News Archives for World - 2024-10-30

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Europe

Switzerland adopts further sanctions against Belarus

ZURICH: The Swiss government said on Wednesday it had approved more sanctions against Belarus, bringing it into line...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 11:20pm

World

Lebanon ceasefire possible within weeks, Cypriot president says after Biden talks

WASHINGTON: Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said he and President Joe Biden discussed U.S....

Published 30 Oct, 2024 11:15pm

Travel

Dubai Real Estate Sector Strategy 2033 aims for AED 1 trillion market valuation

Dubai Land Department launched the Real Estate Sector Strategy 2033 on Tuesday, targeting doubling the sector’s GDP...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 10:39pm

Europe

Tuberculosis cases hit record high: WHO

GENEVA: A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis cases were diagnosed worldwide last year, the World Health...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 09:42pm

South Asia

Bangladesh court needs reforms before ex-PM trial: UN rights chief

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi tribunal tasked with investigating ousted premier Sheikh Hasina and her allies for crimes...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 08:17pm

Europe

Ukraine has received only 10% of latest approved aid from US: Zelenskiy

Ukraine has received only 10% of U.S. military aid approved by Congress earlier this year, President Volodymyr...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 07:30pm

Middle East

Hamas says will discuss any Gaza truce plan that leads to Israel withdrawal

GAZA CITY: A Hamas official said Wednesday that the group had not received any proposals for a Gaza ceasefire but...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 07:00pm

Middle East

Gaza mediators to propose truce of ‘less than a month’: source

DUBAI: Mediators seeking a Gaza ceasefire are set to propose a truce of under a month to Palestinian Hamas, a source...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 05:19pm

Middle East

Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 43,163

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Wednesday that at least 43,163 people have been killed in the...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 05:08pm

Middle East

Saudi hosts meeting of new group pushing for Palestinian state

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan says nearly 90 states and international organisations taking part in two-day meeting in Riyadh

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 09:58pm

South Asia

India, China complete troops pull-back from border face-off points: Indian official says

NEW DELHI: India and China have completed pulling back their troops from two face-off points on their disputed...

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 05:51pm

South Asia

Iran appoints first Baluch governor in restive province

TEHRAN: Iran’s government on Wednesday appointed the first governor from the Baluch minority in the country’s...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 03:50pm

Middle East

Israeli strikes kill 20 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say

CAIRO: A series of Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, medics...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 03:37pm

Middle East

Iran says missile production not disrupted by Israeli strikes

DUBAI: Iran’s missile production has not been disrupted following Israeli air strikes on the Islamic Republic on...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 03:30pm

Middle East

Saudi minister says reforms ‘on track’ despite ‘challenges’

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s finance minister said Wednesday that the Gulf kingdom’s sweeping plans to wean its economy...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 02:43pm

Europe

Spain races to save victims as floods kill 72

VALENCIA: Spanish rescuers on Wednesday scrambled to save people trapped by surging tides of muddy water in floods...

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 08:47pm

Europe

UK’s Labour govt prepares to deliver decisive first budget

LONDON: Britain’s new Labour government unveils its first budget on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 12:23pm

Europe

Industrial slump leaves Germany on brink of recession

FRANKFURT: German output likely contracted again in the third quarter as an industrial slump drags on, official data...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 12:06pm

South Asia

Canada alleges Indian minister Amit Shah behind plot to target Sikh separatists

The Canadian government alleged on Tuesday that Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, a close ally of Hindu...

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 03:23pm

USA

Kamala Harris warns of dangers of another Trump presidency in speech at Jan. 6 site

WASHINGTON: Democrat Kamala Harris warned tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington at her biggest-ever...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 11:42am

South Asia

Billionaire Ambani’s Reliance plays catch-up to ride India quick commerce wave

NAVI MUMBAI: Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani is mimicking the strategy of popular Indian grocery startups to...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 11:30am

World

Senior Biden advisers to visit Israel to try to end war in Lebanon, Axios reports

US President Joe Biden’s senior advisers Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk will arrive in Israel on Thursday to try to...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 11:05am

Europe

Russia says it destroyed 23 Ukrainian drones overnight

Russia’s air defence units destroyed 23 Ukrainian drones overnight over several western Russian regions, the Russian...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 10:49am

Asia

North Korea may launch ICBM in November, launcher ready, South Korea says

SEOUL: North Korea has moved a launcher in place after completing preparations to launch an intercontinental...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 10:46am

Asia

Indonesia arrests former trade minister in sugar import graft case

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities investigating graft have arrested a former trade minister turned government critic...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 10:40am

Asia

Air Canada to increase China flights as Canada lifts restrictions

HONG KONG: Air Canada will increase direct flights between China and Canada from December, the news arm of China’s...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 10:18am

World

Developing nations: Slow growth, high debt taking heavy toll: UN

GENEVA: Poorer nations are increasingly struggling to navigate the sluggish global economy, the UN warned on ...