News Archives for World - 2024-05-15

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World

Israel minister says opposes Israeli post-war ‘control’ over Gaza

TEL AVIV: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday said he was opposed to Israeli military control or...

Published 15 May, 2024 11:03pm

Europe

First UK maritime aid delivery on its way to US-built Gaza pier

LONDON: The UK’s first aid delivery to a US-built pier in Gaza left Cyprus on Wednesday, the foreign office in...

Published 15 May, 2024 10:50pm

Global Business & Economy

IMF board approves members to channel reserve assets to MDBs for hybrid instruments

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday announced that its executive board has approved members to...

Published 15 May, 2024 09:49pm

USA

Biden, Trump agree to first presidential debate in June

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden and Donald Trump agreed Wednesday to hold a first presidential debate in June after the...

Published 15 May, 2024 08:36pm

Europe

Slovak PM Robert Fico in life-threatening condition after being shot

BANSKA BYSTRICA: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in a...

Updated 16 May, 2024 12:50am

Europe

Putin says Russian forces are advancing on all fronts against Ukraine

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian forces were improving their positions every day...

Published 15 May, 2024 07:04pm

South Asia

India says it is working to repatriate UN staffer killed in Gaza

NEW DELHI: India said on Wednesday it was working to repatriate the body of a former Indian Army officer serving as...

Published 15 May, 2024 06:48pm

South Asia

Flood emergency ‘remains critical’ in Afghanistan: WHO

KABUL: The emergency in areas of Afghanistan hardest hit by flash floods that killed hundreds of people “remains...

Published 15 May, 2024 06:33pm

Middle East

Erdogan says Israel will ‘set sights’ on Turkiye if Hamas defeated

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday claimed that Israel would “set its sights” on Turkiye if it...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:39pm

Europe

Russia claims advances on two fronts during Blinken visit to Kyiv

KYIV: Russia said Wednesday its forces had pushed deeper into the Kharkiv region and also captured the symbolic town...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:15pm

Europe

Blinken announces $2bn in Ukraine military aid in Kyiv

KYIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in Kyiv on Wednesday the release of a further $2 billion in...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:11pm

Luxury

Dubai’s real estate MVPs: billionaire Mukesh Ambani leads the way with ‘most valuable’ properties

Asia’s richest man, billionaire Mukesh Ambani topped the list of people who owned the most valuable properties in...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:07pm

Asia

China ready to work on ‘upgraded’ economic corridor with Pakistan, minister says

Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets FM Ishaq Dar in Beijing

Updated 15 May, 2024 11:04pm

Asia

Putin backs China’s Ukraine peace plan, says Beijing understands the conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview published early on Wednesday, said he backed China’s plan for a...

Published 15 May, 2024 01:34pm

Europe

Russia says it downed 10 Ukraine-launched ATACMS missiles over Crimea

The Russian defence ministry said on Wednesday that its air forces destroyed 10 long-range missiles known as ATACMS...

Published 15 May, 2024 12:38pm

USA

Biden admin plans $1bn in new arms for Israel despite Rafah threat

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration informed Congress on Tuesday of a $1 billion weapons package for...

Updated 15 May, 2024 03:56pm

Asia

Indonesia floods kill 58 as rescuers race to find missing

TANAH DATAR: Indonesian rescuers raced Wednesday to find dozens of people still unaccounted for after flash floods...

Published 15 May, 2024 11:32am

Middle East

Hezbollah commander among two killed in Israeli strike: source

BEIRUT: Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the country’s south killed two people Tuesday, with...

Published 15 May, 2024 11:28am

Europe

Russia economy resilient; Gaza war weighs on neighbours: EBRD

LONDON: Russia’s economy will grow further this year despite Western sanctions over its Ukraine invasion, while...

Published 15 May, 2024 10:59am

South Asia

India downplays US sanctions threat over Iran port deal

NEW DELHI: India’s foreign minister has said his company will work to communicate the benefits of a strategic port...

Updated 15 May, 2024 03:54pm

World

Move on from Afghan ‘trauma’ and address rising threat: US study

WASHINGTON: The United States must move on from the “trauma” of two decades of war and step up counterterrorism...