News Archives for World - 2024-10-10

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World

Amnesty accuses Israel of ‘misleading’ Lebanon evacuation orders

BEIRUT: Amnesty International accused Israel on Thursday of “misleading” and sometimes inadequate calls for...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 11:16pm

Europe

Italy says shooting at UN Lebanon peacekeepers possible ‘war crimes’

ROME: Italy’s defence minister Thursday said shells fired at the headquarters of the UN’s Lebanon peacekeeping force...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 10:52pm

Middle East

UN inquiry finds Israel of crime of ‘extermination’ in destruction of Gaza health system

Children in particular have borne the brunt of Israeli attacks, it says

Published 10 Oct, 2024 10:08pm

USA

Fed seen cutting rates gradually to 3.5% by mid-2025

Federal Reserve policymakers are seen as likely to deliver a quarter-percentage-point interest-rate cut next month...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 07:33pm

Middle East

Israeli strike kills 28 people sheltering in a school in central Gaza

CAIRO: An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza killed at least 28 people,...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 05:19pm

Middle East

Israeli forces fired tank shell at UN peacekeeper position in Lebanon, UN source says

BEIRUT: Israeli forces fired a tank shell at a watchtower used by UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon on Wednesday, one...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 04:59pm

Europe

BBC Weather app wrongly shows 18,995 mph wind speeds in Britain

LONDON: Britons woke up to alarming news on Thursday, with the widely used BBC Weather app forecasting winds 150...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:17pm

Europe

Kremlin dismisses reports of North Korean soldiers fighting in Ukraine

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed South Korean assertions that North Korea may have sent some military...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:09pm

South Asia

India prepares to build two nuclear-powered attack submarines at cost of around $5.4bn

NEW DELHI: India approved on Wednesday plans to construct two of a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarines,...

Updated 10 Oct, 2024 07:09pm

Stocks

Major Gulf markets mixed amid regional tensions

Major stock markets in the Gulf were mixed in early trade on Thursday in the backdrop of simmering geopolitical...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 01:38pm

South Asia

Mumbai mourns Indian industrialist Ratan Tata

MUMBAI: Crowds of mourners gathered in India’s financial capital Mumbai on Thursday for the funeral of industrialist...

Updated 10 Oct, 2024 02:20pm

Europe

Village in Russia’s Adygeya region evacuated due to fire after drone attack

The village of Rodnikovy in Russia’s southern Adygeya Republic region was being evacuated on Thursday morning due to...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 12:43pm

South Asia

India’s Congress party complains to election body over outcome of state poll

NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party has complained to the election panel about concerns regarding the...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 12:37pm

Europe

EU’s von der Leyen to visit Moldova in show of support ahead of referendum

CHISINAU: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Moldova on Thursday for talks with...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 12:23pm

USA

Hurricane Milton weakens as it marches across central Florida, homes destroyed

ST. PETERSBURG: Hurricane Milton marched across central Florida on Thursday after making landfall on the state’s...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 11:53am

Middle East

Israel says it eliminates Hezbollah ‘Golan Heights’ member, Syrian media report Israeli airstrikes

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Israel’s military said it had eliminated a Hezbollah member in Syria who relayed...

Updated 10 Oct, 2024 01:09pm

Europe

EU’s Michel to meet Chinese PM as trade row festers

VIENTIANE: European Council President Charles Michel will hold face-to-face talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang as a...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 11:19am

Asia

Antony Blinken arrives at Asia summit with firm line on Myanmar, China

VIENTIANE: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Laos on Thursday for the East Asia Summit, where he will...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 11:08am

Europe

New UK government closes in on major employment reform

LONDON: Britain’s new Labour government will on Thursday take a key step towards delivering major reforms to...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 10:56am

Middle East

Attack damages ship off Yemen coast: UK maritime agency

DUBAI: A ship was struck and damaged by an “unknown projectile” in the Red Sea, a British maritime agency said on...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 10:53am

Asia

Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto defends plan to expand government with ‘fat’ cabinet

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto has defended his plan to expand government agencies, saying it...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 10:29am

World

Biden, Netanyahu speak on Israel plans

WASHINGTON/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on...