News Archives for World - 2024-08-08

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World

US to work with Bangladesh interim govt to chart ‘democratic future’

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday welcomed the new interim government in Bangladesh led by Nobel peace...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 11:54pm

South Asia

India PM Modi offers ‘best wishes’ to Bangladesh interim leader Yunus

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his “best wishes” to Bangladesh’s newly sworn-in interim...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 10:46pm

Europe

Russia ‘should feel what it has done’: Zelensky

KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russia brought war to his country and must feel the...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 10:39pm

South Asia

Nobel winner Yunus sworn in to lead Bangladesh interim government

Hails overthrow of Hasina as Bangladesh’s second independence

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 09:23pm

Middle East

Saudi king allows cabinet to meet without him or crown prince

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a royal decree that allows the cabinet to convene in the absence of both...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:39pm

Middle East

Netanyahu ‘sorry’ October 7 attack occurred

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview published Thursday that he was “sorry”...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:37pm

Middle East

Israel kills 25 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes amid fears of wider war

CAIRO: Israeli forces stepped up strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 25 people, Palestinian...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:04pm

Middle East

Iran says Hamas leader’s killing a costly ‘strategic mistake’ by Israel

JEDDAH: Israel committed a costly “strategic mistake” with its killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 05:52pm

Africa

Kenya police clear pockets of protesters in capital with tear gas

NAIROBI: Police fired tear gas to clear pockets of anti-government demonstrators from the centre of Kenya’s capital...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 05:48pm

South Asia

Hindus in Bangladesh try to flee to India amid violence

DHAKA/NEW DELHI: Hundreds of Bangladeshi Hindus have tried unsuccessfully to flee to India this week after many...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 05:43pm

Europe

Russian shelling kills 5 in Ukraine

KYIV: Russian shelling and aerial bomb attacks killed at least five civilians in frontline Ukrainian regions...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 05:13pm

South Asia

India says up to Hasina regarding her future plans

NEW DELHI: India’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that it is up to Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 04:39pm

Europe

Civilian killed in Ukrainian shelling of Russia’s Belgorod region, governor says

MOSCOW: A man was killed by Ukrainian shelling of the town of Shebekino in Russia’s Belgorod region, Vyacheslav...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 03:03pm

Middle East

World Central Kitchen says Palestinian staff member killed in Gaza

The World Central Kitchen (WCK), a US-based, non-governmental organisation, said on Thursday that a Palestinian...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 01:37pm

South Asia

Nobel winner Yunus returns to Bangladesh, hails ‘second independence’

DHAKA: Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus hailed Bangladesh’s “second independence” as he returned Thursday to...

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 02:49pm

Asia

Strong quake, small tsunamis hit southern Japan with minor damage

TOKYO: A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 shook southern Japan on Thursday but no major damage was...

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 05:45pm

Europe

2024 ‘increasingly likely’ to be warmest on record: EU monitor

PARIS: It is “increasingly likely” 2024 will be the hottest year on record, despite July ending a 13-month streak of...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 12:10pm

South Asia

How Bangladesh student protests brought in a new leader

DHAKA: A student-led uprising in Bangladesh against government hiring rules culminated this week in the prime...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 11:54am

Africa

Tight security in Kenyan capital ahead of new protests

NAIROBI: Kenyan police patrolled the streets of the capital Nairobi on Thursday, roadblocks were set up on major...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 11:46am

USA

Nicolas Maduro opponent defies Venezuela high court summons

CARACAS: Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who claims to be the rightful winner of the...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 11:42am

South Asia

Bangladesh awaits installation of interim government after weeks of strife

DHAKA: Bangladesh is set to get a new, interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad...

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 12:32pm

Europe

Russia’s Medvedev calls for further invasion of Ukraine

Russian forces must press on to Ukraine’s Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Mykolayiv, Kyiv and further, Russia’s deputy...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 10:14am

South Asia

Yunus heads home, govt to be sworn in today

DHAKA: The Nobel Peace laureate tapped to lead an interim government in Bangladesh called for calm and boarded a...