News Archives for World - 2022-09-15

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Europe

Zelensky says Ukraine wants to join EU single market

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday his war-scarred country wanted to join the European...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 08:31pm

South Asia

Taliban accuse US of ‘usurping’ Afghanistan’s frozen assets

KABUL: Taliban authorities accused the United States on Thursday of having “usurped” Afghan assets, after Washington...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 06:46pm

Middle East

Iran tells Putin cooperation makes US-sanctioned countries ‘stronger’

SAMARKAND: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 06:09pm

Europe

Putin condemns ‘attempts to create unipolar world’ in talks with Xi

SAMARKAND: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday blasted attempts to create a “unipolar world” and praised...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 05:59pm

Europe

Russia says longer-range US missiles for Kyiv would cross red line

MOSCOW: Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that if the United States decided to supply Kyiv with...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 05:55pm

Asia

China tells Russia willing to work together as ‘great powers’

SAMARKAND: Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Beijing was...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 05:49pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks 8.4% amid fertiliser, fuel shortages

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy shrank 8.4% in the quarter through June from a year ago in one of the steepest declines...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 05:22pm

South Asia

Iran to join Asian security body founded by Russia, China

DUBAI: Iran has moved a step closer towards becoming a permanent member of a China and Russia-dominated Asian...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 05:13pm

South Asia

Modi, Xi to come face-to-face for first time since border clashes

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will come face-to-face on Friday for...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 02:08pm

Middle East

Israel army kills Palestinian teen: medical sources

RAMALLAH: A Palestinian teenager was killed Thursday during clashes with the Israeli army near Jenin in the occupied...

Updated 15 Sep, 2022 02:50pm

Europe

EU chief in Kyiv for talks on closer cooperation

KYIV: EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday she was in Kyiv for meetings with officials,...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 01:18pm

South Asia

Traffic, water shortages, now floods: the slow death of India's tech hub?

BENGALURU: Harish Pullanoor spent his weekends in the late 1980s tramping around the marshes and ponds of Yemalur, ...

Updated 15 Sep, 2022 02:58pm

Europe

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said towns and villages recaptured from Russian forces had been devastated,...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 12:57pm

Europe

Macron to attend queen’s funeral in UK

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday he will attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, as he called...

Updated 15 Sep, 2022 01:34pm

USA

Argentina arrests 4th person in Kirchner assassination attempt

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine authorities on Wednesday arrested a fourth suspect in the failed assassination attempt...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 11:04am

World

Australia PM says republic not top priority

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday his priority is to hold a referendum on Indigenous...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 10:59am

Asia

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Putin, Xi meet for high-stake talks

Will be joined by leaders of India, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran and several other countries for the meeting on Thursday and Friday

Updated 15 Sep, 2022 11:41am

World

Venezuela ‘ready’ to supply global oil market: Maduro

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday his country is “ready” to supply the global oil and gas...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 10:54am

Europe

Tears as British public pays respects to queen’s coffin

LONDON: Thousands queued overnight into Thursday to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II, with many choking...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 10:52am

Europe

Ukraine’s Zelensky vows ‘victory’ on visit to liberated Kharkiv region

KHARKIV REGION: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday promised “victory” on a visit to the strategic...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 10:37am

USA

Washington to send $756mn in additional aid to Syria

WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Wednesday announced it was sending $756 million in new humanitarian aid to...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 10:27am

Asia

Typhoon Muifa lashes eastern China, forcing 1.6 million from their homes

SHANGHAI: High winds and heavy rain lashed China’s densely populated east coast on Thursday, after Typhoon Muifa...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 10:11am

Middle East

Lebanese woman robs bank to pay for sister’s cancer treatment

BEIRUT: A woman held up a Beirut bank Wednesday with a toy gun and walked out with thousands of dollars to pay for...