News Archives for World - 2022-10-17

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World

Russia hits Kyiv apartment block in drone attacks on Ukraine cities

KYIV: Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with drones on Monday, killing at least four people in an apartment building...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 11:04pm

Europe

New UK finance minister Hunt reverses Truss’s economic plan in dramatic U-turn

LONDON: New finance minister Jeremy Hunt scrapped Prime Minister Liz Truss’s economic plan and scaled back her vast...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 09:01pm

Travel

'The Golden Canary': Sotheby's unveils record-breaking diamond in Dubai

Following a series of luxury reveals this year, Sotheby's unveiled another rare gem, 'The Golden Canary' — an...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 07:40pm

Europe

UK parliament speaker grants urgent question on Kwarteng sacking

Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt will on Monday answer an urgent question in parliament on the sacking...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:55pm

South Asia

Bankrupt Sri Lanka slashes fuel prices

COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka slashed fuel prices on Monday, the second cut in as many weeks, after the World Bank...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:43pm

Middle East

Iran vows ‘immediate’ response to new EU sanctions

TEHRAN: Iran vowed Monday an “immediate” response to the European Union as it prepares new sanctions on the Islamic...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:40pm

Middle East

Kuwait’s new government sworn in after reshuffle aimed at defusing tensions

Kuwait’s crown prince swore in the new government on Monday, state news agency KUNA reported, following a reshuffle...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 04:48pm

Middle East

Saudi defends oil policy in face of US charges

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has rejected US accusations of aligning itself with Russia amid the Ukraine war by making oil...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 02:58pm

Europe

NATO holds ‘routine’ nuclear drill amid Russia tensions

BRUSSELS: NATO on Monday launched its regular nuclear deterrence drills in western Europe, after tensions soared...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 01:47pm

Europe

Zelensky says Russian strikes ‘won’t be able to break’ Ukrainians

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Russia had launched a barrage of drone and missile attack...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 01:22pm

South Asia

Veteran of India’s opposition Congress expected to win leadership race

BALLARI: Members of India’s opposition Congress party voted on Monday to elect its first head in nearly 25 years...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 12:15pm

Europe

Ukraine nuclear plant disconnected from power grid after Russian shelling

KYIV: Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was disconnected from the national power grid on Monday following...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 12:09pm

World

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledge $1.2 billion to eradicate polio

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Sunday that it will commit $1.2 billion to support efforts to end all...

Updated 17 Oct, 2022 10:22pm

Europe

EU set to train 15,000 Ukrainian troops, provide more arms funding for Kyiv

BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers are expected to agree on a mission to train 15,000 Ukrainian troops from...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 10:02am

Europe

Several explosions heard in Kyiv

KYIV: Several explosions were heard Monday morning in Kyiv, exactly a week after Russian missile strikes on the...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 09:58am

Africa

Nigeria floods toll has passed 600: government

LAGOS: More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade in Nigeria, according to...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 09:45am

Europe

Ukraine war pushes 4 million children into poverty: UN

PARIS: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic fallout have thrown four million children into...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 09:42am

Europe

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces was taking place around two towns in the Donetsk region of...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 09:19am

USA

Google allows Donald Trump’s Truth Social in Play Store

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Wednesday said it has allowed Donald Trump’s Truth Social app in its Play Store for...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 06:42am

Europe

UK finance minister Hunt vows to win back financial market trust

LONDON: New finance minister Jeremy Hunt promised to win back Britain’s economic credibility by fully accounting...