Europe Russia says has evidence Moscow attackers were linked to Kyiv MOSCOW: Russia said Thursday it had evidence that the perpetrators of last week’s massacre at a concert hall outside... Published 28 Mar, 2024 09:13pm
Europe Russian military jet crashes into sea off Crimea MOSCOW: A Russian military plane crashed Thursday into the sea off Ukraine’s annexed Crimean peninsula, the... Published 28 Mar, 2024 09:08pm
Europe IMF calls for ‘strong financial sector reforms’ in Switzerland BERN: Switzerland needs “strong financial sector reforms” in the wake of the state-engineered rescue takeover of... Published 28 Mar, 2024 05:51pm
South Asia Sri Lanka calls for debt-restructuring proposals from dealer managers COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has called for proposals from dealer managers to support its restructuring of some $12 billion of... Published 28 Mar, 2024 05:46pm
USA Obama, Bill Clinton to join Biden to raise $25 million at event with Queen Latifah and Lizzo WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will get a boost from Democratic predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton on... Published 28 Mar, 2024 04:52pm
Europe Ukraine foreign minister visits India to build support for peace blueprint Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he had arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to advance Kyiv’s vision of... Published 28 Mar, 2024 03:07pm
MENA Unemployment among Saudis declines to 7.7% in Q4 RIYADH: Unemployment among Saudi citizens decreased to 7.7% in the fourth quarter of last year, down from 8.6% in... Published 28 Mar, 2024 01:32pm
Europe Ukraine destroys 26 Russian drones in latest overnight strike KYIV: Ukrainian forces shot down 26 out of 28 attack drones launched overnight by Russia, Kyiv’s military said on... Published 28 Mar, 2024 01:05pm
Middle East US says it downed four Yemen rebel drones in Red Sea WASHINGTON: The United States military said Wednesday it had downed four drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi... Published 28 Mar, 2024 12:19pm
Middle East US-Israel rift heads for moment of truth over devastated Rafah WASHINGTON: The United States has taken a public distance from Israel as never before over its aggression in Gaza... Published 28 Mar, 2024 12:14pm
USA Two bodies found as Baltimore bridge collapse moves from recovery to salvage BALTIMORE: The bodies of two construction workers were found in the cold waters of Baltimore harbor Wednesday,... Published 28 Mar, 2024 12:01pm
South Asia India’s biggest election loser ready to fight again METTUR: Despite failing 238 times in his bid for public office in India, K. Padmarajan is unperturbed as he... Published 28 Mar, 2024 11:46am
Europe Greek govt faces censure motion over train tragedy ATHENS: Greece’s conservative government faces a censure motion in parliament on Thursday over claims it had sought... Published 28 Mar, 2024 11:32am
Asia Japan Moon probe survives second lunar night TOKYO: Japan’s Moon lander woke up after unexpectedly surviving a second frigid, two-week lunar night and... Published 28 Mar, 2024 11:25am
Asia Rare bus driver pay strike causes commuter chaos in South Korea’s capital SEOUL: Thousands of bus drivers in Seoul went on strike Thursday over a wage dispute, with 97 percent of bus routes... Published 28 Mar, 2024 11:16am
Europe Russia says NATO is preparing allies for conflict with Moscow NATO activity in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea area is aimed at preparing its allies for conflict with Moscow,... Published 28 Mar, 2024 09:46am
Middle East Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in West Bank raid JENIN: Israeli forces on Wednesday killed three people in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian... Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:28am
UK minister threatened with jail over Afghanistan probe LONDON: A UK government minister is on a collision course with the law over his refusal to reveal the sources of... Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:24am
South Asia India strongly objects to US remarks on Kejriwal’s arrest MUMBAI: India has strongly objected to remarks made by the United States on the arrest of key opposition leader and... Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:22am
USA Grim search for six bodies in Baltimore bridge-ship collision continues BALTIMORE: Emergency services combed the cold waters of Baltimore harbor Wednesday in search of the bodies of six ... Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:21am
Europe Uproar in France after school chief quits in hijab row PARIS: French politicians from across the spectrum on Wednesday expressed dismay over the resignation of a Paris... Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:20am
Xi tells Dutch PM ‘no force can stop’ China tech progress BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that China’s technological... Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:20am
South Asia Sri Lanka PM says China to develop strategic infrastructure COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s prime minister said Wednesday that China has pledged to develop the island nation’s... Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:20am
Russia says it’s hard to believe IS could have launched Moscow attack MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that it was “extremely hard to... Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:20am
China’s top coal mining province sees production ‘stabilising’ BEIJING: China’s top coal-producing province of Shanxi intends to stabilise output of the fossil fuel this year... Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:30am
Climate: Carbon capture tech is booming, and confusing PARIS: Humanity’s failure to reduce planet-heating carbon pollution — at record levels in 2023 — has thrust... Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:30am
UN expert says Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, calls for arms embargo GENEVA: A United Nations expert told the global body’s Human Rights Council on Tuesday that she believed that... Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:30am
Russia’s FSB chief accuses Ukraine, US and UK of being behind Moscow shooting MOSCOW: The director of Russia’s most powerful security agency said on Tuesday that he believed Ukraine, along ... Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:30am
Barrick looks to explore new gold, copper deposits in DR Congo BENGALURU: Canadian Miner Barrick Gold said on Wednesday it was ready to explore new gold and copper deposits in the... Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:30am
Poland says closer to resolving grain conflict with Ukraine WARSAW: Poland and Ukraine were closer to resolving a conflict over farm imports, Warsaw said Wednesday, on the eve... Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:30am
China’s pledges to Southeast Asia come up $50bn short, says study SYDNEY: China promised billions of dollars to infrastructure projects across Southeast Asia, but many of these were... Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:30am
India party calls for opposition unity after leader’s arrest ahead of vote NEW DELHI: India’s opposition alliance needs to stick together to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an... Published 28 Mar, 2024 05:47am
MENA Getting off FATF grey list: Dubai’s already-thriving real estate sector set for boost Last month, the UAE was taken off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list after nearly two years, which... Updated 28 Mar, 2024 10:50am