News Archives for World - 2024-01-11

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Europe

US ‘disappointed’ by Hungary’s Ukraine policy, urges ratification of Sweden’s NATO bid

The United States is “disappointed” by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Ukraine policy, and looks forward to...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:20pm

Europe

Spain sees record 163,000 asylum requests in 2023

MADRID: Spain received more than 163,000 asylum requests in 2023, mainly from Latin Americans, its highest-ever...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:32pm

World

Global economy ‘poised for a soft landing’: IMF

WASHINGTON: The global economy is “poised for a soft landing,” an IMF spokesperson said Thursday, predicting that...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:37pm

South Asia

Two killed in third deadly Kabul explosion in less than a week

KABUL: Two people were killed and 12 wounded in an explosion in western Kabul on Thursday, police said, in the third...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 07:48pm

USA

US consumer inflation jumps more than expected to 3.4%

WASHINGTON: Consumer inflation in the United States rose more than anticipated in December, government data showed...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 07:22pm

Africa

Blinken meets Egypt’s Sisi as Middle East diplomacy tour wraps up

CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Thursday, as...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 05:50pm

South Asia

India’s net direct tax collection rises 19.4% yoy in April-January

NEW DELHI: The Indian government’s net direct tax collection has risen 19.4% year-on-year to 14.7 trillion rupees...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 05:30pm

Europe

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says a ceasefire would only benefit Russia

VILNIUS: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that a ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 05:41pm

Africa

South Africa accuses Israel at World Court of genocidal acts in Gaza

THE HAGUE: South Africa accused Israel on Thursday of subjecting Palestinians to genocidal acts at the opening of...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 10:00pm

South Asia

Mumbai gets a makeover as India binges on bridges, roads and rail

MUMBAI: India’s longest bridge, the 22-km (14-mile) Atal Setu linking central Mumbai with a fast-growing commercial...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 03:13pm

World

Papua New Guinea vows crackdown after 15 killed in riots

PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea’s prime minister pledged to crack down on “lawlessness” Thursday, following riots in...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 01:42pm

Asia

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to travel to Africa in Jan

BEIJING: China’s foreign minister Wang Yi will travel to Africa and visit Egypt, Tunisia, Togo and Cote d’Ivoire...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:39pm

Middle East

Israel strikes southern Gaza as Blinken heads to Egypt for talks

GAZA STRIP: Israel bombarded the southern Gaza Strip overnight, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:28pm

South Asia

Sheikh Hasina to be sworn in as Bangladesh PM for fifth term

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be sworn in for a fifth term on Thursday after a landslide...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:12pm

Energy

World added 50% more renewable energy capacity last year over 2022: IEA

PARIS: The world added 50 percent more renewable energy capacity in 2023 over the year before, the International...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:08pm

South Asia

PepsiCo wins appeal against Indian attempt to remove potato patent

NEW DELHI: An Indian court has effectively quashed a decision that removed PepsiCo Inc’s patent for the potato...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:16am

USA

DeSantis, Haley assail each other at debate as Trump skips out again

DES MOINES: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley repeatedly accused each other of...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:12am

USA

White House official to visit Beirut, seeking to ease Israel-Lebanon tensions

WASHINGTON: Senior White House adviser Amos Hochstein is expected to visit Beirut on Thursday, a US official said...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:58am

USA

Trump says he knows his VP pick, conditions NATO commitment on European treatment

DES MOINES: Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he knows who he wants for his running mate in the 2024 race for...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:48am

Europe

Israel, South Africa to face off at UN top court in Gaza genocide case

THE HAGUE: South Africa and Israel face each other at the top UN court on Thursday where judges will hear a South...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:17am

Asia

ASEAN special envoy meets Myanmar junta chief

Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met with a special envoy from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:10am

Europe

Russian missiles hit hotel in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, 11 injured

Two Russian missiles struck a hotel late on Wednesday in the centre of Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv,...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:04am

World

Heavy civilian casualties sadden China

BEIJING: China is saddened by the heavy civilian casualties, caused by ongoing Palestinian-Israel conflict, Chinese...