News Archives for World - 2024-06-04

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Europe

Main Russian attacks on Donetsk region: Zelensky

KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russian forces were focusing their main firepower on...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 10:47pm

World

Israel says signs $3bn deal with US for 25 F-35 fighter jets

JERUSALEM: Israel said Tuesday it signed a $3 billion deal to buy a third squadron of 25 advanced F-35 stealth...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 10:21pm

Middle East

Saudi warns of above-average heat during the Hajj

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said Tuesday pilgrims can expect average high temperatures of 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 07:43pm

South Asia

India’s BJP concedes defeat in Ayodhya, where Modi opened grand Ram temple

NEW DELHI: India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party conceded defeat on Tuesday in a constituency where the inauguration...

Updated 04 Jun, 2024 09:29pm

USA

Biden says Netanyahu could be prolonging Gaza war for political aims

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu may be stalling on ending the aggression...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 07:14pm

Europe

Germany looks to deportations to Afghanistan after police killing

BERLIN: Germany is considering deporting Afghan migrants who pose a security threat back to Afghanistan, the...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:59pm

Middle East

Saudi cabinet says it is extending voluntary oil cuts to boost market stability

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s cabinet on Tuesday welcomed the latest OPEC+ decisions, saying Saudi Arabia’s decision with...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:47pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka deploys army after 26 killed in monsoon storms

COLOMBO: Heavy monsoon rains and mudslides in Sri Lanka have killed at least 26 people, the government said Tuesday,...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 05:04pm

Middle East

Mediator Qatar urges clear positions for Gaza ceasefire

DUBAI: Qatar, which has been mediating on Gaza between Israel and Hamas, stressed on Tuesday that there should be a...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 04:57pm

Europe

Two pilots killed in Turkiye military training plane crash

ANKARA: A military training plane has crashed in central Turkiye, killing the two pilots aboard, the defence...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 02:51pm

Luxury

‘Most visited place on earth’: Emaar announces AED1.5bn expansion for Dubai Mall

Dubai Mall – the “most visited place on earth” in 2023 – is set to undergo an AED1.5 billion expansion, which will...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 02:09pm

Europe

World falling short on 2030 renewables goal: IEA

PARIS: Nations are falling short of the goal agreed at UN climate talks to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 01:02pm

Europe

Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro injures seven people, including two children

KYIV: Russian missile attack on the central city of Dnipro injured seven people, including two children, and damaged...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 12:55pm

Europe

Spain’s May jobless falls 2.2% from April to 2.61mn

The number of people in Spain registering as jobless fell 2.2% in May from a month earlier, or by 58,560 people,...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 12:42pm

Europe

Sunak v Starmer: UK leaders to spar in election’s first TV debate

LONDON: Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer go head-to-head...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 12:29pm

World

World leaders laud Sheinbaum’s ‘historic’ Mexico election win

MEXICO CITY: Congratulations poured in from around the world Monday after Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico’s...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 12:19pm

South Asia

Bangladeshi garment workers fall ill as temperatures soar

DHAKA: In the factory where Aysha Talukder Tanisa stitches jeans and children’s clothes for Western brands, the...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 12:10pm

South Asia

Early India vote count shows Modi alliance in majority but short of landslide

400 seats at the moment certainly looks distant, BJP spokesperson says

Updated 04 Jun, 2024 09:36pm

South Asia

Indian Islamic centre warns Muslims against felling trees

LUCKNOW, (India): One of India’s most influential Islamic centres has warned Muslims not to chop down trees or ...