News Archives for World - 2024-02-22

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World

UK, Germany back Dutch PM Mark Rutte as next NATO chief

LONDON: Britain and Germany on Thursday threw their weight behind Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become NATO's...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 11:56pm

World

Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza's Nasser hospital, enclave's health ministry says

CAIRO: Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza's Nasser Medical Complex on Thursday, a week after raiding it, the...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 10:51pm

Europe

Putin reacts with sarcasm to Biden's 'SOB' remark

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a sarcastic response on Thursday when asked to comment on US...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 10:39pm

Europe

Latvia parliament bans food imports from Russia, Belarus

RIGA: Latvia's parliament on Thursday banned the import of food products from Russia and Belarus, including via...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 10:31pm

World

Canadian sentenced to life in prison for 'terrorist' murders of Muslim family

OTTAWA: A white supremacist committed terrorism when he ran down a Muslim family out for an evening stroll, a...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 10:26pm

Europe

Russia’s Lavrov meets Turkish counterpart at Brazil G20

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday published on her channel on the Telegram messenger...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 08:45pm

Europe

UK announces new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war

LONDON: The UK announced more than 50 new sanctions against Russia on Thursday to mark the second anniversary of...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 07:32pm

Middle East

China asks World Court to speak out on ‘unlawful’ Israeli occupation

AMSTERDAM: China asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday to give its opinion on Israel’s...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 05:16pm

South Asia

Drifting with purpose: sports car enthusiasts rally in Afghanistan

KABUL: Mechanic Zabiullah Momand revs his sports car engine outside his garage in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul before...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 05:10pm

USA

In Michigan, Arab American voters vow to ‘punish’ Biden

DEARBORN: It’s common to hear residents chatting in Arabic just as often as English in this Detroit suburb’s stores...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 05:00pm

Europe

Russia to bite off much more of Ukraine, Putin ally Medvedev says

MOSCOW: Russian troops will go much further into Ukraine, taking the southern city of Odesa and may even one day...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 04:29pm

Europe

Brussels Airlines to restart flights to Israel

BRUSSELS: Brussels Airlines said on Thursday that it will restart flights to Israel from March 24. Like many other...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 02:42pm

Europe

Kremlin says Biden calling Putin a ‘crazy SOB’ debases the US

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Thursday a remark by Joe Biden calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “crazy SOB”...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 01:54pm

Middle East

Israel launches air strikes on Gaza’s Rafah as truce talks under way

GAZA STRIP: Israel launched air strikes Thursday on southern Gaza’s Rafah after threatening to send troops into the...

Updated 22 Feb, 2024 04:43pm

Asia

Two dead after cargo ship hits bridge in southern China

BEIJING: Two people were killed and three others remained missing after an empty cargo ship struck a bridge in...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 12:21pm

South Asia

Taliban authorities execute two convicted murderers in football stadium

GHAZNI: Taliban authorities publicly executed two men convicted of murder in a football stadium in eastern...

Updated 22 Feb, 2024 10:47pm

USA

US candidate Haley sides with court ruling that embryos are babies

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said on Wednesday that she believed frozen embryos created through...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 11:54am

Asia

Thai PM plans visa-free travel, concerts to boost tourism

BANGKOK: Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Thursday his government plans to roll out more measures...

Updated 22 Feb, 2024 12:59pm

South Asia

Police fire tear gas at protesting Indian farmers, govt offers talks

SHAMBHU, (India): Indian police fired tear gas and water cannons on Wednesday to scatter thousands of farmers trying...