News Archives for World - 2023-04-17

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World

U.S. to offer additional help to Ukraine for Russian war crimes probes

WASHINGTON: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Monday the Justice Department intends to appoint a...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 11:52pm

USA

White House calls for immediate Sudan ceasefire

WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire to fighting in Sudan between the army and a...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 11:48pm

Europe

France's Macron promises government action plan in next 100 days

PARIS: The French government will work out a coherent plan to get France back on its feet in the next 100 days and...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 11:45pm

Europe

Inflation is a tough beast says German finance minister

BERLIN: Inflation is a risk for financial stability and central banks must take this into consideration, German...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 11:40pm

USA

EY US to slash headcount days after nixing split

Ernst & Young's U.S. arm said on Monday it was shedding 5% of its workforce, less than a week after the unit's...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 11:14pm

Europe

Russia wants conflict in Ukraine to end as soon as possible: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday during a visit to Brazil that Moscow wanted the conflict in...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 09:52pm

Europe

Ukraine sceptical over efforts to end war with Russia

BAGHDAD: Ukraine’s foreign minister cast doubts Monday on efforts to bring about peace in his country’s war with...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 09:35pm

Europe

WTO panel rules against India in IT tariffs dispute with EU, others

GENEVA: A World Trade Organization panel said on Monday that India had violated global trading rules in a dispute...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 08:21pm

Europe

UK PM Sunak being probed over wife’s shares

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the parliamentary watchdog over a possible...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 07:50pm

Africa

UN chief calls on Sudan leaders to ‘immediately cease hostilities’

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Sudan’s warring parties Monday to “immediately cease...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 07:47pm

Europe

Putin praises Pacific drills as China minister visits

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday praised the “very high level” of military drills in the Pacific...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:08pm

South Asia

Apple CEO Cook to meet Indian PM Modi amid expansion: sources

NEW DELHI: Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook will meet India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its deputy IT minister...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 05:31pm

Middle East

Iran invites Saudi king to visit Tehran

DUBAI: Iran has officially invited Saudi Arabia’s king to visit the country, an Iranian Foreign Ministry...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 03:48pm

South Asia

Eleven people die of sunstroke near Mumbai after open-air award function

MUMBAI: At least eleven people died on Sunday after suffering from sunstroke at an event attended by India’s home...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 02:33pm

South Asia

Indian police arrest soldier over killings at military base

NEW DELHI: Police in India’s northern border state of Punjab have arrested a soldier in connection with last week’s...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 02:19pm

Stocks

Major Gulf markets mixed ahead of earnings, China economic data

Major stock markets in the Gulf were mixed early on Monday ahead of earnings and Chinese economic data, with the...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 02:15pm

Commodities

EU says Poland, Hungary bans on Ukraine grain ‘unacceptable’

BRUSSELS: The European Union’s executive arm on Monday denounced bans imposed by Poland and Hungary on imports of...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 02:04pm

Middle East

US raid in Syria targets senior IS leader: Centcom

BEIRUT: A US helicopter raid on Monday targeted a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria suspected of plotting...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 02:01pm

Europe

Russia’s Putin, Shoigu, discuss Pacific Fleet drills

MOSCOW: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday reported to President Vladimir Putin about drills conducted...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 01:17pm

USA

‘Big sponge’: new CO2 tech taps oceans to tackle global warming

SAN PEDRO: Floating in the port of Los Angeles, a strange-looking barge covered with pipes and tanks contains a...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 12:33pm

Europe

Verdict due for Kremlin critic facing 25 years in jail

MOSCOW: A Russian court was on Monday due to deliver a verdict in the case against opposition figure Vladimir...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 12:26pm

Europe

Macron to address France after ‘Pyrrhic’ pensions victory

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron is on Monday to address France for the first time since signing into law his...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 12:19pm

Asia

US, UK urge ‘immediate cessation of violence’ in Sudan

KARUIZAWA: Britain and the United States called Monday for an “immediate cessation” of violence in Sudan, where...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 12:10pm

Africa

Fighting rages in Sudan as death toll passes 100

KHARTOUM: Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum Monday as fighting between the army and paramilitary...

Updated 17 Apr, 2023 02:49pm

Energy

India’s gasoil sales jump in April first half

NEW DELHI: Indian state refiners posted an 8.4% rise in sales of gasoil to 3.45 million tonnes in the first half of...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 11:30am

World

Elon Musk’s SpaceX set for debut flight of Starship rocket system to space

BOCA CHICA: Elon Musk’s SpaceX made final preparations early on Monday to launch its powerful new Starship rocket...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 11:03am

World

Four dead in Alabama teen birthday party shooting

WASHINGTON: At least four people were killed and several injured in a Saturday night shooting in the US state of...