News Archives for World - 2024-09-20

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World

Biden says ‘working’ to get people back to homes on Israel-Lebanon border

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Friday he was working to allow people to return to their homes on the...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:30pm

South Asia

At least four dead as Bangladesh troops open fire amid ethnic clash

DHAKA: The Bangladeshi military said Friday troops opened fire after being shot at by a tribal group during ethnic...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:08pm

Middle East

Hezbollah handed out pagers hours before blasts - even after checks

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah was still handing its members new Gold Apollo branded pagers hours before thousands blew...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 08:22pm

Middle East

Israel says submits challenge to ICC arrest warrant request for Netanyahu

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel said on Friday it had submitted an “official challenge” to a request from the...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:48pm

Middle East

At least 8 dead, 59 wounded in Israeli strike in Beirut

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry on Friday said an Israeli strike on southern Beirut killed at least eight people,...

Updated 20 Sep, 2024 10:34pm

Middle East

Iran summons Afghan envoy for ‘disrespecting’ anthem

TEHRAN: Iran summoned the acting head of Afghanistan’s embassy Friday after saying a visiting Afghan official...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:31pm

Technology

Starting from AED4,299: Apple craze in Dubai as iPhone 16 goes on sale

Crowds gathered in huge numbers at malls in Dubai, social media footage showed, as the Apple iPhone 16 lineup...

Updated 20 Sep, 2024 06:42pm

South Asia

India warns Maoist rebels to surrender or face ‘all-out’ assault

NEW DELHI: Maoist rebels holding out in the jungles of central India should surrender or face an “all-out” assault,...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 05:18pm

Europe

Zelensky says hopes Biden will support his plan to end war with Russia

KYIV: Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday he hopes US President Joe Biden will support his plan to end...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 05:11pm

Europe

Media reports put Russian military death toll at 70,000

WARSAW: The BBC and the independent Russian news site Mediazona said on Friday they had documented the deaths of...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 05:08pm

South Asia

‘No work, no pay,’ Samsung warns striking Indian workers as row escalates

CHENNAI: Samsung Electronics has warned its striking workers in southern India they will not receive wages if they...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 03:49pm

Middle East

Footage shows Israeli soldier pushing body off roof in West Bank raid

QABATIYAH: Footage of an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank showed a soldier pushing an apparently dead man off...

Updated 20 Sep, 2024 03:45pm

Europe

Russia excludes Lavrov-Blinken meeting at UN

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will not meet his US counterpart Antony Blinken despite both...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 03:03pm

Asia

China, Japan reached agreement in August on Fukushima water discharge

BEIJING: China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 02:05pm

South Asia

For Sri Lanka’s minority Tamils, election does not offer hope

JAFFNA: Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka’s crippled economy, ethnic...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 01:54pm

Europe

US should listen to Moscow warnings on Ukraine, RIA cites Russian deputy foreign min saying

MOSCOW: The United States should take into account Moscow’s warnings on risks of further escalation around the...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 12:40pm

Middle East

Israel pounds Lebanon as Hezbollah vows revenge for device blasts

BEIRUT: Israel said it struck hundreds of targets in Lebanon, hours after Hezbollah’s leader vowed to retaliate for...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:34am

Asia

Shanghai hit by second typhoon days after historic storm

SHANGHAI: Roads and neighbourhoods in Shanghai flooded on Friday as the Chinese megacity was battered by a second...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:24am

USA

Joe Biden opens home to ‘Quad’ leaders for farewell summit

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, Japan and India at his Delaware home this...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:21am

Europe

EU chief says in Kyiv to offer support ahead of winter

KYIV: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that she had arrived in Kyiv to offer support ahead of winter, as...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:10am

South Asia

Striking Indian doctors set to resume essential services

KOLKATA: Striking junior doctors in India’s West Bengal state agreed to resume essential services, in a partial...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:04am

World

Red Sea insurance costs soar

LONDON: The cost of insuring a ship through the Red Sea has more than doubled since the start of September and some...