News Archives for World - 2024-10-09

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World

Hezbollah agreed Lebanon ceasefire before Israel killed leader: govt source

BEIRUT: Hezbollah told the Lebanese authorities it accepted a ceasefire with Israel the day an Israeli strike killed...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 11:24pm

World

At least four Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank

NABLUS: Israeli police killed at least four Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday,...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 11:16pm

Europe

Macron to host Ukraine’s Zelensky after meeting Ukrainian troops

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron will on Thursday hold talks in Paris with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky,...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 11:09pm

USA

Trump praises India’s Modi as ‘total killer’

WASHINGTON: Republican White House candidate Donald Trump praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “total...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 10:04pm

Luxury

Global rich are picking Dubai’s luxury real estate over a volatile stock market

City is already considered 'safe haven' for wealthy individuals amid global economic fluctuations and political uncertainties

Published 09 Oct, 2024 08:08pm

Middle East

Hezbollah says targeted Israeli forces in Lebanese village

BEIRUT: Hezbollah on Wednesday said its fighters targeted Israeli forces in a south Lebanon border village, shortly...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 07:21pm

Middle East

Saudi king Salman recovers after undergoing medical tests, royal court says

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has recovered after successfully completing medical tests for lung inflammation on...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 05:55pm

Europe

Russia says peace in Ukraine is impossible if Kyiv gets NATO membership

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that achieving a just peace in...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 05:46pm

Europe

Russia says two Kursk region villages recaptured from Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry said Wednesday it had retaken two villages in its Kursk region that were captured...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 05:21pm

USA

‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Milton heads to Florida Gulf Coast

TAMPA, FLORIDA: Hurricane Milton tore towards Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday, leaving residents with one final...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 05:15pm

Europe

Turkiye Airlines pilot dies mid-flight, forcing emergency landing

ISTANBUL: A Turkiye Airlines pilot died after collapsing mid-flight, forcing the Turkish national carrier to make an...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 03:20pm

Europe

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy arrives in Croatia for third Ukraine-South East Europe summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Croatia for the third Ukraine-South East Europe summit on...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 03:11pm

Middle East

Hezbollah targets Israeli troops on Lebanese border, sirens sound in northern Israel

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Hezbollah targeted Israeli soldiers near the Lebanese border village of Labbouneh with...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 01:48pm

Middle East

Gulf states must not allow use of airspace against Iran, Iranian official says

Tehran has told Gulf Arab states it would be “unacceptable” if they allowed use of their airspace or military bases...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 01:25pm

South Asia

Nepali becomes youngest to climb world’s 8,000m peaks

KATHMANDU: An 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer on Wednesday broke the record for the youngest person to summit all 14...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 12:14pm

Europe

‘Cracks’ grow in EU parliament wall keeping far right at bay

STRASBOURG: A deal here, a vote there: Small but steady signs of a rapprochement between right and far right in the...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 12:09pm

Europe

UK’s David Lammy to press for ceasefires in Mideast visit

LONDON: Foreign Secretary David Lammy warned on Wednesday that countries “must not waver” as they work towards...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 11:59am

Africa

Niger ups flood toll to 339 dead, more than 1 million affected

NIAMEY: Torrential rains in Niger have left 339 people dead and more than 1.1 million displaced since June, state...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 11:33am

World

Recent winners of the Nobel Chemistry Prize

STOCKHOLM: Here is a list of Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners over the past 10 years: Duo wins Physics Nobel for...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 11:22am

USA

Kamala Harris drinks beer on late night TV

NEW YORK: If Kamala Harris wins the US election she has made clear one change sure to come to the White House: the...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 10:58am

USA

Floridians flee looming catastrophe as Hurricane Milton approaches

TAMPA: Floridians on Wednesday had one final day to evacuate or hunker down ahead of the Category 5 Hurricane...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 10:27am

World

UN warns Lebanon could face same ‘spiral of doom’ as Gaza

GENEVA: UN humanitarian officials called Tuesday for urgent action to stop the escalating conflict in Lebanon from...