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World - 2022-05-14

Middle East

One killed as price protests continue in Iran

DUBAI: Protests over soaring food prices continued in several cities in Iran on Saturday, according to postings on...

Published 14 May, 2022 11:41pm

Africa

Rebels kill ten civilians in Central African Republic: UN

BANGUI: Rebels killed ten civilians during an attack hundreds of kilometres northeast of the Central African ...

Published 14 May, 2022 11:34pm

Europe

Finland 'confident' of overcoming Turkey's NATO opposition

BERLIN: Finland believes it can find a "solution" with Turkey to end Ankara's opposition to its bid to join NATO, ...

Published 14 May, 2022 10:32pm

Africa

IS claims responsibility for attack on Egyptian soldiers in Sinai

CAIRO: Islamic State (IS) on Saturday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack that killed five Egyptian soldiers...

Published 14 May, 2022 08:42pm

Europe

Putin tells Finland that swapping neutrality for NATO is a mistake

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto on Saturday that ditching neutrality...

Published 14 May, 2022 08:10pm

South Asia

Civilians flee fighting in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley

KABUL: Scores of civilians have fled fighting in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley after an insurgent group launched an...

Updated 14 May, 2022 08:34pm

Europe

Ukraine presses counteroffensive on key Russian line of assault

KYIV: Ukrainian forces are on the counteroffensive near the Russian-held town of Izyum, the governor of Kharkiv...

Published 14 May, 2022 07:31pm

Europe

Lavrov says all will suffer from West’s ‘total hybrid war’ on Russia

LONDON: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that the West had announced a “total hybrid war”...

Published 14 May, 2022 07:23pm

Middle East

Palestinians welcome foreign support in inquiry into reporter’s death

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Authority said on Saturday it would welcome international support in the inquiry into the...

Published 14 May, 2022 06:56pm

South Asia

Taliban’s first annual Afghan budget foresees $501 million deficit

KABUL: Afghanistan faces a budget deficit of 44 billion Afghanis ($501 million) this financial year, the country’s...

Published 14 May, 2022 06:47pm

Europe

Finland says president spoke with Putin about NATO membership

HELSINKI: Finnish President Sauli Niinisto spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday regarding...

Published 14 May, 2022 05:10pm

Middle East

Mohamed bin Zayed, from power behind throne to UAE ruler

ABU DHABI: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was elected as UAE president on Saturday, has long been seen as a...

Published 14 May, 2022 04:15pm

Europe

G7 foreign ministers vow to continue economic pressure on Russia

WEISSENHAUS: Group of Seven foreign ministers vowed on Saturday to reinforce Russia’s economic and political...

Updated 14 May, 2022 05:51pm

Middle East

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed elected UAE president

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan was elected president of the Gulf Arab...

Published 14 May, 2022 03:04pm

Europe

Moscow will respond if NATO moves nuclear forces closer to Russia’s border

Moscow will take adequate precautionary measures if NATO deploys nuclear forces and infrastructure closer to...

Published 14 May, 2022 02:01pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka eases curfew as new PM seeks to form cabinet

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka lifted a nationwide curfew for 12 hours on Saturday, further easing tight curbs as new Prime...

Updated 14 May, 2022 02:32pm

USA

Former Reagan national security adviser McFarlane dies

Robert McFarlane, a White House adviser who tapped Saudi royals to fund a covert war in Nicaragua and flew on a...

Published 14 May, 2022 10:42am

Asia

Australia says Chinese spy ship did not breach law of the sea

A Chinese intelligence ship tracked off Australia’s west coast within 50 nautical miles of a sensitive defence...

Published 14 May, 2022 10:32am

South Asia

North Korea’s Kim says COVID ‘great turmoil’ as 21 new deaths reported

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Saturday that the spread of COVID-19 had put the country in “great...

Published 14 May, 2022 10:17am

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tests positive for COVID

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tested positive for COVID-19 with moderate symptoms, her office said in a...

Published 14 May, 2022 10:12am

Asia

Shanghai hunkers down for final COVID battle, Beijing outbreak stubborn

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Shanghai was tightening its COVID-19 lockdown for what it hoped would be the final week of its...

Published 14 May, 2022 10:00am

Europe

Russia says to cut electricity to Finland

MOSCOW: Russia will suspend electricity supplies to Finland this weekend, a supplier said on Friday as tensions rise...