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World - 2022-03-28

Europe

France sees highest daily jump in COVID-19 hospitalisations since Feb 1

PARIS: French health authorities said on Monday the number of patients hospitalised for COVID-19 over the past 24...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 11:11pm

Europe

Greece says will repay IMF debt by end-April

ATHENS: Greece will finish repaying its bailout-era debts to the IMF by the end of April, some two years early, a...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 09:00pm

Europe

Putin does not seem ready for compromise on Ukraine: US official

WASHINGTON: Russian President Vladimir Putin does not appear ready to make compromises to end the war in Ukraine, a...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 08:39pm

World

Biden budget seeks $6.9bn to aid Ukraine, bolster NATO

WASHINGTON: The United States would spend $6.9 billion to help Ukraine fend off Russia's invasion and support NATO...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 08:35pm

USA

Biden administration proposes minimum tax on wealthiest households

WASHINGTON: The wealthiest American taxpayers would pay a minimum tax on their income each year under a budget...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 08:34pm

Markets

US lawmakers probe c on compliance with Russia sanctions

US lawmakers are probing Credit Suisse Group AG’s compliance with sanctions related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 08:27pm

Europe

Denmark to ban Russia, Belarus from trading in Danish currency

COPENHAGEN: The Danish government said on Monday it had secured parliamentary backing for a proposed bill to ban...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:24pm

Europe

Russia to limit entry for ‘unfriendly’ states: Lavrov

MOSCOW: Russia said on Monday it was preparing to restrict entry into Russia for nationals of “unfriendly”...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:19pm

Stocks

Dubai sees best day in nearly 4 months; Egypt sinks 2%

Dubai's main share index jumped over 2%, marking its best day since Dec. 6, as investors flocked to the region after...

Updated 28 Mar, 2022 06:46pm

Energy

Russia will not supply gas to Europe for free, Kremlin says

Russia is working out methods for accepting payments for its gas exports in roubles and it will take decisions in...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 06:13pm

Europe

EU seeks end to golden passport schemes, halt to sales of visas to Russians

BRUSSELS: The European Commission called on EU governments on Monday to end national programmes to sell citizenship...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 05:50pm

South Asia

Taliban bars government employees without beards from work

KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban has instructed all government employees to wear a beard and adhere to a dress code or...

Updated 28 Mar, 2022 05:56pm

Europe

Nearly 3.9 million people flee Ukraine: UN

GENEVA: Nearly 3.9 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion a month ago, UN figures showed Monday,...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 05:21pm

Middle East

Israel's US, Arab partners close ranks on Iran and urge Palestine talks

SDE BOKER, ISRAEL: The top diplomats of the United States and four Arab countries convened in Israel on Monday in a...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 05:17pm

Europe

Putin-Zelensky talks would be ‘counterproductive’, Moscow says

MOSCOW: Direct talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky would be...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 05:06pm

Europe

Kremlin says Biden’s comments on Putin ‘alarming’

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Monday expressed concern after US President Joe Biden called the Russian leader Vladimir...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 03:07pm

Middle East

Jordan’s king lands in West Bank on rare trip to meet Abbas: official

RAMALLAH: Jordan’s King Abdullah II landed in Ramallah on Monday to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, in his...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 03:05pm

Europe

Mariupol mayor fears humanitarian catastrophe, says city must be completely evacuated

LVIV: The southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe and must be completely...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 01:12pm

South Asia

UN Security Council asks Taliban to allow Afghan girls to attend school

The United Nations Security Council has expressed deep concern over a decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 01:07pm

Energy

UAE will work with OPEC+ to stabilise oil market, says energy minister

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will work with OPEC+ to make sure the energy market is stable, UAE energy minister...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 11:57am

Middle East

Israeli PM tests positive for Covid after Blinken talks

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Monday, after he...

Updated 28 Mar, 2022 12:27pm

Middle East

Blinken, Arab officials in Israel for ‘Negev Summit’

JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and four top Arab diplomats arrived Sunday in southern Israel for a...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 10:53am

USA

Another Biden spokeswoman tests positive for Covid

WASHINGTON: The White House’s deputy spokeswoman said Sunday she has tested positive for Covid-19 following a trip...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 10:36am

Asia

North Korea’s Kim vows ‘overwhelming’ military power: state media

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to build up “overwhelming” and unstoppable military power, state...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 10:33am

Europe

Russia, Ukraine set for face-to-face peace talks

KYIV: Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will resume face-to-face peace talks as soon as Monday, probing whether a...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 10:29am

Europe

New fires in Chernobyl exclusion zone: Ukraine deputy PM

KYIV: New fires have broken out in the exclusion zone around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which is...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 10:20am

Asia

Half of Shanghai in lockdown to curb Covid-19 outbreak

SHANGHAI: Millions of people in China’s financial hub were confined to their homes on Monday as the eastern half of...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 09:54am

Asia

Myanmar army says will ‘annihilate’ coup opponents on crackdown anniversary

NAYPYIDAW, (Myanmar): Myanmar’s junta will “annihilate” coup opponents, army chief Min Aung Hlaing said Sunday...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:57am

Middle East

Coalition air strikes pummel Yemen despite rebel truce

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes Sunday on Yemen hours after Huthi rebels announced a three-day...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:56am

Middle East

Yemen faces ‘extremely troubling outlook’, says UNDP chief

DOHA: War-torn Yemen faces an “extremely troubling outlook” after a serious escalation between Iran-backed Huthi...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:52am

World

Macron’s rivals turn up the volume two weeks from vote

PARIS: Candidates in France’s looming presidential election are pushing to make themselves heard over the war in...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:52am

World

US to keep Revolutionary Guards sanctions even with Iran nuclear deal: envoy

DOHA: The United States will maintain sanctions on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards even if there is a deal to limit ...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:52am

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 ...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:52am

Europe

German SPD wins Saarland vote in boost for Scholz

BERLIN: Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) scored a clear victory in a regional election in the state of Saarland on...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:47am

Middle East

Prisoner swap deal includes 16 Saudis, brother of Yemen president: Houthis

CAIRO: A prisoner swap deal was agreed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement and a Saudi-led military coalition...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:47am

World

Russian media accuses YouTube of ‘censorship’

MOSCOW: Russia’s Union of Journalists on Thursday accused YouTube of “censorship” and called for punitive...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:33am

Asia

Second black box of crashed China Eastern plane recovered

BEIJING: The second black box has been recovered from last week’s deadly China Eastern plane crash, officials said...