News Archives for World - 2023-06-14

<<>>

Markets

Fed holds rates steady, sees two small hikes by end of year

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but signaled in new economic projections...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 11:26pm

World

Ukraine reports small advances in 'extremely fierce' fighting

KYIV: Ukraine reported incremental advances in its counteroffensive against Russian forces on Wednesday in what it...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 11:16pm

USA

US Attorney General Garland defends Trump special counsel

WASHINGTON: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended the independent special counsel he appointed...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 11:04pm

Europe

NATO allies must arm Ukraine for offensive: Stoltenberg

BRUSSELS: NATO Security General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday alliance members must ensure Ukraine keeps getting...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 08:09pm

South Asia

Bill Gates in China to meet President Xi on Friday

HONG KONG: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp’s co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 08:08pm

Europe

UK foreign minister Cleverly may visit China next month

LONDON: British foreign minister James Cleverly may visit China next month, according to people with knowledge of...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:40pm

USA

Blinken to seek to ‘responsibly manage’ tense ties on rare China trip

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken will urge open communication to “responsibly manage” high tensions...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:28pm

Europe

Swedish inflation dips below double digits

STOCKHOLM: Swedish inflation dipped under 10 percent for the first time in over six months in May, official...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:19pm

Europe

Musk, Macron headline France technology show

PARIS: Billionaire Elon Musk and President Emmanuel Macron are headlining France’s biggest technology trade show,...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:01pm

Middle East

Xi hails establishment of ‘China-Palestine strategic’ ties

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that his country was establishing “strategic” relations with...

Updated 14 Jun, 2023 08:21pm

Europe

UN visit to Ukraine nuke plant delayed: Russia

MOSCOW: A visit by UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi to the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 05:29pm

Europe

Erdogan hints at rate hike after election victory

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signalled Wednesday that he would let his new economic team hike...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 05:12pm

Middle East

Saudi de facto ruler to meet Macron in France: statement

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has left for a state visit to France where he...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 01:50pm

Europe

Peak in oil demand ‘in sight’ before end of decade: IEA

PARIS: Global oil demand could peak before the end of this decade as the energy crisis has accelerated the...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 01:43pm

Europe

UN nuclear chief’s visit to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant delayed

KYIV: A planned visit by UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi to Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 12:11pm

South Asia

Nine killed in clash in India’s Manipur

GUWAHATI: At least nine people have been killed in the latest clashes between members of rival ethnic groups in...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 12:10pm

South Asia

Afghan farmers despair as locusts plague precious crops

KANDALI: Hundreds of thousands of locusts have descended on crops in northern Afghanistan, under the helpless gaze...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 11:26am

Africa

More than 100 dead in Nigeria river boat accident

KANO: More than 100 people have drowned in north central Nigeria after a boat carrying families returning from a...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 11:16am

Asia

Two killed in shooting at Japan army training range

TOKYO: Two soldiers were killed and a third wounded when a fellow recruit opened fire at a training range in central...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 11:00am

Asia

Explosions from fireworks kill three in China’s Tianjin

BEIJING: Three people were killed after a series of explosions caused by fireworks struck residential buildings in...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 10:52am

Asia

China FM tells Blinken relationship with US facing ‘new difficulties’: ministry

BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday that relations...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 10:39am

Europe

EU lawmakers to back world’s first AI rules

STRASBOURG: European Parliament lawmakers will vote Wednesday to kickstart talks to approve the world’s first...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 10:32am

Europe

Fire breaks out in Ukraine’s Odesa from Russian missile attack

A fire broke out near a business centre and the warehouse of a retail chain was hit in a Russian missile attack...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 10:15am

Europe

Russia urges ‘transparent’ investigation into Nord Stream blasts

A “transparent and objective” international investigation in the blasts at the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines is...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 10:00am

South Asia

India probes bribery claim in toxic syrup tests

NEW DELHI: Indian authorities have launched an inquiry into an allegation that a local pharmaceutical regulator, in...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 09:54am

Europe

New US military aid to Ukraine pushes Washington deeper in conflict: Russia

The new $325 million US military aid package for Ukraine pushes Washington deeper into the “abyss” of the conflict,...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 09:45am

Asia

Japan’s Kishida may dissolve parliament on same day if no-confidence vote submitted

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may dissolve the country’s lower house of parliament if the opposition...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 09:37am

World

Amazon’s cloud unit is considering AMD’s new AI chips

SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon Web Services , the world’s largest cloud computing provider, is considering using new...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 09:14am

World

Ex-Samsung exec charged with stealing chip tech for China factory

SEOUL: South Korea has charged a former Samsung executive accused of stealing company secrets worth hundreds of...