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World - 2022-02-19

World

World Bank readies $350mn disbursement to Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The World Bank Group is readying a $350 million disbursement to Ukraine that the group's board will...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 11:50pm

Europe

UK, Germany agree Russia needs punishing if Ukraine invaded

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met on Saturday and agreed on the ...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 11:45pm

Europe

Germany asks citizens to leave Ukraine 'urgently'

MUNICH: Germany's foreign ministry said Saturday that German citizens were "urgently requested to leave (Ukraine)...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 09:10pm

World

Post-Soviet military bloc says it could send peacekeepers to Donbass if needed

MOSCOW: The head of a Russia-dominated military alliance that is sometimes called Moscow's answer to NATO has said...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 08:04pm

Europe

'Don't try to guess' Russian decisions on Ukraine: German minister

MUNICH: Germany's foreign minister warned Saturday against trying to guess or assume Russia's decisions on Ukraine,...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 07:45pm

Europe

Lavrov tells France ignoring Russian demands is bad for stability

MOSCOW/PARIS: Russia's top diplomat told France's foreign minister by phone on Saturday that ignoring Moscow's...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 07:03pm

Europe

Russia 'poised to strike' Ukraine, US defense secretary says

VILNIUS: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday appeared to compare Russsia's military to a snake that was...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 05:40pm

World

Putin launches nuclear drills as US says Russia poised to invade Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine/MOSCOW: Russia's President Vladimir Putin launched exercises by strategic nuclear missile forces on...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 05:27pm

World

World Bank proposal would shift about $1 billion from Afghan trust

WASHINGTON: The World Bank's management has approved a plan to use some $1 billion in a frozen Afghanistan trust ...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 05:06pm

South Asia

'Moment of truth' for Iran nuclear talks: Scholz

MUNICH: The chances of reviving the Iran nuclear accord are dwindling and the "moment of truth" has arrived for...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 03:42pm

South Asia

China allows COVID boosters of different technologies than primary shots

BEIJING: China is giving COVID-19 booster vaccines using technologies different from the initial injections, in an...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 03:18pm

Europe

Russia makes demands that it knows NATO cannot fulfill, Stoltenberg says

MUNICH: Moscow is confronting NATO with demands it knows the alliance cannot meet, NATO Secretary-General Jens...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 03:12pm

Europe

Scholz says Russian attack on Ukraine would be serious mistake’’

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday that a Russian attack on Ukraine would be a "serious mistake"...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 03:08pm

Europe

UK's Johnson says West needs unity on Russia

LONDON: The West will need an overwhelming display of unity if it is to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 03:05pm

Europe

US says 40% of Russian forces on Ukraine border in attack position

WASHINGTON: More than 40 percent of the Russian forces on the Ukraine border are now in position for attack and...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 01:22pm

Europe

US VP Harris will meet Ukraine's Zelenskiy, urge Putin to pull back

MUNICH: US Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy in Munich on...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 01:08pm

Europe

Ukraine president confirms attendance at Munich conference amid war jitters

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend the Munich Security Conference on Saturday and return home...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 01:03pm

USA

US Supreme Court to consider repealing Trump-era border policy

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider whether President Joe Biden can end a controversial...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 11:48am

South Asia

Hong Kong daily COVID tally to hit yet another record

HONG KONG: Hong Kong health authorities are expected to confirm at least 7,000 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday,...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 11:43am

Europe

Russia rejects claims it was responsible for cyberattack on Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday rejected US allegations that it was responsible for cyberattacks on Ukrainian banking and...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 11:41am

World

Fed adopts strict trading rules after ethics scandal

NEW YORK: The Federal Reserve on Friday adopted an extensive set of restrictions on trading by policymakers and...