News Archives for World - 2023-04-18

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World

Yellen to lay out U.S. economic priorities on China in Thursday speech

WASHINGTON: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday will lay out the Biden administration's principal...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 11:30pm

World

Russia not planning Wikipedia block for now, minister says

Russia is "not yet" planning to block Wikipedia, its minister of digital affairs said on Tuesday as a Moscow court...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 11:23pm

Europe

Brazil's Lula condemns invasion of Ukraine

BRASILIA: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday his administration condemns the violation of...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 11:00pm

Europe

Macron seen singing in the streets after pensions address

PARIS: A video surfaced Tuesday of French President Emmanuel Macron singing a traditional song in the street after a...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 10:51pm

Europe

Russia’s Lavrov to talk Ukraine grain deal with UN chief next week

UNITED NATIONS: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss the Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal with...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 09:57pm

Europe

Moscow warns US against ‘subversive activity’ in Russia

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday warned US ambassador Lynne Tracy that it would quash attempts to “incite discord” in the...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 09:28pm

Europe

Zelensky, Putin visit Ukraine hotspots

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met troops in a frontline town Tuesday, a day after Russian leader...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 09:11pm

USA

US single-family housing starts increase in March

WASHINGTON: U.S. single-family homebuilding increased in March, while permits for future construction surged,...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 06:35pm

South Asia

India’s migrant millions: Caught between jobless villages and city hazards

NEW DELHI/JAUNPUR: As he crosses the mud houses and wheat fields around his village to catch a train to distant...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 06:20pm

USA

Fed’s Bullard discounts recession talk, favors more rate hikes

ST. LOUIS: The U.S. central bank should continue raising interest rates on the back of recent data showing inflation...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 06:09pm

South Asia

34 million Afghans in poverty under Taliban rule: UN

KABUL: The number of Afghans in poverty nearly doubled to 34 million as the nation was racked by the collapse of the...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 06:01pm

Africa

Red Cross, WHO seek aid access amid Sudan fighting

GENEVA: The Red Cross and the World Health Organization on Tuesday urged Sudan’s warring parties to guarantee...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 05:51pm

Asia

China says ‘political manipulation’ behind US arrests

BEIJING: China said on Tuesday that “political manipulation” was behind the arrests of two men the United States...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 05:39pm

Europe

Brazil president’s peace calls equate Russia with victim: Kyiv

KYIV: Ukraine’s foreign ministry on Tuesday criticised Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s recent calls...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 05:34pm

Europe

Russia visit shows ‘determination’ to strengthen ties: Chinese minister

MOSCOW: China’s defence minister Li Shangfu said Tuesday his trip to Moscow was aimed at demonstrating Beijing’s...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 05:28pm

Europe

WhatsApp and other messaging apps oppose UK’s move on encryption

LONDON: WhatsApp and other messaging services have united to oppose Britain’s plan to force tech companies to break...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 05:03pm

Middle East

Saudi top diplomat heads to Syria for first visit since war

DAMASCUS: Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat is due to arrive in Damascus Tuesday on the first visit by a Saudi official...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 03:00pm

Asia

China ready to facilitate Middle East peace: state media

BEIJING: China’s foreign minister told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts his country is ready to help...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 02:23pm

South Asia

G7 urges reversal of Taliban ban on Afghan women in UN, NGOs

KARUIZAWA: G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday demanded the “immediate reversal” of a Taliban government ban on Afghan...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 01:33pm

Asia

Xi calls for ‘higher stage’ of China-North Korea ties: state media

SEOUL: Chinese President Xi Jinping will push for a “higher stage” of relations with Pyongyang, North Korean state...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 12:56pm

Europe

UK unemployment rises as cost-of-living crisis bites

LONDON: UK unemployment edged higher in the three months to the end of February, official data showed Tuesday, as...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 12:31pm

South Asia

Toxic alcohol kills at least 27 in ‘dry’ Indian state

PATNA: Toxic hooch has killed at least 27 people in the eastern Indian state of Bihar where alcohol is banned,...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 12:29pm

Financial

Adani Group debt increases 21% over past year: Bloomberg News

Adani Group’s debt pile rose almost 21% over the past year and the proportion held by global banks rose to nearly a...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 12:14pm

Europe

Putin visits two regions in Ukraine as G7 condemn nuclear plan

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited security forces in parts of Ukraine that Russia says it annexed last...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 11:25am

Europe

EU Parliament to cast final vote on Europe’s biggest climate policy

STRASBOURG: The European Parliament holds its final vote on Tuesday on whether to approve sweeping reforms to make...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 11:18am

Africa

Sudan’s RSF leader Hemedti says ‘discussed pressing issues’ with Blinken

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti,...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 11:08am

USA

Elon Musk says he will launch rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT

SAN FRANCISCO: Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he will launch an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that he...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 10:37am

USA

White Kansas City man, 84, charged for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house

Prosecutors charged an 84-year-old white Kansas City man with two felonies on Monday in the shooting of a Black...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 10:33am

World

EU lawmakers call for summit to control ‘very powerful’ AI systems

LONDON/ STOCKHOLM: EU lawmakers urged world leaders on Monday to hold a summit to find ways to control the...