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World - 2022-05-18

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Russia says nearly 700 more Mariupol fighters surrender

KYIV/MARIUPOL: Russia said on Wednesday nearly 700 more Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol but Kyiv was...

Published 18 May, 2022 11:24pm

USA

US ‘likely’ to scrap Russia debt payment exemption: Yellen

KÖNIGSWINTER: The United States will likely end an exemption allowing Moscow to pay its foreign debts with dollars...

Published 18 May, 2022 09:44pm

World

World Bank to provide additional $12bn to address global food crisis

WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Wednesday announced an additional $12 billion in funding for projects to address the...

Published 18 May, 2022 07:29pm

South Asia

Indian Supreme Court frees convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

NEW DELHI: India's top court on Wednesday ordered the release of a man jailed over the assassination of former prime...

Published 18 May, 2022 07:07pm

Middle East

World's tallest building engulfed as Mideast sandstorms hit UAE

DUBAI: The world's tallest building disappeared behind a grey layer of dust on Wednesday as sandstorms that have...

Published 18 May, 2022 06:51pm

Middle East

Qatar to invest an extra $5bn in Spain

MADRID: Qatar on Wednesday said it plans to invest an additional $5 billion in Spain on the second day of a state...

Published 18 May, 2022 06:39pm

South Asia

Landslides, floods kill at least 10 in India

GUWAHATI: At least 10 people including a four-year-old child have died in floods and landslides this week after...

Published 18 May, 2022 06:25pm

South Asia

India warns of fuel-supply cuts to utilities if coal imports delayed

NEW DELHI: India’s power ministry on Wednesday said it would cut domestic fuel supply to state government-run...

Published 18 May, 2022 06:16pm

Europe

Turkey’s Erdogan links Sweden NATO bid to return of ‘terrorists’

ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Sweden should not expect Turkey to approve its NATO bid without...

Published 18 May, 2022 05:39pm

South Asia

India, the world’s biggest buyer of Russian arms, looks to diversify suppliers

NEW DELHI: India is looking to domestic firms and eastern European nations for military gear and ammunition, as the...

Published 18 May, 2022 05:23pm

Europe

Greek unemployment eases to 12.2% in March

ATHENS: Greece’s jobless rate fell to 12.2% in March from a downwardly revised 12.7% in the previous month, data...

Published 18 May, 2022 02:37pm

South Asia

Sri Lankan police arrests ruling party MPs over mob violence

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police arrested two ruling party lawmakers for allegedly instigating mob violence that plunged...

Published 18 May, 2022 12:46pm

Europe

Britain in a ‘very, very difficult economic situation’: Truss

LONDON: Britain is facing a “very, very difficult economic situation”, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on...

Published 18 May, 2022 12:15pm

Europe

Ukraine street artist Gamlet ‘under orders’ to paint Kharkiv

KHARKIV: A black bulletproof vest bearing a Ukrainian military crest, a tourniquet and two felt-tip pens make up...

Published 18 May, 2022 11:28am

USA

US is flooded with guns: Justice Dept

WASHINGTON: US firearms makers produced over 139 million guns for the commercial market over the two decades from...

Published 18 May, 2022 11:24am

Asia

Kim slams negligent officials over spiralling North Korea Covid outbreak

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the negligence and laziness of state officials worsened the country’s...

Published 18 May, 2022 11:20am

Asia

China Eastern crash probe eyes intentional action

WASHINGTON: Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining whether it was due to...

Published 18 May, 2022 11:13am

South Asia

Half a million Indians flee floods in northeast brought by rain

GUWAHATI: More than 500,000 people have fled their homes in India’s northeastern state of Assam to escape heavy...

Published 18 May, 2022 11:06am

Europe

Fears for Mariupol defenders after surrender to Russia

KYIV/MARIUPOL: Concerns grew on Wednesday for the welfare of more than 250 Ukrainian fighters who surrendered to...

Published 18 May, 2022 11:01am

Energy

UAE’s Fujairah marine fuel sales drop in April

SINGAPORE: Sales of marine fuel in the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah marine refuelling and oil storage hub dropped...

Published 18 May, 2022 10:30am

Middle East

Hezbollah lose ground, reformists surge in Lebanon polls

BEIRUT: Shia group Hezbollah and its allies lost their majority in Lebanon’s parliament, official results showed...