News Archives for World - 2024-07-25

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Europe

UK Afghanistan war crimes probe lifts jail threat on former minister

LONDON: Britain’s former minister for veterans has “provided further information” to a public inquiry into claims of...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 11:09pm

USA

US sees no need for global deal to tax super-rich: Yellen

RIO DE JANEIRO: The United States sees no need to negotiate an international agreement on taxing the super-wealthy,...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 10:58pm

World

UK, US, South Korea warn of North Korea cyber op to steal military, nuclear secrets

LONDON: Britain, the United States and South Korea on Thursday issued a warning over a North Korea-backed global...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 10:48pm

USA

Biden, Harris to meet Netanyahu separately on Gaza ceasefire

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will sit down, separately, with Israeli Prime...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 09:06pm

Asia

Russia, China FMs meet as ASEAN talks get underway in Laos

VIENTIANE: The foreign ministers of Russia and China met on Thursday on the sidelines of Association of Southeast...

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 10:51pm

World

World’s richest 1% gained $40trn in a decade: Oxfam

PARIS: The world’s richest one percent increased their fortunes by a total of $42 trillion over the past decade,...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:32pm

Europe

Putin vows ‘retribution’ against those trying to ‘divide’ Russia

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to crush anybody who tries to divide Russian society as he...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 05:14pm

South Asia

Bangladesh PM surveys destruction as unrest recedes

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wept Thursday as she surveyed the destruction wrought by days of...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 05:10pm

Europe

China says Italy PM Meloni to visit from Saturday

BEIJING: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit China for five days from Saturday, Beijing said Thursday,...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 04:55pm

Middle East

Israeli forces advance in southern Gaza, tanks active in Rafah

CAIRO: Israeli forces advanced deeper into some towns on the eastern side of Khan Younis in southern Gaza on...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 03:09pm

Africa

Death toll from Ethiopia landslides could rise to 500, UN says

NAIROBI: The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week has risen to 257, and is expected to rise to...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 02:52pm

USA

Biden says time to pass torch to ‘younger voices’

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden told Americans Wednesday he quit the 2024 election to unite the country, saying...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 01:12pm

Europe

Ukraine destroys 25 of 38 drones in Russian attack, air force says

KYIV: Ukrainian forces destroyed 25 Russian attack drones out of 38 launched overnight, Ukraine’s air force chief...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 12:08pm

South Asia

North Korea trash balloons disrupt flights in Seoul, cause rooftop fire

SEOUL: North Korea has sent about 500 balloons laden with trash into South Korea’s air space over the past 24 hours,...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 11:47am

Europe

Putin meets Syria’s Assad in Moscow

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Kremlin, the president’s press...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 11:38am

South Asia

Indonesia launches ‘Golden Visa’ to lure foreign investors, boost economy

JAKARTA: Indonesia launched a long-term visa scheme on Thursday intended to attract foreign investors, President...

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 12:01pm

Middle East

Gaza ceasefire negotiations appear to be in closing stages, senior US official says

WASHINGTON: Negotiations on a ceasefire-for-hostages deal in the Gaza conflict appear to be in their closing stages...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 10:53am

World

UK, Germany to boost defence ties in relationship ‘reset’

BERLIN: Germany and Britain pledged Wednesday to cooperate more closely on defence and security issues, as part of...