News Archives for World - 2022-04-26

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World - 2022-04-26

USA

US, Ukraine ‘largely aligned’ on Ukraine defense needs, Blinken says

WASHINGTON: The United States and Ukraine are “largely aligned” on what military equipment Ukraine believes it needs...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 11:38pm

South Asia

Blinken to address US national security strategy related to China in coming weeks

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he will address in the coming weeks a US national...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 09:31pm

Europe

Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia on Thursday

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan plans to visit Saudi Arabia on Thursday and meet Crown Prince Mohammed Bin...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 09:25pm

Europe

Russia warns Britain for provoking Ukraine

Russia warned Britain on Tuesday that if it continued to provoke Ukraine to strike targets in Russia then there...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 08:18pm

Europe

World faces biggest energy shock since 1970s: World Bank

WASHINGTON: Energy prices have surged since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and, along with other commodities, are...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 06:11pm

Europe

Russian takeover of Chernobyl was 'very, very dangerous': IAEA chief

CHERNOBYL: The head of the UN’s atomic watchdog on Tuesday condemned the Russian forces’ weeks-long occupation of...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:59pm

Europe

Russia expels Swedish diplomats

MOSCOW: Moscow on Tuesday said it was expelling three Swedish diplomats after Stockholm expelled three Russian...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:51pm

South Asia

Japan unveils $103bn relief package to combat rising prices

TOKYO: Japan has prepared an emergency relief package worth $103 billion to cushion the economic blow from rising ...

Updated 26 Apr, 2022 06:09pm

Europe

Pentagon spokesman says Russia already weakened after war in Ukraine

WASHINGTON: Russia already has a weakened military and is a weakened state after its war on neighboring Ukraine,...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:12pm

Middle East

Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank: Palestinian ministry

RAMALLAH: A Palestinian died Tuesday after Israeli forces stormed a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 02:32pm

Africa

Forty countries meet in Germany on bolstering Ukraine defence

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE: Forty countries will hold emergency talks in Germany on Tuesday on bolstering the defence of...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 02:26pm

South Asia

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka to sell 'golden' visas

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced Tuesday it would sell long-term visas to attract desperately needed...

Updated 26 Apr, 2022 04:44pm

USA

Biden doubles availability of Covid therapeutic pills

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s administration said Tuesday it is doubling the number of outlets where at-risk...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 02:12pm

Europe

France’s Marine Le Pen to defend her seat in June legislative elections

PARIS: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who lost to President Emmanuel Macron in presidential elections on...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 01:01pm

World

Human Rights Watch chief to step down after nearly three decades

UNITED NATIONS: Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth said on Tuesday he would step down at the end of...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 12:07pm

South Asia

India’s foreign minister says ready to step up on global issues

NEW DELHI: India is prepared to take a much bigger role in global affairs and would help the world with more...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 10:51am

World

UN to vote on measure pushing states to justify veto use

UNITED NATIONS: The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly are to vote Tuesday on a resolution that...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 10:21am

Asia

Kim vows to ‘strengthen’ North Korea’s nuclear weapons at parade

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen the country’s nuclear weapons programme during a speech...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 10:13am

Asia

Beijing expands mass testing as lockdown fears grow

BEIJING: Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 10:09am

Europe

Top radio chief sees Russia ‘thrown back 40 years’

MOSCOW: It survived for decades as one of Russia’s leading independent voices, but when radio station Echo of Moscow...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 10:05am

Europe

Russia warns of WWIII ahead of Western summit on arms to Ukraine

KYIV: Russia has warned of the “real” threat of World War III breaking out, ahead of a Tuesday meeting between the...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 10:02am

Europe

War in Ukraine: Latest developments

KYIV: Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: 40 countries to meet on Ukraine aid On the invitation...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 09:57am

Europe

EU, India agree to set up trade, technology council

NEW DELHI/BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) and India agreed on Monday to set up a trade and technology council to...