News Archives for World - 2023-03-24

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Europe

Macron says EU chief to join him on visit to China

BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen would...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 09:09pm

Europe

EU leaders insist eurozone banking sector stable

BRUSSELS: EU leaders and the head of the European Central Bank scrambled on Friday to reassure the markets that the...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 08:38pm

USA

Yellen chairs closed US Financial Stability Oversight Council meeting

WASHINGTON: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will chair a closed meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 08:19pm

South Asia

Indian opposition dealt major blow as parliament bars Congress leader Gandhi

NEW DELHI: India’s opposition Congress party suffered a major blow on Friday when parliament disqualified its...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 06:35pm

Stocks

UAE equities extend losses on ex-dividend stocks, bearish mood

Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates extended their losses on Friday, pulled lower by a slew of stocks trading...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:49pm

South Asia

India’s Congress party to launch street protests against Gandhi’s conviction

NEW DELHI: Members of India’s main opposition Congress party will take to the streets on Friday to protest against...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 02:11pm

Asia

Moscow trip seen as a win for ‘big brother’ Xi

BEIJING: Xi Jinping’s pomp-filled visit to Moscow underscored a burgeoning but unequal alliance between the two...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 12:19pm

Asia

Indonesia fuel depot fire death toll rises to 33

JAKARTA: The death toll from a fire at an Indonesian fuel storage depot run by state energy firm Pertamina has risen...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 12:03pm

Europe

Macron, Meloni discuss France-Italy cooperation

BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met on Thursday to discuss...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 11:31am

USA

Biden arrives in Canada to discuss trade, migration challenges

OTTAWA: US President Joe Biden arrived Thursday in Canada where he will meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 11:28am

Europe

Charles III: king of a tricky transition

LONDON: In a lifetime spent as heir to his mother Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III cultivated a range of...

Updated 24 Mar, 2023 12:36pm

Middle East

‘Sea change’: disruptive Saudi prince shows new pragmatism with Iran

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman once compared Iran’s supreme leader to Hitler, but has now green-lit...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 11:06am

USA

US carries out Syria strikes after contractor killed

WASHINGTON: The US military said it carried out precision air strikes in eastern Syria on Thursday in response to a...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 10:56am

South Asia

Russia cannot meet arms delivery commitments because of war, Indian Air Force says

NEW DELHI: Russia is unable to deliver vital defence supplies it had committed to India’s military because of the...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 10:48am

Europe

Russia’s Medvedev: Moscow forces may go to Kyiv or Lviv

MOSCOW: Russian forces may have to advance as far as Kyiv or Lviv in Ukraine, Russia’s former president Dmitry...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 10:39am

South Asia

Billionaire Ambani adopts familiar playbook in India cola battle vs Coke, Pepsi

CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: Indian industrial giant Reliance is reviving a historic local cola brand with plans to use its...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 10:02am

World

Protests, strikes, fuel shortages as pensions fury rages in France

PARIS: French citizens protested and downed tools again on Thursday, with transport and refineries grinding to a ...