USA CNN to cut 100 jobs in major overhaul to focus on digital, memo shows News outlet CNN will cut about 100 jobs as part of a plan to consolidate news operations and bolster its digital... Published 10 Jul, 2024 07:58pm
Middle East Israeli military says it strikes Syrian army targets on Golan Heights JERUSALEM: Israeli tanks and artillery on Wednesday struck Syrian army targets that had violated the 1974... Published 10 Jul, 2024 07:05pm
Europe Ukraine creates new ‘legion’ to recruit men abroad to fight KYIV: The Ukrainian military has launched a new initiative to entice fighting-age men living abroad to enlist, as... Published 10 Jul, 2024 06:49pm
Middle East Shell, Total, BP take stakes in UAE gas project DUBAI: Energy majors TotalEnergies, Shell and BP will each take a 10 percent stake in a liquefied natural gas... Published 10 Jul, 2024 06:45pm
South Asia China says India has no right to develop contested border region BEIJING: India has no right to carry out development in the area China calls South Tibet, China’s Foreign Ministry... Published 10 Jul, 2024 06:09pm
Europe Norway says it will donate six F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine OSLO: Norway will donate six F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Norwegian government said in a statement on Wednesday... Published 10 Jul, 2024 05:57pm
Middle East Syria’s national airline resumes Saudi flights after 12 years RIYADH: Syria’s national airline resumed regular services to Saudi Arabia after a 12-year suspension on Wednesday as... Published 10 Jul, 2024 05:48pm
MENA Israel defence minister says ‘60 percent’ of Hamas dead or wounded JERUSALEM: Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that 60 percent of Hamas fighters had been... Published 10 Jul, 2024 05:07pm
Europe Kremlin says there were no disagreements between Putin and Modi at Moscow meeting MOSCOW: The Kremlin denied on Wednesday that there had been any disagreement between President Vladimir Putin and... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:27pm
South Asia Bangladesh suspends job quotas after student protests DHAKA: Bangladesh’s top court on Wednesday temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:07pm
MENA Israel presses Gaza aggression hours after deadly airstrike on tent camp CAIRO: Israeli forces pressed their offensive in north and central Gaza on Wednesday, hours after an airstrike on a... Updated 10 Jul, 2024 11:25pm
USA Joe Biden meets union leaders as Democrats’ calls to exit race continue WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden returns to the campaign trail on Wednesday, rallying the key constituency of... Published 10 Jul, 2024 02:42pm
Europe Kremlin says it will respond if UK allows Ukraine to strike Russia with British weapons MOSCOW: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that Russia would respond if Britain allowed Ukraine to... Published 10 Jul, 2024 02:37pm
Stocks Major Gulf markets mixed on falling oil, stronger US rate cut hopes Major stock markets in the Gulf were mixed in early trade on Wednesday following a decline in oil prices, while... Published 10 Jul, 2024 02:34pm
Europe UK’s overflowing prisons present PM Starmer with early crisis LONDON: The scale of the challenge facing Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s new government is writ large in Britain’s... Published 10 Jul, 2024 12:08pm
Europe Russian attack on Ukraine’s Odesa region kills two, damages port, Ukraine says KYIV: Russia launched 20 drones and five missiles at Ukraine on Wednesday, killing two people in the Black Sea... Updated 10 Jul, 2024 02:24pm
South Asia At least 18 killed as bus collides with milk tanker in India LUCKNOW: At least 18 people were killed in north India after a bus collided with a milk tanker early on Wednesday,... Published 10 Jul, 2024 12:01pm
Europe Mourning in Kyiv as rescuers clear rubble from children’s hospital KYIV: Rescue workers cleared debris as Ukraine observed a day of mourning Tuesday, after Russian strikes shattered a... Published 10 Jul, 2024 11:14am
Europe Fuming EU partners to show Hungary PM ‘yellow card’ BRUSSELS: Hungary is raising the hackles of its EU partners with a go-it-alone diplomatic initiative on Ukraine by... Published 10 Jul, 2024 11:05am
Asia Four dead in record torrential rains in South Korea SEOUL: Parts of South Korea were battered by record rainfall typically seen just once every 200 years, the country’s... Published 10 Jul, 2024 10:50am
USA NATO leaders seek to bolster Ukraine as gloom grows WASHINGTON: NATO leaders meet Wednesday for their 75th anniversary, seeking ways to ramp up support for Ukraine as... Published 10 Jul, 2024 10:47am
Asia Eight missing after boat sinks in Myanmar commercial hub YANGON: Eight people were missing after a boat sunk on a river in Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon, the local fire... Published 10 Jul, 2024 10:38am
Europe Sweden to harden family reunification rules STOCKHOLM: Sweden announced on Tuesday it would toughen up family reunification rules and potentially expand DNA... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
Flood watch as Beryl sweeps across US HOUSTON: A flood watch was in place Tuesday across multiple US states as tropical depression Beryl lashes the... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
Modi tells Putin at Kremlin ‘war cannot solve problems’ MOSCOW: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told President Vladimir Putin that “war cannot solve... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
Gaza truce talks to resume in Doha, Cairo CAIRO: Negotiations to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza war will resume in Doha on Wednesday, with the intelligence... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
Maersk vessel reports being targeted by flying object in Gulf of Aden DUBAI: Shipping giant Maersk said one of its vessels, the Maersk Sentosa, reported being targeted by a flying object... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
US Congress Democrats debate Biden’s viability as he vows to fight on WASHINGTON: Democratic US lawmakers huddled for nearly two hours on Tuesday, only to emerge without a consensus on... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
Europe French leftists pitch candidates for PM after inconclusive vote PARIS: French leftist parties on Tuesday pitched potential candidates to head a minority government, with parliament... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
EDF pulls out of UK mini-nuclear reactor race LONDON: French energy giant EDF has withdrawn from a competition to construct mini-nuclear reactors in Britain, the... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
Central Asia states hold ‘first’ war games without Russia or China ASTANA, (Kazakhstan): Central Asian countries on Tuesday held joint drills with land, naval and air forces, for the... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
Bulgaria takes Gazprom to court over halted supplies SOFIA, (Bulgaria): Bulgaria’s state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz said Tuesday it was taking Gazprom to court and... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
MENA Pakistani Mango Festival: king of fruit becomes king of discussion at Dubai event DUBAI: The king of fruits became the topic of discussion as people from across the world connected in just one... Updated 10 Jul, 2024 06:31pm
Satellite photos show Israel hit Iran former nuclear weapons test building, missile facilities, researchers say