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World - 2022-04-24

Europe

France's Macron beats Le Pen to win second term - projections

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday by a comfortable ...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 11:24pm

Middle East

Iran Guards seize ship smuggling fuel in Gulf: state media

TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized a foreign vessel smuggling fuel in the Gulf and arrested its crew...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 08:39pm

World

At least 6 dead, 48 rescued after migrant ship capsizes off Lebanon

TRIPOLI: At least six people died, including a little girl, and almost 50 others were rescued after an overloaded...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 08:03pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka students mob PM's home over economic crisis

COLOMBO: Thousands of Sri Lankan university students mobbed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's home on Sunday...

Updated 25 Apr, 2022 02:26am

Europe

Two visions of France on offer in Macron-Le Pen battle

PARIS: The French voted on Sunday in an election that will decide whether pro-European Union, centrist President...

Updated 24 Apr, 2022 09:27pm

World

EU's von der Leyen in India with Ukraine on agenda

NEW DELHI: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will press India over its neutral stance on the ...

Updated 24 Apr, 2022 09:35pm

Europe

Ukraine negotiator says Russia continuously shelling Mariupol, urges ‘real Easter truce’

Senior Ukrainian negotiator and presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said on Sunday that Russian forces were...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 02:05pm

Europe

Russia says it struck arms depots in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region

Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday its high-precision missiles struck nine Ukrainian military targets...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 01:56pm

Africa

At least 80 killed in Nigerian oil blast

LAGOS: An explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria has killed at least 80 people, the emergency...

Updated 24 Apr, 2022 02:09pm

Europe

Guterres to visit Ankara Monday before trips to Moscow and Kyiv

NEW YORK: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday will visit Turkey, an important mediator seeking an end to...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 10:20am

Middle East

UN chief discusses Jerusalem tensions with Israeli, Palestinian leaders

WASHINGTON: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres discussed the ongoing flare-up of tensions around Jerusalem’s holy...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 10:13am

South Asia

China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of ‘grim’ situation

SHANGHAI: Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, official data showed, its highest daily toll since a weeks-long...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 10:08am

USA

Retired longtime US senator Orrin Hatch dies at age 88

WASHINGTON: Former US senator Orrin Hatch, who retired in 2019 and is one of the longest-serving senators in US...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 10:03am

Europe

Russia renews Mariupol attacks, top US officials to visit Kyiv, Ukraine says

KYIV: Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in Mariupol, days...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 09:55am

Middle East

Israel closes crossing to Gazans after new rocket attacks

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel said it will close its only crossing from the Gaza Strip for workers on Sunday in ...