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World - 2022-05-26

World

Russian forces get closer to encircling Ukraine troops in east

KYIV/SVITLODARSK: Advancing Russian forces came closer to surrounding Ukrainian troops in the east, briefly seizing...

Published 26 May, 2022 11:28pm

South Asia

Israel tells US it was behind killing of Iranian colonel: NYT

NEW YORK: Israel has told the United States it was responsible for the killing of an Iranian Revolutionary Guards...

Published 26 May, 2022 08:59pm

South Asia

IMF says Sri Lanka aid contingent on debt sustainability

WASHINGTON: The IMF said Thursday it is committed to helping crisis-battered Sri Lanka, but any aid program will be...

Published 26 May, 2022 08:30pm

Markets

US weekly jobless claims fall; corporate profits sag in first quarter

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week as...

Published 26 May, 2022 07:04pm

Europe

Ukraine says war in east at ‘maximum intensity’

KYIV: Ukraine said Thursday that fighting in the eastern Donbas region of the country had reached its fiercest level...

Published 26 May, 2022 06:49pm

Europe

Russian shelling kills four in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

KYIV: Four people were killed in fresh Russian shelling of Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv, a regional official said...

Published 26 May, 2022 06:46pm

Life & Style

Dubai designated as best coastal city break destination

Dubai has been named the world’s best coastal city break in a study by Compare the Market, reported The National....

Published 26 May, 2022 06:39pm

South Asia

Iran urges Biden to ditch Trump strategy for nuclear deal

DAVOS: Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday urged US President Joe Biden to lift economic sanctions and abandon his...

Published 26 May, 2022 06:36pm

Europe

Back to snow: World Economic Forum reverts to January for 2023

DAVOS: The World Economic Forum will revert to January for its 2023 annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos...

Updated 26 May, 2022 08:59pm

South Asia

Taliban ‘making women invisible’ in Afghanistan: UN expert

KABUL: The Taliban government’s restrictions on women are aimed at making them “invisible” in Afghan society, a UN...

Published 26 May, 2022 04:46pm

Europe

Russia prepares to seize western firms looking to leave

Russia is advancing a new law allowing it to take control of the local businesses of western companies that decide...

Published 26 May, 2022 04:12pm

USA

Blinken to call for China to adhere to rules

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will call for China to abide by international rules as he delivers...

Published 26 May, 2022 03:37pm

Europe

Two Russian soldiers plead guilty in new war crimes trial in Ukraine

KYIV: Two captured Russian soldiers pleaded guilty on Thursday to shelling a town in eastern Ukraine in the second...

Published 26 May, 2022 03:01pm

South Asia

Four bombs kill at least 16 in Afghanistan

KABUL: The death toll from four bombs that ripped through minibuses and a mosque in Afghanistan has risen to at...

Published 26 May, 2022 10:43am

Asia

China premier issues warning on Covid-hit economy

BEIJING: China’s premier has sounded an unusually stark warning about the world’s second-largest economy, saying it...

Published 26 May, 2022 09:27am

Asia

China offers South Pacific nations security, free trade agreements

HONIARA: China has put forward plans to dramatically expand security and economic cooperation with South Pacific...

Published 26 May, 2022 09:22am

South Asia

UN Council to vote Thursday on tougher N.Korea sanctions

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council will vote Thursday, at the request of the United States, on a...

Published 26 May, 2022 09:17am

World

More than 200 cases of monkeypox worldwide: EU disease agency

STOCKHOLM: The number of confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide has reached 219 outside of countries where it is...

Published 26 May, 2022 09:04am

World

Putin hikes social payments and seeks to reassure on inflation

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday sought to reassure the public amid soaring inflation, while...