News Archives for World - 2024-06-01

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South Asia

Death toll lowered to eight in Afghan boat accident: officials

KABUL: Taliban authorities in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday revised the death toll of a boat accident down to...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 11:46pm

World

Hezbollah-linked Lebanon medics say Israeli strike wounds 16 children

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency says the strike on the town inland from the coastal city of Tyre was one of several conducted by Israel

Updated 02 Jun, 2024 02:52pm

South Asia

India PM Modi appears set to triumph as voting ends in marathon election

VARANASI: India’s Hindu-nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set to win a third straight landslide...

Updated 01 Jun, 2024 10:45pm

Middle East

Netanyahu says no Gaza ceasefire until Hamas destroyed

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday there could be no permanent ceasefire...

Updated 01 Jun, 2024 08:37pm

Middle East

Israel pounds Gaza after Biden outlines ceasefire plan

RAFAH: Israeli forces hammered Rafah in southern Gaza with tanks and artillery Saturday, hours after US President...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 05:29pm

Europe

Italy warns against ‘rash’ moves over arms to Ukraine

ROME: Italy’s foreign minister repeated his opposition Saturday to Ukraine using Italian weapons inside Russia,...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 05:18pm

Middle East

36,379 Palestinians killed in Gaza offensive since Oct. 7, health ministry says

DUBAI: More than 36,379 Palestinians have been confirmed killed and 82,407 have been injured in the Israeli military...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 03:23pm

Europe

Russian missiles and drones target Ukrainian energy sites

KYIV: Russia fired a combined 100 missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight, in a barrage that targeted energy sites...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 01:13pm

Europe

S&P downgrades French credit rating in blow to Macron

PARIS: Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s downgraded France’s credit score on Friday citing a deterioration in the...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 10:51am

South Asia

India votes in final phase of elections as both Modi and Rahul Gandhi eye victory

FIROZPUR/KOLKATA: India voted on Saturday in the final phase of a long-drawn general election, held in record summer...

Updated 01 Jun, 2024 04:12pm

South Asia

US doubtful it could help South Korea on nuclear-powered subs

SINGAPORE: The United States is unlikely to help South Korea build nuclear-powered submarines at the moment, as it...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 10:31am

South Asia

More evidence points to Russia-North Korea military cooperation, South Korea defence minister says

SEOUL: South Korean defence minister Shin Won-sik said on Saturday that more evidence suggests weapons used by...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 10:26am

South Asia

US defence chief shifts focus to China risks; Beijing bristles

SINGAPORE: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tried to refocus attention on China’s threat in the Asia-Pacific on...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 10:13am

World

Erdogan says ‘spirit of UN dead in Gaza’

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday hit out at the United Nations and called on the...