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World - 2022-06-05

USA

Nine dead in three mass shootings across United States

Shootings in three American cities killed nine people and wounded two dozen more on Saturday night and Sunday...

Updated 06 Jun, 2022 11:07am

South Asia

Death toll rises to 26 after Indian bus falls into gorge

MUMBAI: The death toll has risen to 26 after a bus fell into a gorge in India's northern state of Uttarakhand with ...

Updated 06 Jun, 2022 01:21pm

Middle East

Saudi eyes tripling of foreign tourists in 2022

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia aims to triple foreign tourism this year as pandemic restrictions ease, hajj pilgrims return...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 07:46pm

USA

US mulls lifting some China tariffs to fight inflation

WASHINGTON: US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Sunday that President Joe Biden has asked his team to look ...

Updated 05 Jun, 2022 08:38pm

Europe

Putin warns of new targets if Ukraine supplied with long-range missiles

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Sunday that Moscow will strike new targets if the West supplies...

Updated 05 Jun, 2022 06:23pm

Europe

UK’s Johnson could face leadership challenge this week

LONDON: Officials in British prime minister Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservative Party expect a challenge to his...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 03:03pm

Europe

Sheeran to crown queen's four-day jubilee party

LONDON: British pop superstar Ed Sheeran was on Sunday set to bring the curtain down on four days of momentous...

Updated 05 Jun, 2022 01:23pm

Asia

Philippines raises alert level at restive volcano after spewing cloud of ash

MANILA: A restive volcano in the central Philippines spewed a column of ash at least 1 km (0.6 mile) into the sky on...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 12:05pm

USA

McConnell, two governors said to be in Wisconsin gunman’s hit list

The names of U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Wisconsin Governor...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 11:54am

Europe

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Kyiv said it was pushing back Russian troops in Sievierodonetsk as intense fighting raged around the industrial ...

Updated 05 Jun, 2022 01:24pm

Europe

Kazakh leader seeks political capital in constitutional reform vote

ALMATY: Kazakhstan votes on a constitutional reform on Sunday promoted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as a step...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 11:17am

South Asia

Bangladesh port depot fire kills 49, injures 300

SITAKUNDA: At least 49 people died and hundreds were injured after a fire sparked a huge chemical explosion at a...

Updated 05 Jun, 2022 04:56pm

Asia

North Korea fires volley of missiles, South Korea calls for ‘expanded deterrence’ with US

SEOUL: North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, likely...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 10:46am

Europe

Explosions shake Ukraine's capital Kyiv after weeks of relative calm

KYIV: Several explosions rocked Kyiv early on Sunday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, the first assault on the ...

Updated 05 Jun, 2022 01:36pm

South Asia

Indian climber banned for faking Everest ascent reaches summit

KATHMANDU: An Indian climber banned from Everest after faking a summit of the world’s highest mountain has...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 06:36am

World

Ukraine says it pushes back Russian troops in battlefield city

KYIV: Ukraine said on Saturday it had recaptured a swathe of the battlefield city of Sievierodonetsk, in a rare...