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World - 2022-06-02

World

Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

LONDON: A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday as Britain...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 11:41pm

Europe

Russia urges Turkey not to launch offensive in Syria

MOSCOW: Russia hopes Turkey will "refrain" from launching an offensive in northern Syria, a diplomatic spokesperson...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 11:27pm

Energy

EU gives final approval to sanctions targeting Russian oil and Sberbank

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Thursday gave its final approval to new sanctions on Russian oil and top bank...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 10:14pm

Europe

US blacklists Putin money-manager, luxury yacht brokerage for Russian elite

WASHINGTON: The United States placed Russian President Vladimir Putin's money-manager and a Monaco company that...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 09:23pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka detains Russian aeroplane

COLOMBO: A Russian-operated aeroplane was seized in Sri Lanka Thursday shortly before it was due to return to Moscow...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 09:20pm

USA

U.S. labor market stays strong; unemployment rolls smallest since 1969

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

Published 02 Jun, 2022 09:20pm

USA

Biden welcomes Yemen truce extension, urges ‘permanent’ peace

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed the extension of a truce in war-battered Yemen and urged...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 08:43pm

World

EU eyes smallpox vaccine for monkeypox: regulator

THE HAGUE: The European Union’s drug watchdog is in talks with the maker of a vaccine against deadly smallpox to...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 08:25pm

USA

At least 18 have died in Salvadoran police custody amid crackdown: Amnesty

SAN SALVADOR: At least 18 people have died in Salvadoran police custody since the Central American country...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 07:46pm

South Asia

Indian officials meet Taliban in Kabul in first visit since US exit

NEW DELHI: A team of Indian officials met the acting Taliban foreign minister of Afghanistan on Thursday to discuss...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:48pm

Europe

Sweden to supply more military aid including anti-ship missiles to Ukraine

STOCKHOLM: Sweden will provide Ukraine with more economic aid and military equipment, including anti-ship missiles,...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:20pm

Energy

Moscow calls EU move to phase out Russian oil ‘self-destructive’

Russia warned on Thursday that the European Union’s decision to partially phase out Russian oil was likely to...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:13pm

Middle East

Israel holds military drills amid Iran tensions

JERUSALEM: Dozens of Israeli fighter jets conducted exercises over the Mediterranean and warships held Red Sea...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:00pm

Middle East

Greece urges global action to free Iran-held tankers

PIRAEUS: The Greek government and shipping industry on Thursday called for a global mobilisation to free the crews...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 05:55pm

Europe

US says last Turkish aid route into Syria must stay open

REYHANLI: The US envoy to the UN said Thursday the sole border crossing to deliver aid into Syria must remain open,...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 05:42pm

USA

Pfizer seeks US authorization of COVID vaccine for young children

Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech have completed the filing with the US drugs regulator seeking authorization for...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 05:42pm

Europe

In first since 2008, Spain unemployed falls below 3mn

MADRID: The number of jobseekers in Spain fell below three million in May for the first time in 15 years thanks to...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 05:30pm

Europe

Kremlin: US plan to sell armed drones to Ukraine does not affect military operation

The Kremlin said on Thursday that US plans to sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones that can be armed with...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 04:50pm

Markets

Ukraine raises key rate to 25% in first hike since Russian invasion

KYIV: Ukraine sharply hiked its main interest rate to 25% from 10% on Thursday, tightening monetary policy for the...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 04:45pm

Europe

Military parade kicks off queen’s historic jubilee celebrations

LONDON: Huge crowds converged on central London in bright sunshine on Thursday for the start of four days of public...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 02:52pm

Middle East

UAE achieves 100% COVID vaccination target

The United Arab Emirates has vaccinated all those who must be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the oil-rich Gulf Arab...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 01:25pm

Stocks

Major Gulf bourses track global shares, oil prices lower

Major Gulf bourses fell in early trade on Thursday, tracking oil prices and global equities lower, with the Dubai...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 01:19pm

Middle East

Palestinian killed in West Bank by Israel army: health ministry

RAMALLAH: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian man in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 01:09pm

Europe

Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne: key dates

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-serving monarch in British history and this year celebrates her 70th year...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 12:58pm

Europe

War, hunger, Covid-19 cast gloomy shadow over Europe

PARIS: Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the list of Europe’s woes keeps growing as it battles rising food and...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 12:45pm

Middle East

‘Positive’ signs on down-to-the-wire Yemen truce talks: UN

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has reported “positive” signs for renewing a truce that has eased suffering in...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 12:34pm

Europe

France’s Macron congratulates Queen Elizabeth II on jubilee

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday congratulated Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on her platinum...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 12:31pm

Europe

Britain says Russia has taken control over most of Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk

Russia has taken control of most of Ukraine’s industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, Britain’s defence ministry said on...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 11:47am

Europe

Russians consolidate hold on Ukrainian city; US to give Kyiv advanced rockets

KYIV: Russian forces were attempting to extend and consolidate their hold on Ukraine’s industrial city of...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 11:40am

South Asia

Rapid rise in Mumbai pushes India’s COVID numbers to month high

MUMBAI: India’s health ministry reported 3,712 new coronavirus infections for the past twenty four hours on...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 11:31am

Asia

WHO says COVID in North Korea likely ‘getting worse, not better’

SEOUL: The World Health Organization has cast doubts on North Korea’s claims of progress in the fight against a...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 11:22am

USA

U.S. to cancel all remaining student loans used for bankrupt Corinthian Colleges

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday said it will cancel all remaining federal student loans...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 11:03am

USA

Gunman kills four in Oklahoma medical center, police say

TULSA: A man armed with a rifle and a handgun killed four people inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma on...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 10:19am

World

Sweden, Finland to meet Turkey at NATO in new bid for progress

WASHINGTON: NATO said Wednesday it will hold talks involving Turkey, Finland and Sweden in hopes of ending ...