News Archives for World - 2023-08-25

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Europe

Brazil's Lula to reshuffle cabinet after Africa trip: minister

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha said on Friday that President Luiz ...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 11:13pm

Europe

Ukrainian, Turkish foreign minister says Black Sea deal must be renewed

KYIV: The Turkish and Ukrainian foreign ministers said on Friday that other solutions to the export of Ukrainian...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 11:01pm

World

Bodies, flight recorders found after Wagner crash: investigators

MOSCOW: Russian investigators said Friday they had recovered flight recorders and ten bodies from the scene of a...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 10:40pm

USA

US Fed ‘prepared to raise rates further’ on too-high inflation

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is prepared to raise interest rates higher – and hold them there – to...

Updated 25 Aug, 2023 08:30pm

Europe

Turkiye’s foreign minister meets Zelensky in Kyiv

KYIV: Turkiye’s foreign minister on Friday met with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for talks aimed at reviving...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 07:11pm

Middle East

Qatar does not see its relationship with China damaging the US: PM

DUBAI: Qatar is balancing its relationships with both the United States and China and one link does not damage the...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 05:43pm

Europe

Russia, US agree additional US astronaut flight to ISS

Russian and U.S. space authorities have agreed an additional flight for an American astronaut on board Russia’s...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 05:36pm

Europe

‘Absolute lie’: Kremlin rejects Prigozhin killed on its orders

MOSCOW: The Kremlin rejected Friday rumours it had ordered the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, presumed to...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 04:58pm

Europe

Danish government prepares bill to stop Holy Quran burnings

COPENHAGEN: The Danish government said on Friday it was proposing legislation that would make it illegal to burn...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 04:51pm

South Asia

Inflation hurting Modi, but still likely to win India’s 2024 polls: survey

NEW DELHI: Indian voters are growing unhappy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government due to high inflation...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 04:11pm

USA

Trump’s Georgia jailhouse mug shot makes history

Donald Trump has had his picture taken innumerable times over the decades, from his early days as a real estate...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 03:50pm

Europe

Russia says Biden remarks on Prigozhin plane crash unacceptable

MOSCOW: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday that US President Joe Biden’s comments on the...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 03:43pm

Europe

Putin, Erdogan expected to meet soon

MOSCOW: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that there was “an understanding” that the presidents of...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 03:32pm

Europe

Pro-Kyiv Russians urge Wagner Group to revenge Prigozhin’s death

A group of Russian militants who fight on the Ukrainian side called on the Wagner Group of mercenaries to switch...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 02:16pm

Europe

UN reopens European office after security issue

GENEVA: The United Nations has reopened its European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland after earlier on Friday...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 02:01pm

Europe

Plastic levels in Swiss-French lake as high as world’s oceans

FOUNEX: Lake Geneva, nestled at the foot of the Alps, has long been considered as a near-pristine body of water, but...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 01:58pm

South Asia

With Tesla push, India mulls import tax cut if EV makers build locally

NEW DELHI: India is working on a new electric vehicle policy that would slash import taxes for automakers that...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 01:54pm

South Asia

India hopes G20 will evolve amicable solution on geopolitical issues

NEW DELHI: India hopes to convince members of the G20 grouping of nations to find amicable solutions to geopolitical...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 12:24pm

World

Man rushed to hospital after shark attack in Australia

SYDNEY: A man in his 40s was rushed to hospital Friday after he was attacked by a shark off a beach north of Sydney,...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 12:07pm

Asia

Japan to release test results after Fukushima release

TOKYO: Japan was due Friday to publish preliminary sample results, a day after it began releasing wastewater from...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 12:02pm

Europe

Ukrainian pilots to receive F-16 training in US

WASHINGTON: The United States will begin flight training for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in October, the...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 11:41am

Asia

China’s biggest salt maker urges public not to panic buy after Fukushima discharge

BEIJING: China’s biggest salt producer urged people against panic buying after Japan began discharging treated...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 10:31am

Europe

Russia says destroys 42 Ukraine-launched drones over Crimea

Russia’s air defence forces destroyed 42 Ukraine-launched drones over the Crimean Peninsula and one missile over the...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 10:25am

Middle East

Saudi Arabia considers Chinese bid for nuclear plant

Saudi Arabia is considering a Chinese bid to build it a nuclear power plant, the Wall Street Journal reported on...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 10:09am

South Asia

India’s Reliance Industries to sell additional stake in retail arm

BENGALURU: India’s Reliance Industries is likely to sell an additional 8-10% stake in its retail arm Reliance Retail...

Updated 25 Aug, 2023 10:17am

World

Dozens of Afghan women blocked from departing for studies in UAE

KABUL: Dozens of Afghan women granted scholarships to study in the United Arab Emirates have been blocked from...