News Archives for World - 2023-11-22

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Europe

UK hosts Arab ministers as ‘crucial’ hostage deal struck

LONDON: UK foreign minister David Cameron on Wednesday met with Arab and Islamic counterparts to discuss how to...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 11:03pm

Europe

France calls for EU sanctions against Hamas officials

MADRID: France wants the European Union to impose sanctions against top Hamas leaders following the Palestinian...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 10:57pm

South Asia

US thwarts plot to kill Sikh separatist, issues warning to India

NEW DELHI: US authorities thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States and issued a warning to...

Updated 22 Nov, 2023 10:50pm

USA

US weekly jobless claims fall; labor market still slowing

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week,...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 06:48pm

Middle East

UN welcomes Israel-Hamas deal as 'important step'

GENEVA: The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed the deal between Israel and Hamas to free hostages and pause the...

Updated 22 Nov, 2023 07:02pm

Europe

France’s Macron to host Arab foreign ministers

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will on Wednesday discuss “the situation in the Middle East” with foreign...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 06:26pm

South Asia

Bangladesh court denies jailed opposition leader bail

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s jailed main opposition leader was denied bail Wednesday after being accused of instigating...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 06:18pm

Middle East

Turkiye says Gaza humanitarian pause ‘positive’, expects full compliance

ANKARA: The deal between Israel and Hamas to declare a humanitarian pause in Gaza and release some hostages is a...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:51pm

Europe

Swiss to export 25 battle tanks back to Germany

GENEVA: Switzerland on Wednesday approved the export of 25 tanks back to Germany after Berlin gave assurances that...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:31pm

South Asia

India restarts suspended tourism and business e-visas for Canadians

NEW DELHI: India resumed issuing e-visas for Canadian tourists and business travellers on Wednesday two months after...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 04:06pm

Europe

Arab ministers welcome Israel, Hamas truce but call for extended cessation of hostilities

LONDON: Arab foreign ministers welcomed an agreement for a temporary truce between Israel and Gaza group Hamas on...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 04:01pm

Asia

China welcomes Israel-Hamas truce deal

BEIJING: China welcomed on Wednesday a truce deal between Israel and Hamas, after they reached an agreement on a...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 02:32pm

Middle East

Iran foreign minister starts regional tour as Israel, Hamas announce truce

DUBAI: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is starting a regional tour following the announcement of a...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 01:17pm

Middle East

Six Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on West Bank’s Tolkurm

RAMALLAH: Six Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in Tolkurm camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 01:13pm

USA

UN chief ‘strongly condemns’ North Korea satellite launch: spokesman

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres deplored North Korea’s launch of a military spy...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 12:32pm

World

12 dead, dozens injured in Mexico bus crash

COATZACOALCOS: At least 12 people died and 58 others were injured on Tuesday when a bus overturned on a highway in...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 12:26pm

Europe

Russia ‘welcomes’ Israel-Hamas humanitarian truce: foreign ministry

MOSCOW: Russia “welcomes” a humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza that was announced on Wednesday,...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 12:03pm

Europe

EU’s von der Leyen welcomes Israel-Hamas truce deal

BRUSSELS: European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said on Wednesday that she welcomed the agreement...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 11:52am

Europe

Russia deploys new nuclear missile in Kaluga region

Russia has deployed a new Yars intercontinental ballistic missile at the Kozelsk base in the Kaluga region,...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 11:31am

Asia

Military agreement fractures as tensions rise with North Korea

SEOUL: South Korea said on Wednesday it would suspend parts of a 2018 military agreement with North Korea designed...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 11:27am

USA

US president Biden welcomes Israel, Hamas deal for release of Gaza hostages

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday welcomed the deal to secure the release of hostages taken by Palestinian group...

Updated 22 Nov, 2023 11:24am

Europe

Dutch vote in tight race to pick a new prime minister

AMSTERDAM: Dutch voters cast their ballots on Wednesday in a nail-biting election in which opinion polls show at...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 10:48am

USA

Alaska landslide kills at least 3 people, more believed to be missing

At least three people have been killed, and three others are believed to be missing, in a landslide on the principal...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 10:43am

South Asia

Indian rescuers drill halfway towards workers trapped in tunnel

SILKYARA: Rescuers have drilled about halfway through fallen debris to reach 41 workers trapped for ten days inside...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 10:08am

Middle East

UNICEF says Gaza world’s ‘most dangerous place’ for children

Hard-won truce deal between Israel and Hamas not enough to save their lives, says head of UN children's agency
Over 5,300 children have reportedly been killed in Gaza since October 7

Updated 22 Nov, 2023 10:35pm

World

Israeli PM tells cabinet hostage deal is ‘right decision’

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet Tuesday that accepting a deal for the...