Five wounded as Turkey hit by rockets fired from Syria: ministry ISTANBUL: Kurdish militants fired rockets and mortar shells from Syria in an attack on a military border post in... Published 12 May, 2022 11:09pm
Europe Russia using energy ‘as weapon’, says Berlin BERLIN: German Economy Minister Robert Habeck accused Russia on Thursday of using energy as “a weapon”, after Moscow... Published 12 May, 2022 08:15pm
USA US mourns one million dead from Covid-19 NEW YORK: The United States has crossed the threshold of one million deaths from Covid-19, the White House said on... Published 12 May, 2022 08:10pm
USA Blinken ends Covid quarantine, will head to Europe WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday ended a weeklong quarantine after testing positive for... Published 12 May, 2022 08:05pm
South Asia Taliban stop men and women dining together in western Afghan city HEART: Taliban authorities have banned men and women from dining out together and visiting parks at the same time in... Updated 12 May, 2022 08:27pm
USA US wholesale price hikes ease in April WASHINGTON: Inflation pressures at the wholesale level receded somewhat in April, easing back from the March record... Published 12 May, 2022 07:01pm
South Asia North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles after reporting COVID outbreak SEOUL: North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea said,... Updated 12 May, 2022 07:02pm
South Asia EU says Taliban ‘not listening’ to Afghans with girls’ school ban KABUL: The Taliban shutdown of girls’ education shows the Taliban are not listening to the Afghan people and poses a... Published 12 May, 2022 06:14pm
Europe Europe development bank raises 1 billion euros for Ukraine LONDON: The European development bank raised one billion euros ($1.04 billion) in aid for Ukraine at its annual... Published 12 May, 2022 06:02pm
Europe Putin says West is triggering a global economic crisis President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the West had triggered a global economic crisis and a wave of ruinous... Published 12 May, 2022 06:00pm
MENA Qatar emir visits Iran as nuclear talks falter TEHRAN: Qatar’s ruler met Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran Thursday, state television reported, as talks... Published 12 May, 2022 05:53pm
Middle East Lebanon jobless rate almost triples since crisis BEIRUT: The official unemployment rate in crisis-hit Lebanon jumped almost three-fold to reach 29.6 percent at the... Published 12 May, 2022 05:49pm
Europe UK will act unless N.Ireland Brexit deal is changed: FM Truss LONDON: The UK will have “no choice but to act” unless the European Union agrees to change post-Brexit trading... Published 12 May, 2022 05:44pm
Asia China says ready to support North Korea in Covid battle BEIJING: China said Thursday it was ready to “fully support” North Korea in its pandemic prevention efforts after... Published 12 May, 2022 05:41pm
Europe Covid deaths in Europe pass two million mark: WHO COPENHAGEN: The number of people who have died from Covid-19 in Europe, the long-time epicentre of the pandemic, has... Published 12 May, 2022 05:37pm
USA US helped raise $3.1 billion for global pandemic response WASHINGTON: The United States helped raise over $3.1 billion in commitments to the international pandemic response... Published 12 May, 2022 05:37pm
Asia Beijing residents swamp supermarkets after lockdown rumours BEIJING: Beijing residents rushed to supermarkets on Thursday as Chinese officials tried to curb mounting panic over... Published 12 May, 2022 05:36pm
Europe Russia strike kills 3, injures 12 in northern Ukraine KYIV: Three people were killed and 12 others wounded in the early hours of Thursday in a Russian strike on a school... Published 12 May, 2022 05:32pm
Europe In Berlin, Ukraine’s Kuleba welcomes positive changes in Germany’s position BERLIN: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba praised Germany’s response to the war with Russia during his visit... Published 12 May, 2022 12:40pm
Europe UK PM Johnson says no return to normal relations for Russia’s Putin LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he did not see how there could be a normalisation of... Published 12 May, 2022 12:13pm
Europe Ukraine keeps up counterattack to north of Kharkiv, Britain says Ukrainian forces are keeping up a counterattack to the north of the second largest city of Kharkiv and recapturing... Published 12 May, 2022 12:08pm
Asia North Korea reports first COVID-19 outbreak, orders lockdown in ‘gravest emergency’ SEOUL: North Korea confirmed its first COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday, calling it the “gravest national emergency”... Published 12 May, 2022 12:04pm
MENA Dubai airport posts busiest quarter in two years DUBAI: Dubai International Airport, one of the world's leading air hubs, reported on Thursday its busiest quarter in... Published 12 May, 2022 11:32am
Europe Erdogan opponents allege Greek border pushbacks ATHENS: For years Greece has been accused of illegally pushing asylum-seekers back to Turkey, a practice it... Published 12 May, 2022 11:12am
Europe Besieged Ukrainian commander asks Elon Musk for help KYIV: A Ukrainian commander in Mariupol appealed directly to Elon Musk on Wednesday, asking the world’s richest man... Published 12 May, 2022 10:48am
Asia Tibet Airlines passenger jet catches fire BEIJING: A Tibet Airlines plane caught fire Thursday after veering off the runway at a Chinese airport, but all... Published 12 May, 2022 10:39am
Europe Finnish political leaders to unveil NATO stance HELSINKI: Finland’s president and prime minister will announce Thursday their highly awaited positions on whether to... Published 12 May, 2022 10:36am
Europe Russia ‘most direct threat to world order’: EU’s von der Leyen TOKYO: Top European officials warned Thursday that Russia poses the “most direct threat” to world order and urged... Published 12 May, 2022 10:27am
South Asia Sri Lanka president set to name new PM COLOMBO: Beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was set to name a new prime minister Thursday to try to steer Sri... Published 12 May, 2022 10:23am
South Asia Sedition law often used by BJP govt to target free speech, dissent suspended by SC NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a colonial-era sedition law that activists say is often... Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am
USA Hundreds of Native American children died in abusive US-run schools WASHINGTON: More than 500 Native American children died in US government-run boarding schools at which students were... Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am
Europe Over 560 Ukraine National Guard soldiers killed in war: Kyiv KYIV, (Ukraine): Over 560 soldiers from Ukraine’s National Guard, a force which includes the Azov regiment... Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am
Europe UK rejects EU proposals to resolve N Irish trade dispute LONDON: Britain on Wednesday rejected European Union proposals to resolve a standoff over post-Brexit trade rules ... Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am
Middle East Iran’s Revolutionary Guards shell militant bases north of Iraq’s Erbil DUBAI: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards artillery fire hit an area north of the Iraqi Kurdish capital of Erbil on... Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am
Middle East Iran arrests two ‘Europeans’ TEHRAN: Iran’s intelligence ministry announced Wednesday that two Europeans had been arrested on accusations of... Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am
Europe Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says he spoke to Scholz, discussed more Russia sanctions Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday said he had spoken to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and... Published 12 May, 2022 01:14am