News Archives for World - 2022-06-10

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World - 2022-06-10

USA

Biden warns forces behind US Capitol riot ‘remain at work today’

LOS ANGELES: President Joe Biden warned Friday that the “forces” behind the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 11:52pm

Middle East

UN calls on Saudi Arabia to free relatives of former spy chief

DUBAI: The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention called on Saudi Arabia on Friday to immediately...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 09:08pm

Energy

Biden looking to address oil refinery capacity, White House adviser says

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden is looking at ways to bring in more oil supplies amid rising energy costs,...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 08:39pm

Europe

Nine European countries urge NATO to beef up eastern flank

BUCHAREST: Nine Central and Eastern European countries on Friday asked NATO to strengthen its eastern flank...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 07:55pm

South Asia

Russia and China open cross-border bridge as ties deepen

Russia and China opened a new cross-border bridge in the far east on Friday which they hope will further boost trade...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 07:37pm

USA

Canada jobless rate hits record low, bolstering case for 75-bps rate hike

OTTAWA: Canada’s jobless rate inched down to a new record low after adding more jobs than expected in May, official...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 07:26pm

USA

US consumer price inflation rises to 8.6% in May: govt

WASHINGTON: US inflation resurged in May as the consumer price index jumped 8.6 percent compared to 2021, the...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:26pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka risks full-blown humanitarian emergency, UN agency says

GENEVA: Sri Lanka is at risk of tipping into a full-blown humanitarian crisis as the country's economy suffers its...

Updated 10 Jun, 2022 06:34pm

World

UN issues war crimes warning after death sentences in Ukraine war

GENEVA: The United Nations said Friday that unfair trials of prisoners of war amounted to war crimes, after three...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 05:55pm

Europe

Ukraine must not be left in EU bid ‘grey zone’: Zelensky

KYIV: Ukraine’s president on Friday appealed for his country not to be left in a “grey zone” with its EU membership...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 05:51pm

Europe

Russia’s Lavrov says Britons and Moroccan sentenced to death committed crimes in Donetsk

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that the two Britons and one Moroccan sentenced to death on...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 04:11pm

South Asia

Amazon to pull out of high-stakes bidding battle for India cricket rights

MUMBAI: US tech behemoth Amazon will not bid for rights to telecast India’s premier league cricket, projected to be...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 03:44pm

Middle East

Israeli missile attack strikes southern Damascus: Syrian state media

Syrian air defences intercepted most of the missiles but those that reached their target left at least one civilian wounded and caused material damage

Published 10 Jun, 2022 01:30pm

Europe

Turkish unemployment rises to 11.3% in April

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s unemployment rate rose to 11.3% in April, while a seasonally adjusted measure of labour...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 12:16pm

Europe

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukrainian forces were holding their positions in intense street fighting and under day and night shelling in...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 12:07pm

USA

Biden faces discord at Americas summit

LOS ANGELES: US President Joe Biden faced open criticism Thursday at an Americas summit, along with complaints about...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 11:36am

Europe

The Mariupol diary: Ukraine war seen by 8-year-old boy

ZAPORIZHZHIA: The horrors of the bloodiest chapter so far in the Ukraine conflict are poignantly captured in the...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 11:31am

Europe

In ex-Stalingrad, many rally behind Putin’s Ukraine offensive

VOLGOGRAD: Vladimir Zotov, a resident of the southern Russian city of Volgograd, says he feels sorry for Ukrainian...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 11:23am

Asia

China’s Xi backs zero-Covid policy as Shanghai expands mass testing

SHANGHAI: President Xi Jinping said China must stick “unswervingly” to its zero-Covid strategy, as more than half of...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 11:20am

Europe

Ukrainian forces ‘holding on’ in key Donbas battles

LYSYCHANSK: President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces were “holding on” in the flashpoint eastern city...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 11:17am

Europe

Ukraine war sparks debate over Finland’s ‘Achilles heel’

MARIEHAMN: Sprayed between Sweden and Finland, the autonomous Aland Islands are a picturesque archipelago once part...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 10:56am

Europe

Rolex worn during WWII 'Great Escape' sells for $189,000 in New York

NEW YORK: A Rolex watch worn by a British prisoner during the real-life "Great Escape" from the Nazi Stalag Luft III...

Updated 10 Jun, 2022 11:10am

USA

US Capitol riot probe puts Trump at heart of ‘attempted coup’

WASHINGTON: A congressional panel investigating last year’s mob assault on the US Capitol laid out its case Thursday...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 10:36am

USA

Brazil confirms its first monkeypox case

BRASÍLIA: Brazil has confirmed its first case of monkeypox in a 41-year-old man who had traveled to Europe, the...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 09:48am

World

Blinken warns Iran actions risk deepening nuclear crisis, isolation

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that Iran is risking greater isolation and heightened...