News Archives for World - 2024-06-11

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Europe

German court dismisses request to block arms exports to Israel

BERLIN: A Berlin court on Tuesday rejected an urgent request by a number of Palestinian Gaza residents to stop the...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:21pm

World

President’s son Hunter Biden lied about drug use to buy gun, jury finds

WILMINGTON: President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of lying about his drug use to...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:02pm

Europe

Finland sees first NATO deployment as its jets join mission in Romania

CONSTANTA: Finland on Tuesday made its first deployment for NATO since joining the alliance in April 2023, sending...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 07:19pm

World

World Bank says global growth stabilising but well below pre-pandemic levels

Global economy to avoid third consecutive drop in real GDP growth since major post-pandemic jump in 2021

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 09:58pm

Life & Style

Ronaldo and Nadal’s restaurant Tatel opens in Dubai

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal and football star Cristiano Ronaldo have brought their global chain, Tatel, to downtown...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 06:52pm

Middle East

US to give $404mn in new aid for Palestinians: Blinken

SWEIMEH: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced $404 million in new US assistance for the...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 06:45pm

Middle East

49 migrants dead after boat sinks off Yemen: UN agency

DUBAI: A boat carrying more than 200 migrants sank off Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead, mostly women and children,...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 05:12pm

Africa

Malawi vice president Chilima killed in plane crash

BLANTYRE: Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others on board a military aircraft that went...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 04:13pm

Middle East

Hamas accepts UN ceasefire resolution, ready to negotiate over details, official says

CAIRO: Hamas accepts a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution and is ready to negotiate over the details, senior...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:22pm

Stocks

Gulf markets mixed in early trade; Fed meet in focus

Stock markets in the Gulf were mixed in early trading on Tuesday, as investors awaited a key US inflation reading...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:14pm

Europe

Gaza civilian killings during Israel’s freeing of hostages could be war crimes, UN says

GENEVA: The UN human rights office said on Tuesday the killings of civilians in Gaza during the Israeli aggression...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:06pm

Europe

At NATO allies summit, Latvia touts coordinated Ukraine approach, without Hungary

RIGA: NATO’s eastern flank leaders will have a more coordinated approach towards supporting Ukraine after the...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:01pm

Europe

We will pave way for Ukraine into EU: German foreign minister

BERLIN: A conference on Ukraine’s post-war recovery in Berlin will pave the way for Ukraine to join the European...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 01:31pm

South Asia

India wants to resolve issue of ‘years-old cross-border terrorism’ with Pakistan: FM Jaishankar

MUMBAI: India said on Tuesday New Delhi would “want to find a solution to the issue of years-old cross-border...

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 03:59pm

Asia

Rare elephant twins born in dramatic birth in Thailand

AYUTTHAYA: An elephant in Thailand has delivered a rare set of twins in a dramatic birth that left a carer injured...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 01:04pm

Europe

Russian military jet crashes killing two pilots

MOSCOW: A Russian military jet crashed during a training flight in the Caucasus region of North Ossetia, killing two...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 01:01pm

South Asia

India’s Modi prevails over allies in cabinet line-up

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has retained all key cabinet ministers in their portfolios in the new...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 12:17pm

Middle East

Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank

RAMALLAH: Israeli forces killed four Palestinians on Monday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 12:02pm

Europe

UK’s Sunak to unveil manifesto promising ‘financial security’

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is due to unveil his Conservative party manifesto on Tuesday, promising...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:53am

Middle East

Jordan hosts emergency aid summit for war-torn Gaza

AMMAN: Jordan hosts a summit Tuesday on the urgent humanitarian response for Palestinians enduring more than eight...

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 03:21pm

Europe

Russia reports battlefield gains ahead of Ukraine summit

KYIV: Russia on Monday claimed the capture of another village in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, the latest in a...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:36am

Middle East

Antony Blinken in Israel to push ceasefire plan for Gaza

TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks with key Israeli opposition figures on Tuesday, a day...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:10am

Asia

South Korea fires warning shots after North Korea soldiers briefly cross border

SEOUL: South Korean troops fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week,...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:00am

Asia

North China bakes under searing heatwave

BEIJING: An extreme heat warning was in place in Beijing on Tuesday as temperatures soared across northern China,...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 10:56am

South Asia

Tighter asylum deportation rules take effect in Japan

TOKYO: Japanese laws making it easier for the country to deport failed asylum seekers took effect Monday, with...