News Archives for World - 2024-10-31

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World

Blinken says ‘good progress’ made toward Lebanon ceasefire deal

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that negotiators have made “good progress” toward a...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 11:54pm

Europe

Germany to close Iranian consulates after execution of dual national

BERLIN: Germany will shut all three Iranian consulates on its territory in reaction to the execution of a...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:53pm

Middle East

Israel wants to enforce any Lebanon ceasefire deal, Netanyahu tells US envoys

BEIRUT: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US envoys on Thursday that Israel’s ability to counter...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 08:26pm

Financial

Saudi Arabia’s PIF signs MoUs worth up to $51bn with Japanese banks

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has signed five Memorandums of...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 08:04pm

Markets

Fed seen cutting policy rate by 25 bps in Nov, Dec

Federal Reserve policymakers are very likely to go ahead with cutting short-term U.S. borrowing costs by a quarter...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 07:47pm

Middle East

Lebanon rocket fire kills five in northern Israel: local council

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The head of the regional council in the northern Israeli town of Metula said five people were...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 07:01pm

Europe

Turkiye arrests opposition mayor accused of being PKK member

ISTANBUL: A mayor from Turkiye’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) was arrested late on Wednesday...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:30pm

Financial

Saudi Arabia’s PIF, Hong Kong’s HKMA looking to anchor $1bn investment fund

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:20pm

Middle East

Saudi-US bilateral accords ‘not that connected’ to Israel normalisation, Riyadh says

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Thursday that some of the bilateral agreements the kingdom has been...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:01pm

USA

Musk a no-show at $1 mn giveaway US court hearing

PHILADELPHIA: Billionaire Elon Musk dodged a Philadelphia court hearing on Thursday after asking to move a lawsuit...

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 09:59pm

Middle East

At least 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, hospital hit, says Gaza ministry

CAIRO: At least 30 Palestinians were killed in Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, mostly in...

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 06:53pm

Europe

Spain mourns after historic floods kill 95

MADRID: Spain began three days of mourning on Thursday as rescuers equipped with drones raced to find survivors of...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 05:13pm

Middle East

Mideast conflicts to leave ‘lasting scars’: IMF

DUBAI: Gaza, Lebanon and Sudan will take decades to recover from the conflicts raging on their soil, the...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 05:09pm

South Asia

Indian, Chinese troops gift sweets at contested border

NEW DELHI: Indian and Chinese troops exchanged boxes of sweets on Thursday at two points on their contested...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 05:06pm

USA

US planned layoffs drop again in October, recruitment firm Challenger says

U.S. layoff announcements tumbled in October to a three-month low in another sign the job market remains in good...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 04:52pm

Middle East

Lebanon source says one dead in Israel strike on car near Beirut

BEIRUT: A Lebanese security source said one person was killed Thursday by an Israeli strike on a road where a...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 03:05pm

Stocks

Major Gulf markets gain on Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire hopes

Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Thursday, buoyed by hopes for a potential ceasefire deal...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 02:08pm

Europe

UK’s Reeves says she has more plans to boost slow growth

LONDON: Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves, whose big tax-and-spend budget on Wednesday was accompanied by...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 02:05pm

Europe

Spain flood death toll soars to 158

VALENCIA: Spain mourned at least 158 deaths on Thursday and authorities told people in flood-stricken regions to...

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 08:37pm

South Asia

Bangladesh garment workers clash with police, two wounded

DHAKA: Bangladeshi garment workers furious at job layoffs in the economically vital sector clashed with police and...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 01:46pm

South Asia

Canada-India tensions could escalate cyber threats, hinder immigration

OTTAWA: Canada’s deepening dispute with India over its alleged campaign of violence against Sikhs in Canada could...

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 06:59pm

USA

Donald Trump trash talks Harris as Democrat fends off ‘garbage’ fallout

GREEN BAY: Donald Trump pulled an election stunt with a garbage truck Wednesday as the White House campaign was...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 11:50am

USA

Striking Boeing workers aim to restore old retirement program

NEW YORK: Some 33,000 Boeing workers have been on strike for seven weeks after twice voting down labor contracts,...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 11:35am

Europe

German president visits Greek village gutted by Nazi forces

KANDANOS: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will on Thursday visit the Greek village of Kandanos in Crete,...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 11:26am

Europe

Two dead, 34 wounded in Russian strike in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

KYIV: A Russian bombardment of a building in Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv on Wednesday killed at least two...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 11:21am

Asia

One person dead, 73 injured in Taiwan super typhoon: fire agency

KEELUNG: At least one person was killed and 73 injured in Taiwan during wild weather caused by Super Typhoon...

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 05:22pm

Asia

North Korea leader says longest ICBM test ‘appropriate military action’ against enemies

SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea said it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, upgrading what it called...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:16am

Asia

South Korea condemns North Korea for firing ICBM

SEOUL: South Korea’s National Security Council (NSC) said on Thursday North Korea had again violated UN Security...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:09am

World

New Hezbollah chief open to truce with Israel if offer is made

BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s new leader says the beleaguered Lebanese group could agree to a ceasefire under certain terms,...