 Oct, 2019 07:16am

World

Indian govt to lift tourist ban from IoK on October 10

India imposed a travel advisory in August after revoking Article 370 from its constitution. Tourists fled from

Published 08 Oct, 2019 06:59am

Europe

Stolen truck slams into cars in Germany, several injured

The white articulated lorry slammed into around nine cars waiting at a traffic light opposite the courthouse in Lim

Published 08 Oct, 2019 06:44am

World

US Foreign Affairs Committee urge India to lift restrictions causing ‘devastating impact’ on Kashmiris

The committee has said that it’s time for India to give Kashmiris equal rights as any India citizen. The commu

Updated 08 Oct, 2019 07:48am

World

UK retailers suffer worst September on record

British retailers endured their worst September since at least the mid-1990s as people spent money on entertainment instead, according to surveys that painted a muted picture of household demand ahead of Brexit.