News Archives for World - 2023-02-03

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World

Ukraine arms package includes longer-range precision rockets: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: A new $2.2 billion US arms package for Ukraine includes a new rocket-propelled precision bomb that could...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 11:42pm

Europe

France, Italy to send Ukraine missile systems: French ministry

PARIS: France and Italy have agreed to deliver mobile surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine, the French defence...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 11:35pm

South Asia

China says it ‘regrets’ unmanned airship’s entry into US airspace

BEIJING: Beijing said on Friday it regretted an “unintended” breach of US airspace by what it described as an...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 09:30pm

USA

Fed seen hiking policy rate above 5% as hiring surges

The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to need at least two more interest-rate hikes, lifting the benchmark rate to...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 09:14pm

Stocks

Emirates Telecom Group lifts Abu Dhabi, Dubai extends gains

Stock exchanges in the United Arab Emirates closed higher on Friday, with Abu Dhabi’s main index boosted by a rise...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 06:19pm

South Asia

China expected to boost global growth but uncertainties remain: IMF

BEIJING: China’s economy is expected to contribute a quarter of global growth this year, the International Monetary...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 06:05pm

South Asia

India's finance minister says markets 'well regulated' after Adani storm

MUMBAI: Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Friday her country's markets were "well regulated" and she...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 05:59pm

Europe

Norway to buy 54 new generation Leopard tanks

OSLO: Norway said Friday it will buy 54 new generation Leopard 2 tanks to replace older versions, adding it faced...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 05:55pm

Europe

Germany authorises manufacturers to send Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine

BERLIN: Germany said Friday it has issued authorisation for Leopard 1 tanks to be sent to Ukraine, in a further...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 05:44pm

Energy

EU seeks agreement on Russian fuel price caps

BRUSSELS: EU member states looked to reach a deal on Friday on price caps for Russian petroleum products, ahead of...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 05:39pm

South Asia

Malaysia’s debt-to-GDP ratio to cross 80% in 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s debt and liabilities are estimated at 1.5 trillion ringgit ($352.44 billion) for 2022 or...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 05:32pm

Europe

Turkey says Western states gave it no evidence to back up security threat reports

ANKARA: Turkey said on Friday that Western nations, including the United States and Germany, had not given it any...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 05:04pm

Europe

Air raid sirens sound in Kyiv during visit by European leaders

KYIV: Air raid alerts sounded across Ukraine on Friday as European Union leaders were in the country’s capital to...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 02:51pm

South Asia

Indian police arrest 1,800 men in crackdown on underage marriage

GUWAHATI: Police in Assam have arrested more than 1,800 men for marrying or arranging marriages to underage girls,...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 02:07pm

Asia

China says ‘hype’ not conducive to solution on spy balloon reports

BEIJING: Speculation and hype are not conducive until the facts are clear around a spy balloon the United States...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 12:44pm

South Asia

India’s government has nothing to do with Adani issue: minister

NEW DELHI: The Indian government has nothing to do with the issues of the Adani Group whose shares have tumbled...

Updated 03 Feb, 2023 02:14pm

Africa

South Sudan violence kills 27 the day before pope’s visit

JUBA: Twenty-seven people were killed in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria state on Thursday when violence broke out...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 11:51am

Europe

After Netanyahu talks, Macron warns of Iran nuclear ‘consequences’

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron denounced on Thursday the “headlong rush” of Iran’s nuclear programme after...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 11:42am

South Asia

India’s Adani denies rise due to Modi as shares slump again

MUMBAI: Beleaguered Indian tycoon Gautam Adani denied Friday that his rise to become Asia’s richest man – a title he...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 11:05am

Asia

China to fully reopen borders with Hong Kong, Macau

HONG KONG: China said on Friday it will fully restore travel across its borders with Hong Kong and Macau next week,...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 10:58am

Europe

EU-Ukraine wartime summit to deliver on some issues, disappoint on others

KYIV: European Union leaders will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Friday, bringing the...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 10:51am

USA

Peru president unveils new bill for 2023 election amid Congress infighting

LIMA: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has put forward a new bill to bring elections forward to 2023 in a bid to...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 10:38am

USA

Chinese spy balloon flies over the United States, Pentagon says

WASHINGTON: A suspected Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of days, US...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 09:50am

World

Chad opens first embassy in Israel

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Thursday opened his majority-Muslim country’s...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 07:18am

Europe

EU parliament lifts immunity of two MEPs in graft probe

BRUSSELS: The European Parliament on Thursday lifted the immunity of two lawmakers targeted in a Belgian probe into...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 07:03am

World

Norway police ban anti-Islam protest

ANKARA/OSLO: Norwegian police on Thursday banned a planned anti-Islam protest including the burning of a copy of the...