News Archives for World - 2024-04-30

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World

Israeli offensive on Rafah would be ‘unbearable escalation’: UN chief

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged Israel not to invade southern Gaza’s Rafah...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 10:58pm

World

Blinken says first Jordan aid trucks leaving to Gaza through Erez crossing

AMMAN: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday saw off a first Jordanian truck convoy of aid heading to Gaza...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 10:20pm

Middle East

Netanyahu says troops to enter Rafah 'with or without' Gaza truce

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the Israeli military will launch a ground...

Updated 30 Apr, 2024 10:31pm

Europe

Former England cricketer Panesar to stand for election

LONDON: Former England cricketer Monty Panesar is to stand at the next UK general election for the fringe Workers...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 08:02pm

USA

New York judge fines Trump for gag order violations

NEW YORK: The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial fined the former president on Tuesday...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 07:27pm

Europe

Russia says shot down US-made missiles launched by Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia said Tuesday it had shot down six US-supplied tactical missiles launched by Ukraine, with officials...

Updated 30 Apr, 2024 10:42pm

USA

Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy building at Columbia University

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University were occupying a building on the New York City campus on Tuesday...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 05:38pm

Middle East

Gaza ministry says 34,535 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes since Oct. 7

CAIRO: More than 34,535 Palestinians have been killed and 77,704 wounded in the Israeli military offensive in the...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 05:02pm

Asia

The heatwave baking parts of Asia

BANGKOK: Large swaths of Asia are sweltering through a heatwave that has topped temperature records from Myanmar to...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:10pm

South Asia

Seven Maoist rebels killed by Indian security forces

RAIPUR: At least seven Maoist insurgents were shot dead by Indian security forces on Tuesday, police told AFP, the...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:00pm

Europe

King Charles III resumes public duties as he fights cancer

LONDON: King Charles III on Tuesday makes his first official public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer,...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 12:25pm

Middle East

Hamas prepares response to Gaza truce offer

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Hamas was studying Tuesday Israel’s offer of a 40-day truce in the war in the Gaza Strip in...

Updated 30 Apr, 2024 01:22pm

South Asia

Gunman kills six in attack on Afghan mosque: govt spokesman

KABUL: A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday....

Published 30 Apr, 2024 11:41am

South Asia

India’s influencers still struggle years after TikTok ban

ROHTAK: Choreographer Sahil Kumar found fame showcasing folk dances on TikTok, but his profile has been dormant...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 11:31am

Europe

Toll in Russian strike on Odesa rises to five

KYIV: The death toll in a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s port city of Odesa rose to five on Tuesday with...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 11:18am

Asia

‘Boycotts’: KFC Malaysia temporarily shutters outlets citing challenging economy

KUALA LUMPUR: KFC Malaysia has temporarily closed outlets in the country, citing challenging economic conditions,...

Updated 30 Apr, 2024 03:55pm

Europe

Thirty men have died trying to leave Ukraine to avoid fighting since war started

KYIV: About 30 Ukrainian men have died trying to illegally cross Ukraine’s borders and avoid fighting in the war...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 10:19am

USA

Reported Indian role in assassination plots a ‘serious matter’: White House

WASHINGTON: The White House said on Monday it viewed the reported role of the Indian intelligence service in two...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 09:54am

World

G7 reaches deal to exit from coal by 2035

TURIN: Energy ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies reached a deal to shut down their coal-fired...