News Archives for World - 2023-07-27

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World

China giving economic lifeline to Russia: US intelligence

WASHINGTON: China's economic ties with Russia have helped limit the effect of punishing Western sanctions imposed...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 10:44pm

World

UN chief warns Earth in ‘era of global boiling’

UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday pleaded for immediate radical action on climate change, saying...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 08:26pm

South Asia

Blinken, Austin visit Australia on last leg of Pacific blitz

BRISBANE: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin will meet top Australian officials...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 08:19pm

Europe

Four killed in helicopter crash in Siberia

MOSCOW: A helicopter crash Thursday in the southern Siberian region of Altai killed four people, the Russian...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 07:05pm

South Asia

China open to deepen partnership with Indonesia, says Xi

BEIJING: China is willing to deepen its strategic cooperation with Indonesia, state media cited President Xi Jinping...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:42pm

Asia

23 dead, six missing as boat capsizes in Philippine lake: rescuers

MANILA: A small boat capsized in a lake near the Philippine capital on Thursday, killing 23 people on board and...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 03:59pm

Asia

China slams ‘malicious hype’ over FM Qin Gang’s dismissal

BEIJING: China said Thursday it opposed “malicious hype” concerning this week’s removal of foreign minister Qin...

Updated 27 Jul, 2023 05:08pm

Europe

Spanish unemployment rate falls to lowest level since 2008

MADRID: Spain’s unemployment rate fell in the second quarter of 2023 to its lowest level since 2008, official data...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 02:53pm

Middle East

Israel troops kill Palestinian teen in occupied West Bank: ministry

RAMALLAH: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager during an overnight raid in the occupied West Bank, the...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 01:14pm

Europe

Strike kills one, damages port infrastructure in Odesa region

KYIV: An overnight Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in southern Ukraine’s Odesa region on the Black Sea...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 01:13pm

Europe

Putin hosts African leaders in Russia after grain deal exit

MOSCOW: The Russian president will on Thursday host leaders of African countries for a summit in his native Saint...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 12:47pm

South Asia

Norwegian woman, Nepali guide set record for summit of 14 ‘super peaks’: team

ISLAMABAD: A Norwegian woman and her Nepali guide set the record Thursday for the fastest summit of all 14 of the...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 12:12pm

Europe

Greece races to tackle wildfires as winds resume

VÓLOS: Greek fire crews on Thursday raced to put out wildfires around the country that have raged for two weeks and...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 11:57am

Europe

France’s Macron denounces ‘new imperialism’ in Pacific

PORT VILA: French President Emmanuel Macron denounced “new imperialism” in the Pacific during a landmark visit to...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 11:43am

South Asia

Sri Lanka massacres that triggered civil war haunt 40 years later

COLOMBO: Forty years ago, mobs in Sri Lanka burned 13 people alive, part of a week-long pogrom that turbocharged...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 11:40am

USA

US not seeking permanent base in Papua New Guinea: defence secretary

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said on Thursday during a visit to Papua New Guinea that Washington was not...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 11:04am

Asia

North Korea’s Kim shows off banned missiles to Russian minister

SEOUL: Russia’s defence minister accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to a defence exhibition that featured...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 10:46am

World

Presidency sealed off in coup-prone Niger

NIAMEY: Access to the residence and offices of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum was blocked off Wednesday by members ...