News Archives for World - 2022-02-08

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World - 2022-02-08

USA

US seizes $3.6bn of stolen bitcoin in record haul

WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it had recovered more than 94,000 bitcoin stolen in 2016,...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 11:12pm

Europe

First US troops arrive in Romania to bolster eastern flank against Russia

BUCHAREST: The first US troops reinforcing NATO allies on the eastern flank following a Russian military build-up on...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 09:59pm

World

Taliban in Geneva for diplomatic, humanitarian talks

GENEVA: A Taliban delegation is in Geneva for talks with Swiss officials and NGOs on humanitarian access and human...

Updated 08 Feb, 2022 10:11pm

Europe

Crypto donations soar to groups backing Ukraine's government: report

LONDON: Bitcoin donations have soared to Ukrainian volunteer and hacking groups, some of which have supplied...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 09:18pm

South Asia

North Korea boasts of 'shaking the world' by testing missiles that can strike US

SEOUL: North Korea boasted on Tuesday that it is one of only a handful of countries in the world to field nuclear...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 08:06pm

World

Schools ordered shut in India as Hijab ban protests intensify

UDIPI: Authorities in southern India ordered schools to shut on Tuesday as protests intensified over a ban on Hijab...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 07:39pm

Europe

Macron says 'now possible' to move forward on Ukraine-Russia talks

KYIV: French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that after talks with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders he saw a...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 07:27pm

South Asia

UN rights office demands release of Afghan women activists

GENEVA: The UN human rights office called on Tuesday for the release of four women activists and their relatives in...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:12pm

Middle East

Iran nuclear talks set to resume with deal 'in sight'

VIENNA: Talks to revive a deal with Iran on its contested nuclear programme were set to resume on Tuesday in Vienna...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 05:22pm

South Asia

India's Modi defends handling of pandemic amid opposition protests

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended his government's efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic over...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 04:12pm

Middle East

Iran's leader accuses Biden and Trump of damaging US reputation: IRNA

DUBAI: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Joe Biden and Donald Trump of damaging the reputation of...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 03:53pm

Europe

Ukraine welcomes Macron but says: we won't cross our red lines on Russia

KYIV: Ukraine is looking forward to discussions with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Russia but will ...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 03:15pm

South Asia

Yogi Adityanath: India's anti-Muslim priest and possible future PM

Adityanath appears to be a complementary foil to Modi, driving the party's Hindu majoritarian agenda with ferocity

Published 08 Feb, 2022 02:34pm

South Asia

49 convicted in India over deadly 2008 bomb attacks

AHMEDABAD: India convicted 49 people Tuesday over a 2008 attack in the western city of Ahmedabad that left dozens...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 02:24pm

Middle East

Fighting eases in Yemen's Marib as Saudi-led coalition revamps forces

ADEN: The Saudi-led coalition has deployed newly formed units near Yemen's Marib where battles have abated, ...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 01:31pm

Europe

Ukraine's army plans drills with drones, anti-tank missiles from Feb 10

KYIV: Ukraine's army will conduct military drills from Feb. 10 to Feb. 20 in response to Russian exercises in ...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 01:06pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson not to blame for hounding of Labour leader, minister says

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not to blame for the hounding of opposition Labour leader Keir...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 01:03pm

USA

US Air Force ordered to pay more than $230mn over 2017 Texas church shooting

WASHINGTON: A US federal judge on Monday ordered the Air Force to pay more than $230 million in damages to survivors...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 12:53pm

Asia

Chinese scientists say new highly accurate virus test gives results within minutes

BEIJING: Chinese scientists say they have developed a new coronavirus test that is accurate as a PCR lab test but...

Updated 08 Feb, 2022 01:06pm

Africa

13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens: UN

NAIROBI: An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the Horn of ...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 12:33pm

USA

Top US govt science advisor resigns over bullying accusations

WASHINGTON: Top US government science advisor Eric Lander, who helped map the human genome, resigned on Monday after...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 11:08am

USA

Trudeau says Canada trucker protest 'has to stop'

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demanded an end Monday to a protest by hundreds of truckers against...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 10:55am

Asia

Spinal cord implant helps paralysed patients walk again

TOKYO: In 2017, Michel Roccati was in a motorbike accident that left his lower body completely paralysed. In 2020, ...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 10:23am

Europe

'It's too quiet': Tensions take toll on Ukraine front line

MARYINKA: As international tensions have risen over their country's fate, Ukrainian soldiers in the trenches of...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 10:16am

USA

US defends warnings in standoff with Russia over Ukraine

WASHINGTON: Faced with accusations of "alarmism" over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Washington is on the...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 10:08am

Europe

Macron due in Kyiv after Putin says ready for compromise

KYIV: French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Kyiv on Tuesday after offering Russia "concrete security guarantees"...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 09:58am

World

First UAE National Council delegation visits Israeli parliament

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Three members of the United Arab Emirates’ Federal National Council visited Israel’s...