News Archives for World - 2022-02-28

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World - 2022-02-28

Europe

Erdogan says Turkey cannot abandon ties with Russia or Ukraine

ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday repeated that Turkey could not abandon its ties with Russia or Ukraine,...

Updated 01 Mar, 2022 12:43am

World

Russian artillery pounds Ukraine's Kharkiv as ceasefire talks end with no breakthrough

KYIV/MOSCOW: Russian artillery bombarded residential districts of Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv on Monday,...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 10:53pm

World

World poverty to rise as climate change hits food supplies

Climate change and extreme weather are already hurting the world economy and if unchecked will plunge millions more...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 09:24pm

USA

Biden to host Southeast Asian leaders in Washington in late March

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will play host to a special summit of the United States and leaders of Southeast...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 09:20pm

World

US recommends Americans in Russia leave 'immediately': State Dept

WASHINGTON: The United States recommended Monday that Americans in Russia leave immediately following the invasion ...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 08:33pm

Europe

Russia bans airlines from 36 countries

MOSCOW: Russia announced Monday it was banning flights by airlines from 36 countries including Britain and Germany ...

Updated 28 Feb, 2022 08:39pm

Europe

Russia's Lavrov cancels trip to UN in Geneva: official

GENEVA: Russia's foreign minister has cancelled a trip to the United Nations in Geneva due to the "anti-Russian...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 07:02pm

World

Japan joins sanctions on Russian central bank, says 'Japan is with Ukraine'

TOKYO: Japan will join the international sanctions on Russia's central bank by limiting transactions with it, Prime...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 05:21pm

Arts

Pakistan artists set to showcase at Art Dubai 2022

Event will feature over 100 galleries from more than 40 countries including Pakistan encompassing a range of programming from site-specific works, to talks, and a new digital section featuring non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

Updated 28 Feb, 2022 05:47pm

Europe

Over 100 civilians killed in Ukraine war, including seven children: UN

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief said Monday that at least 102 civilians, including seven children, had been killed...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 02:42pm

Asia

Virus-hit Hong Kong considering lockdown: health chief

HONG KONG: Hong Kong may impose a China-style hard lockdown that confines people to their homes, authorities...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 02:14pm

Europe

UN rights council eyes urgent debate on Ukraine war

GENEVA: Ukraine aims Monday to secure an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council on Russia's deadly invasion ...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 02:01pm

South Asia

Indian government ministers to go to Ukraine's borders to help evacuate stranded citizens

NEW DELHI: India plans to send four senior ministers to Ukraine's border nations, a government source said on ...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 01:39pm

World

Iran says three key issues remain unresolved in Vienna nuclear talks

Iran said on Monday that reviving a 2015 nuclear deal is possible if Western powers take a political decision to...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 01:32pm

Asia

China says it opposes sanctions after SWIFT ban on Russian banks

BEIJING: China's foreign ministry on Monday reiterated its opposition to the use of what it calls illegal and...

Updated 28 Feb, 2022 02:26pm

Europe

Russian forces seize two small cities in Ukraine

KYIV/MOSCOW: Russian invasion forces seized two small cities in southeastern Ukraine and the area around a nuclear...

Updated 28 Feb, 2022 01:47pm

Europe

UK says Putin nuclear remarks aimed to distract from Ukraine troubles

LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the prospect of readying a nuclear deterrent in order to distract...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 12:37pm

World

Ukraine calls for 'immediate ceasefire' as talks with Russia open

KYIV: Russia and Ukraine met Monday for their first talks since the outbreak of war last week, with Kyiv demanding ...

Updated 28 Feb, 2022 05:05pm

Asia

Thai Q4 jobless rate at lowest level since pandemic as curbs ease

BANGKOK: Thailand's unemployment rate in the fourth quarter fell to its lowest level since the pandemic and the jobs...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 11:49am

World

Canada says Russian airline Aeroflot violated its airspace

TORONTO: Russian airline Aeroflot on Sunday violated a ban on aircraft from the country using Canadian airspace,...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 11:42am

Europe

Is WHO's aim to vaccinate 70% of world by June still realistic?

LONDON: Vaccinating 70% of the population in every country in the world against COVID-19 by mid-2022 has been the...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 11:32am

Europe

Russia's isolation deepens as Ukraine resists invasion

KYIV/MOSCOW: Russia's political and economic isolation deepened on Monday as its forces met stiff resistance in...

Updated 28 Feb, 2022 01:23pm

South Asia

Desperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys to feed families

HEART: Jobless, debt ridden, and struggling to feed his children, Nooruddin felt he had no choice but to sell a...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 11:09am

Europe

Putin orders nuclear alert as Ukraine fiercely resists Russian invasion

KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement that his nuclear forces were on alert sparked outcry in the...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 11:04am

South Asia

'Another war': Afghan flees Russian bombs in Ukraine

MEDYKA: After leaving Afghanistan a year ago, Ajmal Rahmani believed he had found a haven of peace in Ukraine. This...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 10:45am

USA

Canada to send military equipment to Ukraine

OTTAWA: Canada announced Sunday that it would ship non-lethal protective military equipment such as helmets to...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 10:22am

Europe

Belarus votes to give up non-nuclear status

MOSCOW: Belarusians voted Monday to allow the country to host nuclear weapons and Russian forces permanently, ...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 10:19am

Europe

EU scrambles for Ukrainian refugee response

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Sunday moved to coordinate a welcome for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 10:09am

USA

Biden, allies to talk Monday to coordinate Ukraine response: White House

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will hold a secure call with allies and partners on Monday to discuss...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 10:02am

Middle East

Israeli spytech firm NSO sues newspaper for defamation

JERUSALEM: The embattled Israeli spytech firm NSO Group filed Sunday a defamation lawsuit against a newspaper that...