News Archives for World - 2023-02-19

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World

Facebook-owner Meta to roll out paid subscription

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 10:28pm

Europe

Russian shelling kills three in southern Ukraine

KYIV: Russian shelling killed three adult members of a family in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson on Sunday,...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 09:28pm

Europe

Turkiye ends quake rescue efforts except in two provinces: official

ISTANBUL: Turkiye has ended rescue efforts in all provinces except the two hardest hit by last week’s massive quake...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 07:31pm

South Asia

Taliban plans to turn former foreign bases into special economic zones

KABUL: The Taliban administration will move ahead with plans to turn former foreign military bases into special...

Updated 19 Feb, 2023 08:35pm

Middle East

Arab states need new approach towards Syria, says Saudi foreign minister

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said consensus was building in the Arab world that isolating Syria was not...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 02:24pm

Europe

West must provide more military support to Ukraine

MUNICH: European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday the West must provide more military aid to...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 02:18pm

Europe

Survivors dug out of rubble in Turkiye, but many families pray to find a body to mourn

ANTAKYA/KAHRAMANMARAS: Survivors were still being dug out of the rubble in earthquake-hit Turkiye, but for many...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 12:47pm

Asia

Plane crashes in Philippines, search underway for 4 on board

MANILA: A small plane with four people on board has crashed in central Philippines where rescuers were searching for...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 12:21pm

Europe

Ukraine must win for change in Russia: Kasparov

MUNICH: Russian former chess champion and leading Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov said Saturday that Ukraine had to...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 12:14pm

USA

Blinken exhorts Israeli, Palestinian leaders to ‘restore calm’

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Saturday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 12:10pm

USA

US Supreme Court takes on immunity for tech giants

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court this week examines a quarter-century old law that has protected tech companies from...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 11:40am

South Asia

How India’s scandal-hit Adani Group hushes critics

NEW DELHI: Independent Indian journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta is being sued by tycoon Gautam Adani’s business...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 11:14am

Asia

North Korea says it fired ICBM as warning to US, Seoul

SEOUL: North Korea said Sunday it had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile as a warning to Washington...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 10:48am

Middle East

Israeli strike hits heart of Syria’s security elite

BEIRUT: An Israeli missile strike aimed at Iranian and Hezbollah targets early Sunday killed 15 people and destroyed...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 10:32am

Europe

Russian assets worth around $5.7bn sanctioned in Germany

BERLIN: Russian assets worth around 5.32 billion euros ($5.69 billion) have been sanctioned in Germany over the...