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World - 2022-07-15

Europe

Heatwave scorches Europe; health warnings issued

LEIRIA: Hundreds more people were evacuated from their homes as wildfires blistered land in France, Spain and...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 11:12pm

Europe

Ukrainian city cleans up and grieves after Russian missile attack

VINNYTSIA: A Ukrainian city far from the frontline grieved for its dead and cleared its streets on Friday, a day...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 10:55pm

Middle East

Biden fist bumps Saudi crown prince on trip that seeks to reset ties

JEDDAH: US President Joe Biden gave a fist bump to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi state television...

Updated 15 Jul, 2022 10:32pm

Europe

Putin signs law seeking to help Russian investors ditch frozen assets

MOSCOW: Russian investors will have the right to ask foreign institutions holding their frozen securities to ...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 09:19pm

USA

US to resume International Space Station flights with Russia

WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it would resume flights to the International Space Station with Russia,...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 07:17pm

USA

US import prices rise less than expected in June

WASHINGTON: US import prices increased less than expected in June, likely as a strong dollar helped to curb gains in...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 07:11pm

USA

US retail sales in June boosted by gasoline, automobiles

WASHINGTON: US retail sales rebounded strongly in June as Americans spent more on gasoline and other goods amid...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:55pm

Middle East

Biden pledges to keep up efforts for Israel-Palestine peace

BETHLEHEM: US President Joe Biden pledged on Friday to keep up efforts to support a just solution to the...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:02pm

Middle East

UAE defends stance on Russian individuals, talking to US

PARIS: The UAE is consulting with the United States on sanctions targeting Russian individuals, but does not want to...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 05:44pm

Europe

UK parliamentary committee requests documents for investigation into PM Johnson

LONDON: A committee of lawmakers has requested diaries, emails, photos and mobile phone messages from Boris...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 05:20pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka court bars former prime minister from leaving the country: anti-corruption group

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top court on Friday barred former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 05:12pm

South Asia

Iran navy announces drone division in Indian Ocean during Biden’s Middle East visit

Iran on Friday announced its first drone division in the Indian Ocean, state TV said, as U.S. President Joe Biden...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 05:02pm

Europe

EU to target Russian gold in next sanctions package: commissioner

PRAGUE: The European Union will target Russian gold exports in its next sanction package and seek to “close exit...

Updated 15 Jul, 2022 03:58pm

USA

Ivana Trump, first wife of Donald Trump who helped build his empire, dies at 73

Ivana Trump, the first wife of former U.S. President Donald Trump and the mother of his three oldest children, who...

Updated 15 Jul, 2022 05:52pm

South Asia

Sri Lankans queue at pumps for days with no promise of petrol

COLOMBO: Out of gas and stuck in line for days, a group of motorists kick off their shoes and settle on a sidewalk ...

Updated 15 Jul, 2022 03:30pm

Middle East

Biden heads to Saudi Arabia amid tension on oil, Khashoggi killing

JERUSALEM/JEDDAH: President Joe Biden will discuss energy supply, human rights, and security cooperation in Saudi...

Updated 15 Jul, 2022 01:20pm

Middle East

Saudi Arabia to open airspace to all airlines, including from Israel

Saudi Arabia said it would open its airspace to all air carriers, paving the way for more overflights to and from...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 11:06am

USA

US Senator Manchin opposes tax and climate proposal, Washington Post reports

WASHINGTON: Democratic Senator Joe Manchin told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday he won’t support a...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 10:47am

USA

Canada’s Freeland says Russian technocrats also responsible for ‘war crimes’

NUSA DUA: Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday told Russian officials at a meeting of G20 finance...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 10:40am

Europe

Ukraine denounces deadly missile strike as war overshadows G20 meeting

VINNYTSIA: Senior Western officials directly accused their Russian counterparts of war crimes on Friday after...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 09:54am

Asia

G20 talks overshadowed by Ukraine war as host Indonesia seeks consensus

NUSA DUA: G20 finance leaders meeting in Bali must make progress tackling the global economic threats sparked by...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 09:36am

South Asia

Sri Lanka parliament speaker accepts Rajapaksa’s resignation

COLOMBO: The speaker of parliament in crisis-hit Sri Lanka has accepted a resignation letter from President Gotabaya...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 09:32am

Asia

North Korea says Ukraine can’t talk about sovereignty while aiding US

SEOUL: North Korea’s foreign ministry said on Friday that Ukraine has no right to raise sovereignty issues after...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 09:23am

Europe

EU court rules Volkswagen emissions software illegal

VIENNA: The European Court of Justice (CJEU) on Thursday ruled illegal software fitted to Volkswagen diesel vehicles...