News Archives for World - 2023-05-29

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Europe

Maduro and Lula hit out at US sanctions on Venezuela

BRASILIA: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Brazilian leader Luis Inacio Lula de Silva on Monday assailed U.S....

Published 29 May, 2023 11:13pm

South Asia

India files graft case against BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce

NEW DELHI: India has filed a graft case against Britain's BAE Systems plc and Rolls-Royce Holdings for "criminal...

Published 29 May, 2023 10:53pm

Europe

German govt says Chancellor Scholz has invited Erdogan to Berlin

FRANKFURT: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken to the newly re-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Published 29 May, 2023 09:54pm

Africa

Kenya says to boost trade ties with Moscow as Lavrov visits

NAIROBI: Kenya said Monday it has agreed to boost trade ties with Moscow, during a surprise visit by Russian Foreign...

Published 29 May, 2023 07:29pm

Asia

Musk expected to visit China this week, meet officials: sources

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI: Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk is expected to visit China this week, three people with...

Published 29 May, 2023 06:55pm

Europe

Russia hits military facility in Ukraine in new wave of strikes

KYIV: Russia said on Monday its military had hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces had...

Published 29 May, 2023 06:51pm

Europe

World leaders congratulate Turkiye’s victorious Erdogan

ANKARA: Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin were among world leaders congratulating Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Published 29 May, 2023 06:07pm

Asia

Shanghai records hottest May day in 100 years

SHANGHAI: Shanghai recorded its hottest May day in 100 years on Monday, the city’s meteorological service announced,...

Published 29 May, 2023 05:44pm

Europe

Russia’s Lavrov warns West: Black Sea grain deal is in danger of collapse

MOSCOW: Russia said on Monday that the Black Sea grain deal would no longer be operational unless a U.N. agreement...

Published 29 May, 2023 05:27pm

Europe

Denmark plans $2.6bn more for Ukraine, Zelenskiy praises ‘major contribution’

STOCKHOLM: Denmark plans to increase its spending on military aid to Ukraine by 17.9 billion crowns ($2.59 billion)...

Published 29 May, 2023 05:19pm

South Asia

Iran’s Khamenei welcomes better ties with Egypt

DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a meeting with Oman’s Sultan that Tehran welcomes better...

Published 29 May, 2023 02:54pm

Energy

Saudi diesel imports from Russia, exports to Singapore hit records

SINGAPORE: Leading crude exporter Saudi Arabia is maximising refining profits by importing unprecedented amounts of...

Published 29 May, 2023 02:12pm

South Asia

Debt-ridden Sri Lanka gets $350mn loan boost from Asian Development Bank

COLOMBO: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday approved a $350 million special policy-based loan to provide...

Published 29 May, 2023 02:01pm

Middle East

Syria says Israeli missiles target sites near Damascus

AMMAN: Syrian army air defences on Sunday confronted an Israeli missile strike on the outskirts of the Syrian...

Published 29 May, 2023 01:05pm

Europe

Russia damages Ukraine’s Odesa port in overnight drone attack

KYIV: A Russian drone attack overnight damaged some infrastructure in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, which is...

Published 29 May, 2023 12:38pm

South Asia

China to send first civilian into space on Tuesday

JIUQUAN: China will send its first civilian astronaut into space as part of a crewed mission to the Tiangong space...

Published 29 May, 2023 11:38am

Europe

Russia launches large air raid on Kyiv, 15th attack in May

Russia launched a new wave of air attacks on Kyiv in early hours on Monday using drones and cruise missiles, with...

Published 29 May, 2023 11:02am

South Asia

Japan puts missile defence on alert as North Korea warns of satellite launch

SEOUL/TOKYO: Japan on Monday put its ballistic missile defences on alert and warned that it would shoot down any...

Published 29 May, 2023 10:47am

World

Erdogan declares victory in historic Turkey runoff

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory Sunday in a historic runoff vote that posed the...