News Archives for World - 2024-11-04

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World

NATO will ‘stay united’ whoever wins US election: Rutte

BERLIN: NATO will stay united no matter who wins the US election, the alliance’s secretary general Mark Rutte said...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 10:42pm

World

War monitor says 2 killed in Israel strikes south of Damascus

BEIRUT: At least two Hezbollah members were killed Monday near the Sayyeda Zeinab area south of Damascus, home to an...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 10:37pm

Middle East

Israeli strikes kill 10 people in Gaza, keep up pressure on north

CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 10 Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, with seven dead in an attack on two...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 06:26pm

Europe

Spain deploys more troops to flood zone where public anger rises

PAIPORTA: Spain sent more soldiers on Monday to its flood-hit east where rescuers scoured underground carparks for...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 05:43pm

South Asia

India condemns violence at Canadian Hindu temple

NEW DELHI: India on Monday demanded Canada protect its citizens after violent clashes at a Hindu temple near Toronto...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 05:09pm

South Asia

36 dead in bus crash in Indian Himalayas

DEHRADUN: A bus in India plunged into a deep Himalayan ravine on Monday, killing at least 36 passengers and injuring...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 02:45pm

South Asia

Iran slams US deployment of B-52 bombers as ‘destabilising’

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday criticised what he called the United States’...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 02:28pm

Middle East

Israel says top Hezbollah commander killed in Lebanon strike

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Monday it had killed a top Hezbollah commander it accused of overseeing...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 01:51pm

South Asia

Iran executes Jewish Iranian man in murder case

PARIS: Iran on Monday executed a member of the country’s Jewish minority who had been convicted of murder, an NGO...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 01:42pm

Europe

Russian air attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv wound at least 15

Russian forces attacked Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv and the surrounding region with guided aerial bombs on...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 01:22pm

Europe

Russia to launch two Iranian satellites on Nov. 5, Tehran’s Moscow envoy says

Russia will launch two Iranian satellites into orbit using a Soyuz launcher on Tuesday, Iran’s ambassador to Moscow...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 01:19pm

USA

Final US campaign blitz for Harris and Trump

SCRANTON: Bitter rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump embark on a final frenzied campaign blitz Monday with both...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 01:10pm

Europe

Turkish inflation higher than expected at 48.58% in October

ISTANBUL: Turkish inflation remained loftier than expected in October, dipping only to 48.58% annually and to 2.88%...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 12:43pm

Middle East

Israel officially informs UN of end to relations with Palestinian relief agency

JERUSALEM: Israel has officially notified the United Nations that it was cancelling the agreement that regulated its...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 11:27am

South Asia

Indonesia’s Laki-laki volcano on Flores Island erupts, killing 9 people

JAKARTA: At least nine people died after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in eastern Indonesia erupted on Sunday, spewing...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 10:18am

USA

Harris appeals to Christians and Arab Americans, Trump embraces violent rhetoric

DETROIT/KINSTON: Democrat Kamala Harris made her closing pitch for the U.S. presidency at a historically Black...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 10:05am

South Asia

India hands out fines to owners of polluting vehicles, building sites

NEW DELHI: Authorities in India’s capital and surrounding areas handed out fines to the owners of thousands of...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 09:58am

World

Turkiye presses UN for arms embargo on Israel in joint letter

ANKARA: Turkiye’s foreign ministry said Sunday it had submitted a letter to the United Nations, signed by 52...