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World - 2022-07-05

World

Macron urges new Israel PM to make historical peace with Palestinians

PARIS: France urged Israel’s new prime minister, Yair Lapid, on Tuesday to restart peace talks with the...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 11:53pm

Europe

Swiss give cool reply to Ukraine call for seizing Russian assets

LUGANO: Switzerland has given a cool response to calls from Ukraine's prime minister to use frozen assets of...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 11:45pm

Europe

Kyiv asks Turkey to probe three more Russian ships it alleges transported stolen grain

ISTANBUL: Ukraine has asked Turkey to help investigate three Russian-flagged ships as part of Kyiv’s efforts to...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 11:39pm

Europe

The final blow? UK PM Boris Johnson loses two key ministers

LONDON: Britain's finance and health ministers resigned on Tuesday, in what looked to be the final blow for Prime...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 10:46pm

Europe

Germany primes energy bailout law as gas prices soar

FRANKFURT: The German cabinet on Tuesday approved plans to quickly prop up struggling energy companies as a looming...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 07:16pm

Europe

Suspect confesses to killing Malta journalist, says hit was ‘just business’

VALLETTA: The man accused of detonating a car bomb that killed a prominent Maltese journalist has confessed to the...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 07:08pm

Middle East

Airbus cancels deal with Qatar Airways for fourth A350

PARIS: Europe’s Airbus has raised the stakes in a dispute with Qatar Airways over damage to the painted surface of...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 06:38pm

Europe

Zelensky denounces Greek firms’ export of Russian oil

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday denounced the role of Greek companies in the export of...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 06:34pm

Europe

Russian strikes kill at least one person in Ukrainian city of Sloviansk

SLOVIANSK: Russian forces struck a market in the city of Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, killing a woman...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 06:22pm

South Asia

Twitter pursues judicial review of Indian orders to take down content

NEW DELHI: Twitter on Tuesday asked an Indian court to overturn some government orders to remove content from the...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:52pm

South Asia

China touts Afghan trade and investment plans after quake

KABUL: China's ambassador touted trade and investment plans for Afghanistan on Tuesday, a public endorsement for...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:43pm

USA

US, Chinese foreign ministers to meet at G-20 this week

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi alongside the G20...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:30pm

South Asia

Indian financial crime agency raids Chinese-owned Vivo

MUMBAI: India’s financial crime-fighting agency on Tuesday raided the offices of smartphone maker Vivo, owned by...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:21pm

World

Monkeypox cases top 5,000: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that 5,322 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox had been...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:10pm

Middle East

Saudi Arabia, UAE boost spending to shield citizens from inflation

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are boosting state spending on social welfare by billions of...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 03:31pm

Europe

NATO launches ratification process for Sweden, Finland membership

BRUSSELS: The process to ratify Sweden and Finland as the newest members of NATO was formally launched on Tuesday,...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 02:14pm

South Asia

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka to present debt restructure plan to IMF by August

COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka will present to the International Monetary Fund by the end of August a plan to...

Updated 05 Jul, 2022 03:09pm

Europe

Dismantling shut ski resorts an uphill battle in Swiss Alps

BOURG-SAINT-PIERRE: In a remote, secluded valley in the Swiss Alps, a line of rusty ski lift masts scar the grassy...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 11:48am

USA

China says Vice Premier Liu had ‘constructive’ exchange with US Yellen

BEIJING: Chinese Vice Premier Liu He had a “constructive” exchange over macro economies and global supply chains via...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 11:19am

Europe

After losing Luhansk, Ukraine forces regather for defence of Donetsk

KYIV: Russian forces set their sights on their next objectives in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province, after...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 10:49am

USA

Police arrest suspect after gunman kills six at US July 4 parade

HIGHLAND PARK: Police arrested a suspect Monday after a mass shooting left six dead at a US Independence Day parade...

Updated 05 Jul, 2022 10:37am

Africa

Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France

ALGIERS: Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday with a huge military parade, but memories of...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 10:06am

USA

Deadpool: US mega drought spells trouble at Hoover Dam

LAKE MEAD: Millions of gallons of Colorado River water hurtle through the Hoover Dam every day, generating...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 10:00am

World

Sydney floods force thousands more to flee

SYDNEY: Rain-swollen rivers spilled mud-brown waters across swathes of Sydney on Tuesday, swamping homes and roads...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 09:44am

World

Putin orders Russians to fight on after key Ukraine city falls

SLOVIANSK: President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered Russian troops to press their offensive deeper into the Donbas...