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World - 2022-08-02

USA

Biden continues to test positive for COVID, his doctor says

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden continued to test positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and will maintain his...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 10:00pm

South Asia

China to launch ‘targeted military operations’ due to Pelosi visit

BEIJING: The Chinese military has been put on high alert and will launch “targeted military operations” in response...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 09:18pm

South Asia

Chinese warplanes take to skies, US warships on move before expected Pelosi visit to Taiwan

TAIPEI: Chinese warplanes buzzed the line dividing the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday shortly before the expected arrival...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 09:17pm

Stocks

Most Gulf bourses retreat on profit-taking, U.S.-China tensions

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Tuesday as investors moved to secure recent gains, while taking...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 06:53pm

South Asia

Zawahiri death: did US use secret 'flying ginsu' missile?

WASHINGTON: Notorious Al-Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by two missiles fired at his Kabul home -- but...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 06:40pm

Europe

Russia says United States is directly involved in Ukraine war

LONDON: Russia on Tuesday said that the United States, the world’s top military power, was directly involved in the...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:47pm

South Asia

US has no DNA on Zawahiri, confirmed death by other sources: White House

WASHINGTON: The United States has no DNA confirmation of the death of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in the heart...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:40pm

Europe

Kremlin tells US time running out for new nuclear arms deal

MOSCOW: The Kremlin told the United States on Tuesday that time was running out to negotiate a replacement for the...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:06pm

Sports

Asia Cup: Pakistan and India to clash in Dubai on August 28

NEW DELHI: Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will clash in an Asia Cup Sunday blockbuster in Dubai on August 28, the...

Updated 02 Aug, 2022 06:18pm

Middle East

Iran slams ‘destructive’ US sanctions targeting oil trade

TEHRAN: Iran on Tuesday slammed as “destructive” new US sanctions targeting its crucial energy sector and vowed a...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 02:08pm

Europe

First shipment of Ukrainian grain expected ‘after midnight’: Turkey

ISTANBUL: The first shipment of Ukrainian grain to leave Odessa under a landmark deal to lift Moscow’s naval...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 01:27pm

South Asia

Biden says US killed Al-Qaeda chief al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced Monday that the United States had killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri,...

Updated 02 Aug, 2022 10:11am

Asia

China population to begin shrinking by 2025: officials

BEIJING: China’s population will begin to shrink by 2025, officials have said, as family sizes grow smaller and...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 09:17am

World

Putin says no one can win a nuclear war

LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday there could be no winners in a nuclear war and no such war...