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World - 2022-06-28

World

Scholz says Germany to become biggest NATO force in Europe

BERLIN: Germany’s investments in defence in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will transform it into the...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 09:50pm

Europe

NATO talks ‘difficult’ with Turkey on Finland, Sweden: UK PM

MADRID: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Tuesday that talks with Turkey over Sweden and Finland’s...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 09:47pm

Business & Finance

Dubai will open 50 special offices across the globe to boost business hub status

The move will open up 30 new markets, attract thousands of investors, and build the world’s best economic environment, says Crown Prince of Dubai

Published 28 Jun, 2022 09:22pm

USA

Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 make up more than 50% of U.S. COVID cases: CDC

The fast-spreading BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up a combined 52% of the coronavirus...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 08:16pm

South Asia

US to provide nearly $55mn more humanitarian aid for Afghanistan: Blinken

WASHINGTON: The United States will provide nearly $55 million in immediate aid for Afghanistan in response to an...

Updated 28 Jun, 2022 08:29pm

USA

US likely to avoid recession, but rates need to climb: Fed official

WASHINGTON: The US economy will slow this year as intended and is expected to avoid a downturn, but the Federal...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 07:58pm

Asia

Biden to hold joint meeting with leaders of Japan, S.Korea

MADRID: US President Joe Biden will hold a rare three-way meeting with the leaders of Japan and South Korea at the...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 07:53pm

USA

US to announce ‘long-term’ military reinforcements in Europe: official

MADRID: The United States will announce new long-term military deployments across Europe in response to the threat...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 07:45pm

Energy

White House says discussions have begun with India on Russia gas cap implementation

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday discussions have begun...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 07:18pm

South Asia

Four dead in Indian oil firm helicopter crash in Arabian Sea

NEW DELHI: Four people died when a helicopter chartered by state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp crashed into the...

Updated 28 Jun, 2022 08:21pm

Middle East

UAE national security adviser meets Qatar's emir in second visit

DOHA: The United Arab Emirates National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nayhan, a brother of the UAE...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:09pm

USA

Forty-nine dead in prison riot in Colombia, prisons agency says

BOGOTA: Forty-nine inmates died during an overnight riot in a prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua,...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 05:57pm

South Asia

7 million in ‘desperate need’ after Bangladesh floods

DHAKA: More than seven million Bangladeshis are still in “desperate” need of shelter and aid after deadly floods...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 05:56pm

South Asia

UN urgently appeals for $110mn for Afghanistan quake victims

GENEVA: The United Nations said Tuesday it had launched an emergency appeal to help hundreds of thousands of people...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 05:49pm

South Asia

Mumbai building collapse kills at least 11 with more feared trapped

MUMBAI: A four-storey residential building collapsed in India’s financial capital of Mumbai overnight, killing at...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 05:49pm

Europe

Ukraine facing ‘brutality’ unseen in Europe since WWII: NATO chief

MADRID: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday urged alliance leaders heading to a summit in Madrid to keep up their...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 05:45pm

Middle East

US, Iran chief negotiators to start nuclear talks in Qatar

DOHA: Chief negotiators from the United States and Iran were due to hold indirect talks in Qatar on Tuesday, bidding...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 05:43pm

Europe

Russia’s Lavrov to join G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Indonesia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend a meeting of his counterparts of the Group of 20 biggest...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 05:40pm

Middle East

Iran supreme leader urges judiciary to fight corruption

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday called on judicial authorities to fight corruption in the country, a...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 05:38pm

Europe

G7 vows to drive up costs for Russia over Ukraine war

ELMAU CASTLE: The world’s top industrialised powers vowed to make Russia pay for its invasion of Ukraine, German...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 05:32pm

Europe

Syria civilian death toll over 306,000 since 2011: UN

GENEVA: The UN human rights office said on Tuesday that 306,887 civilians had been killed in Syria during the...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 03:15pm

Europe

Macron tells Biden that UAE, Saudi can barely raise oil output

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN: Two top OPEC oil producers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, can barely increase...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 03:11pm

Europe

Russia’s Putin to meet Iran’s Raisi in Ashgabat on Wednesday

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a visit to...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 02:59pm

Europe

UK finance minister pledges to reform insurance capital rules quickly

LONDON: Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak wants to reform capital rules for insurers “at pace” to seize...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 02:55pm

South Asia

Cash-starved Sri Lanka to end fuel duopoly to ease fuel shortages

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will allow companies from oil-producing countries to import and sell fuel, the power and energy...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 12:21pm

Middle East

US strike targets leader of Al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria: Centcom

WASHINGTON: The US military said it carried out a “kinetic strike” targeting a leader of the Hurras al-Din group, an...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 11:42am

Asia

Tokyo June heatwave worst since 1875 as power supply creaks under strain

TOKYO: Japan baked under scorching temperatures for a fourth successive day on Tuesday, as the capital’s heat broke...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 11:10am

Europe

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Emergency crews searched for survivors in the rubble of a mall in central Ukraine that was pounded by Russian...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 10:56am

World

US delegation arrives in Venezuela to discuss 'bilateral agenda': Maduro

CARACAS: A US delegation arrived in Venezuela Monday to discuss a "bilateral agenda," extending discussions between...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 10:18am

Europe

Macron seeks allies as new French parliament opens

PARIS: France's lower house of parliament reopens Tuesday after an election upset for President Emmanuel Macron ...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 10:10am

USA

46 migrants found dead in tractor-trailer in Texas

WASHINGTON: At least 46 migrants were found dead Monday in and around a tractor-trailer that was abandoned on the...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 10:06am

Europe

G7 denounces 'war crime' as Russian strike kills shoppers

KYIV: A Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in central Ukraine killed at least 18 people in what Group of Seven...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 10:01am

Europe

Pollution linked to 10% of cancer cases in Europe: report

COPENHAGEN: Pollution is linked to more than 10 percent of cancer cases in Europe, a report by the European...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 09:39am

World

Pledging new sanctions, G7 to stand with Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’

SCHLOSS ELMAU, (Germany): The Group of Seven club of wealthy nations on Monday vowed to stand with Ukraine “for as...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:56am

Pakistan

Dubai wants to be the ultimate destination for education, and Pakistanis can benefit

Dubai’s abundance of international big-name universities offering high quality education, coupled with the UAE’s...

Updated 28 Jun, 2022 10:40am

Europe

Paris to charge riders of gasoline-fuelled motorbikes for parking

PARIS: Riders of gasoline-fuelled motorcycles will have to start paying for parking in Paris from September as the...