News Archives for World - 2024-01-15

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World

UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in the...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 11:47pm

Europe

Zelensky asks Swiss to host Ukraine peace summit

SWITZERLAND: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday asked Switzerland to hold a high-level peace summit of...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 11:38pm

World

Palestinians will govern Gaza after war: Israel defence minister

TEL AVIV: Palestinians will govern the Gaza Strip after the war with Israel ends, Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 11:29pm

Middle East

Woman killed in Israel suspected ramming attack

RAANANA: A woman was killed and 13 people injured in a suspected car ramming in central Israel, medics said, as...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 07:45pm

South Asia

China-Swiss talks touch on visa-free travel, free trade

GENEVA: China and Switzerland agreed Monday to speed up talks to upgrade their free trade agreement and to simplify...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 07:38pm

Middle East

Houthis hit US-owned container ship, no injuries: US

DUBAI: Houthi forces in Yemen struck the US-owned and operated container ship M/V Gibraltar Eagle with an anti-ship...

Updated 15 Jan, 2024 10:52pm

Europe

Ukraine airforce says downed two Russian command aircraft

KYIV: Ukraine said on Monday it had downed two Russian military command aircraft over the Azov Sea, saying it had...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:14pm

Europe

Russia says sentenced more than 200 Ukrainian POWs

MOSCOW: Russia said Monday it has sentenced more than 200 Ukrainian prisoners of war to lengthy sentences, with some...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:06pm

Europe

UK to ‘wait and see’ on possible further strikes against Houthis, says defence minister

LONDON: Britain will “wait and see” before deciding to launch fresh military strikes against the Iran-aligned...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 03:27pm

Stocks

Key Gulf markets gain ahead of earnings season

Most major stock markets in the Gulf edged higher in early trading on Monday ahead of the usual flurry of quarterly...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 03:20pm

Europe

Kremlin hails North Korea as ‘our partner’ as foreign minister visits

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Monday said that Russia was developing relations with “our partner” North Korea in all areas....

Published 15 Jan, 2024 03:12pm

South Asia

Dense fog disrupts flights, trains in India’s capital

Flight and train services were disrupted in India’s capital New Delhi for the second day running on Monday, as dense...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 12:13pm

Middle East

China calls for Gaza peace conference; Hamas to disclose fate of Israeli hostages

DOHA/GAZA: China called for a large-scale and authoritative peace conference on the Israeli aggression in Gaza,...

Updated 15 Jan, 2024 10:18pm

Europe

Reunion Island on highest alert as major storm hits

SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION: Hundreds of thousands of people on France’s Reunion Island were confined to their homes...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 12:00pm

Asia

North Korea says it test-fired hypersonic missile

SEOUL: North Korea said Monday it had successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 11:31am

USA

Colombia landslide death toll rises to 36

CARMEN DE ATRATO: The death toll from recent landslides in northwestern Colombia rose to 36, according to an...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 11:27am

World

IMF chief says AI holds risks, ‘tremendous opportunity’ for global economy

WASHINGTON: Artificial intelligence poses risks to job security around the world but also offers a “tremendous...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 11:23am

Asia

Russia welcomes North Korean foreign minister for talks on deepening ties

SEOUL: North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui is due in Russia on Monday for talks with her counterpart, Sergei...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 10:51am

Europe

Ukraine launches missile attack on Russia’s Kursk

Russian air defence systems destroyed three Ukraine-launched Tochka-U missiles over southwest Russia’s Kursk region...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 10:18am

Europe

UK remains ready to act against attacks on shipping: Cameron

LONDON: Britain remains ready to act to “defend freedom of navigation”, foreign minister David Cameron said on...