News Archives for World - 2023-10-06

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World

Biden says Xi meeting next month is 'a possibility'

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Friday he may meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a summit in San Francisco in...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 11:05pm

Europe

Zelensky warns Russia will 'again try to destroy' power grid

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Friday that Russia will "again try to destroy" Ukraine's power...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 10:59pm

World

New Russian strikes on Ukraine kill two in Kharkiv, hit port facilities in south

KHARKIV: Russia unleashed new air strikes on Ukraine early on Friday, killing a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 10:49pm

Europe

French ex-president Sarkozy charged in witness tampering probe

PARIS: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Friday charged as part of an investigation into possible...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 06:46pm

Stocks

Dubai index tracks global shares higher, Abu Dhabi falls

Dubai’s stock index closed higher on Friday, following global equities over hopes of a subdued U.S. payrolls number...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 06:04pm

Pakistan

Dubai-based Pakistani astronaut Namira Salim to fly to space today

Longing to become Pakistan's first space tourist, she bought a ticket for the suborbital flight way back in 2006 for $200,000

Published 06 Oct, 2023 05:32pm

Africa

IMF staff, Ghana agree first review of $3bn programme

ACCRA: The International Monetary Fund and Ghana’s government have reached a staff-level agreement on the first...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 04:46pm

Europe

UN rights chief deploys field team to probe missile strike on Ukrainian village of Hroza

GENEVA: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) deployed a field team on Friday to investigate...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:16pm

Asia

IAEA panel will visit Fukushima nuclear plant later this month, Japan says

TOKYO: Japan on Friday said a task force from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit the Fukushima...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:05pm

South Asia

5 dead after tree crushes bus in Sri Lanka capital

COLOMBO: Five passengers were crushed to death in Sri Lanka on Friday when a large tree fell on a state-run bus in...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 02:37pm

Middle East

Syria buries dead after military academy drone attack

HOMS: Relatives and officials gathered in the central Syrian city of Homs on Friday morning for the first funerals...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 02:16pm

Europe

Russian defence minister calls to speed up bomber production

MOSCOW: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday called for more Su-34 fighter jets to be produced, as...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 01:50pm

World

GSK raises $1.1 billion from Haleon stake sale

British drugmaker GSK on Friday said it raised 885.6 million pounds ($1.08 billion) from a discounted stake sale in...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 01:36pm

Europe

Sweden announces $200 million military aid package to Ukraine

COPENHAGEN: Sweden will send Ukraine a new military support package worth 2.2 billion crowns ($199 million),...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 12:36pm

World

Tens of millions of children uprooted by climate disasters: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS: Weather disasters fueled by climate change – from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires – sparked...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 12:15pm

World

Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader Guaido: prosecutor

CARACAS: The Venezuelan prosecutor’s office said Thursday it had issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Juan...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 11:56am

USA

Biden plans November meeting with China’s Xi

WASHINGTON: The White House is making plans for a face-to-face meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 11:12am

Europe

EU leaders to debate economic security amid global tensions

GRANADA: European Union leaders will debate on Friday how their bloc can strengthen its competitiveness, be at the...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 10:48am

Asia

Japan may arrange G7 finance meeting next week

TOKYO: Japan is considering arranging a Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders’ meeting next week on the sidelines of...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 10:38am

USA

Trump says he is endorsing Jim Jordan to be House speaker

Former US President Donald Trump said on Friday he is endorsing Jim Jordan to replace ousted US House Speaker Kevin...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 10:36am

Europe

Ukrainian grain silo damaged by drone attack near Danube

Russian drones attacked port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region, damaging a grain silo near the Danube river...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 10:04am

South Asia

At least 40 killed after glacial lake flooding in Indian Himalayas

KOLKATA: At least 40 people were killed after a glacial lake burst its banks and triggered flash floods this week in...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 10:02am

World

US FDA panel gives thumbs down on approval for Amgen lung cancer drug

NEW YORK: Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday found that data from a late-stage trial was ...