News Archives for World - 2023-04-25

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South Asia

India’s Rahul Gandhi appeals after court denies stay of defamation conviction

NEW DELHI: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appealed to the High Court in the western state of...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 08:15pm

Middle East

UAE needs time to show effectiveness to exit financial crime grey list: official

LONDON: The United Arab Emirates needs time to demonstrate the effectiveness and enforcement of policies introduced...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 08:07pm

USA

Debt limit action should be ‘without conditions’: Yellen

WASHINGTON: A US debt default would trigger an “economic and financial catastrophe,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:47pm

Middle East

Turkiye, Russia, Iran, Syria hold ‘constructive talks’

ANKARA: The defence ministers and intelligence chiefs of Iran, Russia, Syria and Turkiye held talks on Tuesday that...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:26pm

Europe

Ukraine calls for global pressure on Russia over grain deal

KYIV: A proposal by U.N. chief Antonio Guterres on improving and extending a deal on the safe Black Sea export of...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 05:28pm

South Asia

WHO says contaminated cough syrup made in India found in Western Pacific

Contaminated cough syrup made by an Indian company has been found in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia, the World...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 05:05pm

Europe

One killed, 10 wounded in Russian attack on museum in east Ukraine: Zelenskiy

KYIV: Russian forces struck a museum in the centre of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk during an attack on...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 02:19pm

USA

Guterres proposes ‘way forward’ for Ukraine grain initiative

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres presented a “way forward” on extending Ukrainian grain exports...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 01:28pm

USA

Biden, 80, expected to announce second term bid

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden was expected to announce Tuesday he is running for a second term, plunging at the...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 01:17pm

USA

Rape allegation against Trump heads to civil trial

NEW YORK: Jury selection is scheduled to start Tuesday in a civil trial pitting Donald Trump against a prominent...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 01:00pm

Africa

Sudan’s warring rivals agree 72-hour ceasefire

KHARTOUM: A US-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals officially came into effect Tuesday after...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 12:56pm

Europe

Novartis raises year forecast after sales boost

ZURICH: Pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Tuesday it was increasing its full-year sales and profits outlook after...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 12:45pm

Europe

UK’s Rishi Sunak wants EU deal on passport checks to ease delays: Bloomberg News

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to make a deal with the European Union to make it easier for his citizens...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 12:36pm

Europe

Britain begins ‘large-scale’ evacuation of its nationals from Sudan

LONDON: The British government said it had launched a large-scale evacuation of its citizens from Sudan on Tuesday,...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 12:31pm

Asia

Indonesians told to stay alert after magnitude 7.3 earthquake

PADANG: Indonesian authorities urged caution on Tuesday as residents returned gradually to their homes in western...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 11:35am

Europe

New EU sanctions on Russia no earlier than ‘deep into May’

A new round of European Union sanctions against Russia for waging war against Ukraine is under discussion but...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 11:32am

South Asia

Modi’s BJP courts India’s rising election power: Women

NEW DELHI: Ranika Jaiswal’s family in Varanasi has boasted a string of officials in India’s ruling BJP party over...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 11:28am

Energy

Russia may withdraw from intermediate and shorter-range nuclear missiles treaty: TASS

Russia, due to the actions of the United States, may retreat from the moratorium on the deployment of intermediate...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 10:45am

World

CNN host Don Lemon says TV network fired him

WASHINGTON: Cable television network CNN has fired longtime host Don Lemon, the news anchor said in a post on ...