News Archives for World - 2022-03-27

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World - 2022-03-27

Europe

Ukraine prepared to discuss neutrality status, Zelenskiy tells Russian journalists

LVIV: Ukraine is prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status as part of a peace deal with Russia but it would have...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 11:25pm

Europe

Ukraine says Russia wants to split nation, calls for more arms

LVIV, Ukraine: Russia wants to split Ukraine into two, as happened with North and South Korea, Ukraine's military...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 10:51pm

World

BBC urges Taliban U-turn after news broadcasts blocked

LONDON: The BBC urged the Taliban on Sunday to reverse what it said was an order to remove international...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 08:47pm

World

Shanghai to impose phased Covid-19 lockdown: government

SHANGHAI: Shanghai will launch a phased lockdown to curb an Omicron-fuelled Covid-19 outbreak that has hit China...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 07:27pm

South Asia

Nationwide protests if Afghan girls’ schools stay shut: activists

KABUL: Women’s rights activists pledged Sunday to launch a wave of protests across Afghanistan if the Taliban fail...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 07:10pm

Middle East

Iran hits back at US criticism after arms display

TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday said it has the “right” to showcase its military equipment, after it was criticised by the US...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 07:00pm

Europe

Macron fears ‘escalation’ after Biden calls Putin a ‘butcher’

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday warned against verbal “escalation” with Moscow, after US President...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 06:57pm

South Asia

Taliban ban women in Afghanistan from flying without male chaperone

KABUL: The Taliban have told airlines in Afghanistan that women cannot board domestic or international flights...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 05:11pm

Middle East

Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen despite rebel truce

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition carried out air strikes in Yemen early on Sunday after the country's Houthi rebels...

Updated 27 Mar, 2022 02:51pm

Middle East

U.S. envoy not confident Iran nuclear deal is imminent

DOHA: U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said on Sunday that he was not confident that a nuclear deal between...

Updated 27 Mar, 2022 01:58pm

Europe

Russia sanctions could be eased with peace, guarantees: UK's Truss

LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Saturday that UK sanctions against Russia over its invasion of...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 12:24pm

Europe

Biden says ‘butcher’ Putin ‘cannot remain in power’

WARSAW: US President Joe Biden on Saturday castigated Vladimir Putin over the month-old war in Ukraine, bluntly...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 11:22am

Europe

Scholz’s SPD in first election test

BERLIN: Just over 100 days after taking power, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democrats face their first...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 11:09am

Middle East

US top diplomat in Israel for landmark Arab talks

JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel Sunday for a “historic” meeting with Arab countries...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 11:06am

Europe

New world order? Pandemic and war rattle globalisation

PARIS: Globalisation, which has both fans and detractors alike, is being tested like never before after the one-two...

Updated 27 Mar, 2022 12:34pm

South Asia

After Covid, India tries to get on top of tuberculosis

MUMBAI: When Covid-19 ripped through India in 2020-21, several million people are thought to have died. Desperate...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 10:38am

Asia

Second black box of crashed China Eastern plane recovered: state media

BEIJING: The second black box has been recovered from a crashed China Eastern passenger plane, state media reported...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 10:23am

Europe

UK ceramist fired up for Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee

STOKE-ON-TRENT: In his ceramics workshop, Simon Willis proudly displays the crockery set he has created for Queen...

Updated 27 Mar, 2022 11:13am

Middle East

Saudi-led coalition sets deadline for Houthi weapons withdrawal

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Saturday set the Iran-aligned group Houthis a three-hour deadline to...