News Archives for World - 2023-05-08

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World

Operations suspended at Ukraine nuclear plant in case of 'provocations'

Operations at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are being suspended in case of "provocations" by Ukrainian forces, the...

Published 08 May, 2023 11:18pm

Asia

Indonesia, Singapore condemn 'shootout' involving ASEAN officials in Myanmar

JAKARTA: Indonesia and Singapore condemned an attack involving Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...

Published 08 May, 2023 11:10pm

World

Sudan's Burhan: No benefit from talks in Saudi Arabia without reaching a ceasefire

CAIRO: Sudan's military ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said on Monday the negotiations in Saudi Arabia with ...

Published 08 May, 2023 11:02pm

USA

China foreign minister calls to ‘stabilise relations’ with US

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with the US ambassador on Monday, Beijing said, during which...

Published 08 May, 2023 09:42pm

World

OECD sees slower 2024 rebound for Germany as climate challenges mount

BERLIN: The German economy is expected to recover more slowly next year than previously forecast as the need for...

Published 08 May, 2023 06:24pm

Europe

EU targets evasion in new round of Russia sanctions

BRUSSELS: Brussels has proposed to EU member states an 11th round of sanctions over Russia’s war on Ukraine aimed at...

Published 08 May, 2023 05:35pm

Europe

Ukraine says Russia has effectively stopped Black Sea grain deal

KYIV: Russia has effectively stopped the Black sea grain deal by refusing to register incoming vessels, Ukraine's...

Published 08 May, 2023 05:18pm

Middle East

Biden aide discusses Yemen peace push with Saudi crown prince

RIYADH: US national security advisor Jake Sullivan discussed efforts to end Yemen’s eight-year war during a meeting...

Published 08 May, 2023 03:57pm

Europe

EU chief von der Leyen to visit Kyiv on Tuesday

BRUSSELS: European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen will visit Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukraine’s...

Published 08 May, 2023 03:46pm

Stocks

Qatar leads major Gulf markets lower on weak earnings

Major stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Monday, with the Qatari bourse leading the losses following a...

Published 08 May, 2023 02:06pm

Financial

Abu Dhabi’s ADGM financial centre to expand by ten times

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s ADGM financial freezone will expand its area of jurisdiction by ten times, it said on Monday,...

Published 08 May, 2023 02:03pm

Africa

No breakthrough yet in Saudi-hosted Sudan talks

RIYADH: Ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia between Sudan’s warring generals have yielded “no major progress” so far, a...

Published 08 May, 2023 01:37pm

South Asia

China foreign minister to visit Germany, France this week

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit Germany, France and Norway from Monday to Friday, Beijing...

Published 08 May, 2023 01:33pm

South Asia

Second blast near Sikh shrine in India

AMRITSAR: A second blast in 36 hours rocked the area around the Sikh holy site of the Golden Temple in India’s...

Published 08 May, 2023 01:25pm

Europe

Zelensky says Russia will be defeated ‘as Nazism was’

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday vowed that Russian forces would be defeated in Ukraine like Nazi...

Published 08 May, 2023 01:16pm

World

China seeks 'new fields' of cooperation with Pakistan military

BEIJING: China's defence minister on Monday told Pakistan's navy chief that their militaries including their navies...

Updated 08 May, 2023 05:22pm

South Asia

At least 22 dead after India boat capsizes

MALAPPURAM: At least 22 people died when a double-decker tourist boat capsized in India’s southern state of Kerala,...

Published 08 May, 2023 11:56am

South Asia

Xi to host first China-Central Asia summit this month

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping will host a two-day summit with the leaders of five Central Asian nations next week,...

Published 08 May, 2023 11:46am

South Asia

Three dead after fighter jet crashes into house in northern India

NEW DELHI: Three people died when an Indian Air Force fighter jet crashed through the roof of a house in a village...

Updated 08 May, 2023 02:22pm

Europe

Ukraine military says all 35 drones Russia launched overnight destroyed

Ukraine’s top military command said on Monday that its forces destroyed all 35 Iranian-made Shahed drones that...

Published 08 May, 2023 10:27am

South Asia

China foreign minister says imperative to stabilise Sino-US relations

BEIJING: China’s foreign minister Qin Gang said it is imperative to stabilise Sino-U.S. relations, avoid a downward...

Published 08 May, 2023 10:20am

South Asia

Japan PM Kishida meets lawmakers, business leaders to finish South Korea visit

SEOUL: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with South Korean lawmakers and business leaders in Seoul on Monday...

Published 08 May, 2023 10:07am

World

Gold mine fire in Peru kills 27

LIMA: A fire in a small gold mine in southern Peru has left 27 people dead, authorities said on Sunday, in the...

Published 08 May, 2023 07:08am

World

UN aid chief in Saudi Arabia for Sudan talks as fighting flares

KHARTOUM: The UN’s top humanitarian official arrived in Saudi Arabia Sunday for ceasefire talks between Sudan’s...

Published 08 May, 2023 07:02am

Europe

Russia’s Wagner group appears to do U-turn on Bakhmut withdrawal

MOSCOW: Russia’s Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern...