News Archives for World - 2022-02-22

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World - 2022-02-22

Europe

Putin says 'best' if Ukraine drops NATO bid, adopts neutrality

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the "best" solution to the Ukraine crisis would be for...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:11pm

Europe

EU sanctions 'will hurt Russia and will hurt a lot': foreign policy chief

PARIS: EU sanctions against Russia will also target Russian parliament members who backed recognising breakaway...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:06pm

Europe

Erdogan cuts short Africa visit amid Ukraine crisis

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday cut short his trip to Africa, his office said, as the Turkish...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 10:07pm

World

Biden to speak on Russia's actions in Ukraine: White House

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will address the nation Tuesday on Russia's latest moves against Ukraine, the...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 10:05pm

Europe

Britain mistakenly puts Russian central bank's address on sanctions list

LONDON: Britain on Tuesday mistakenly assigned the address of the Russian central bank to a privately held bank with...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 10:01pm

World

US sanctions Russia for 'beginning' invasion of Ukraine

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced tough new sanctions on Russia for "beginning" an invasion of...

Updated 23 Feb, 2022 10:56am

USA

Brazil storm toll rises to 182 one week on

RIO DE JANEIRO: The death toll from flash floods and landslides that hit the Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 08:16pm

Europe

Putin gets green light to deploy troops to eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian leader Vladimir Putin got the green light from his upper house of parliament on Tuesday to deploy...

Updated 22 Feb, 2022 10:07pm

Europe

EU countries agree to admit travellers vaccinated with WHO-approved shots

BRUSSELS: European Union countries agreed on Tuesday to open their borders to travellers from outside the bloc who...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 06:43pm

Europe

EU plans to quickly finalise new sanctions against Russia

BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers will consider a package of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday with a ...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 06:35pm

Life & Style

Dubai's Museum of the Future opens its doors to visitors and a ‘spaceship’

A recent viral video has created buzz for the museum that aims to highlight its tech and outer space exhibits

Published 22 Feb, 2022 06:32pm

Europe

Putin says he does not plan to 'restore empire'

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he does not plan to restore Russia's empire, a day after...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 06:27pm

World

UK unveils sanctions on Russian banks and oligarchs

LONDON: Britain on Tuesday slapped sanctions on five Russian banks and three billionaires, in what Prime Minister...

Updated 22 Feb, 2022 07:04pm

Europe

Ukraine says will consider cutting ties with Russia

KYIV: Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday demanded an immediate halt to the Nord Steam 2 project and Kyiv...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 06:07pm

World

Only nine percent of plastic recycled worldwide: OECD

PARIS: Less than 10 percent of the plastic used across the world is recycled, the OECD said Tuesday, calling for...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 05:53pm

Europe

Turkey's Erdogan says Russia's recognition of Ukraine breakaway regions unacceptable

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Russia's recognition of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine was...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 03:50pm

Europe

Queen Elizabeth cancels virtual meeting as mild COVID symptoms persist

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth will miss a planned virtual engagement on Tuesday because she is still experiencing mild...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 03:43pm

South Asia

Iran's Raisi calls on international community to reject US sanctions

VIENNA: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi told gas exporters on Tuesday to avoid any "cruel" sanctions such as those...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 03:00pm

Africa

Sudan slams Ethiopia move at controversial Nile dam

KHARTOUM: Sudan has condemned neighbouring Ethiopia for launching power generation at a controversial dam on the ...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 01:56pm

Europe

NATO and EU cannot allow violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity, Spanish Minister says

MADRID: The NATO and European Union countries cannot allow the violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine ...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 01:19pm

Europe

Separatists in east Ukraine accuse Kyiv over blast that killed three people

MOSCOW: A Russian-backed separatist official in eastern Ukraine accused Ukrainian saboteurs on Tuesday of detonating...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 12:36pm

Europe

UK says: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has begun

LONDON: Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already begun so Britain will impose sanctions on Russia, a senior British...

Updated 22 Feb, 2022 12:49pm

Middle East

Dubai airport CEO sees more countries dropping COVID travel testing rules soon

DUBAI: The head of Dubai International Airport, one of the world's busiest, said on Tuesday he expects more ...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 12:18pm

South Asia

UN experts slam online attacks on Indian journalist

NEW DELHI: UN rights experts have called for an end to "misogynistic and sectarian" online attacks against a Muslim...

Updated 22 Feb, 2022 05:17pm

Europe

Moscow says still ready for Ukraine talks with Blinken

MOSCOW: Moscow said Tuesday Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was still ready for talks with US Secretary of...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 12:06pm

Europe

World leaders condemn Russian decision on Ukraine

PARIS: Western powers reacted swiftly to Monday's decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognise the...

Updated 22 Feb, 2022 12:25pm

Asia

China moves closer to Russia, but wary on Ukraine

BEIJING: China and Russia set off alarms in the West this month with the most robust declaration of their friendship...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:52am

Europe

Timeline: Russia's stand-off with Ukraine

PARIS: From Russia's massing of troops along the border in November to Vladimir Putin on Monday recognising the...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:45am

Europe

France condemns 'paranoid' address by Putin on Ukraine: presidency

PARIS: France described an address to the nation by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine as "paranoid" on...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:38am

Europe

OSCE reports more than 3,000 ceasefire violations in east Ukraine

KYIV: Monitors from the OSCE European security body on Monday reported more than 3,000 new ceasefire violations in...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:36am

Africa

Libya interim PM promises legislative elections by end of June

TRIPOLI: Libya's interim prime minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah reaffirmed Monday that he will only cede power to an...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:29am

World

US sends remaining diplomats in Ukraine to Poland 'for security reasons': Blinken

WASHINGTON: The United States said Monday it is sending all of its diplomats in Ukraine to Poland out of security...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:24am

USA

US to announce Russia sanctions after initial caution on Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The United States said it will impose sanctions on Moscow Tuesday, following an initially cautious...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:19am

World

Riot police clash with New Zealand anti-vax protesters

WELLINGTON: New Zealand anti-vaccine protesters pelted police with a "stinging substance" sending three to hospital...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:11am

Europe

Russia remains 'open to diplomacy' over Ukraine: UN ambassador

UNITED NATIONS: Russian envoy to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya on Monday said Moscow remains "open to ...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:08am

Business & Finance

Dubai airport passenger traffic up in 2021 but still way below 2019

DUBAI: Dubai International Airport, the busiest globally for international traffic, saw 29.1 million passengers pass...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 10:18am

USA

US slams Russian 'peacekeepers' in Ukraine as 'nonsense'

UNITED NATIONS: The deployment of what Russia called a peacekeeping operation in eastern Ukraine is "nonsense" and...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 10:05am

World

Iran hails nuclear talk ‘progress’ but Raisi insists US sanctions end

DOHA: Iran on Monday signalled “significant progress” in talks on reviving a stalled accord on its nuclear...