News Archives for World - 2022-11-28

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Europe

Russia-US nuclear talks postponed

Nuclear disarmament talks between Russia and the United States set to take place this week have been postponed,...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 07:17pm

Middle East

Saudi unveils plan for massive new airport in capital

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Monday announced plans for a new airport in Riyadh intended to spur rapid growth in the...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:53pm

Asia

China tightens security after rare protests against COVID curbs

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Police on Monday stopped and searched people at the sites of weekend protests in Shanghai and...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:36pm

Europe

Russia won’t stop strikes until it runs out of missiles, Zelenskiy says

LVIV/KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians to expect another brutal week of cold and darkness ahead,...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:37pm

Asia

Japan PM wants defence spending to double to 2% of GDP to counter China

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed ministers to double defence spending to about 2% of gross...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:32pm

Middle East

Iran welcomes Iraq moves on guarding border

TEHRAN: Iran reacted favourably Monday to neighbouring Iraq’s decision to redeploy federal guards along its border,...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:08pm

Europe

Monkeypox to be renamed mpox: WHO

WHO says move aimed at minimising any ongoing negative impact of the current name

Updated 28 Nov, 2022 07:19pm

Europe

Ukraine warns of fresh Russian missile strikes

KYIV: Ukraine said on Monday that Russia was preparing for a fresh wave of missile attacks on its energy grid that...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:04pm

Middle East

Iran says it has proof that Western states were involved in protests

DUBAI: Iran has proof that Western nations were involved in protests that have swept the country, the foreign...

Updated 28 Nov, 2022 03:01pm

Africa

Four dead in hotel siege in Somali capital: security agency

MOGADISHU: At least four people were killed in an ongoing attack by Al-Shabaab militants who laid siege to a popular...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 12:36pm

USA

100-mile strike weapon weighed for Ukraine as arms makers wrestle with demand

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is considering a Boeing proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap, small precision bombs fitted...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 12:05pm

Europe

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remains under Moscow control

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant remains under Russian control, the Russia-installed administration of the...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 11:55am

World

Australian government moves to censure former prime minister over secret ministries

SYDNEY: Australia’s Labor government said it will move a parliamentary censure motion against former Liberal prime...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 11:07am

South Asia

More than 80 injured as Indian police clash with Adani port protesters

KOCHI: More than 80 people were wounded in southern India as villagers halting the construction of a $900 million...

Updated 28 Nov, 2022 01:54pm

Europe

Britain must do more to promote its values abroad: Sunak

LONDON: Britain must do more to defend its values of freedom and openness on the world stage, Prime Minister Rishi...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 10:47am

Africa

Landslide in Cameroon kills at least 11

YAOUNDÉ: A landslide in Cameroon's capital Yaounde killed at least 11 people attending a funeral on Sunday, a local...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 10:43am

Asia

China COVID cases hit fresh record high after weekend of protests

BEIJING: China posted another record high COVID-19 infections on Monday, after an extraordinary weekend of protests...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 10:10am

Europe

Ukraine warns of more Russian attacks as fighting rages in Donetsk

LVIV/KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia would surely launch new missile attacks on his...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 09:52am

Middle East

Thousands protest Turkish strikes on Kurdish groups in Syria

QAMISHLI: Thousands of Kurds protested on Sunday in the Syrian city of Qamishli against days of deadly Turkish...