News Archives for World - 2024-11-22

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Europe

Putin says will carry out more Oreshnik missile tests in combat

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow would carry out more tests of the hypersonic...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 11:13pm

Europe

UK govt says would comply with ‘legal obligations’ related to ICC

LONDON: The British government indicated on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be arrested...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 11:06pm

World

Rocket fire wounds four UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

ROME: Four UN peacekeepers from Italy were wounded by rocket fire in Lebanon Friday, Rome and the UN force said,...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 10:51pm

South Asia

Adani Group could find funding harder after US indictment as banks review credit

Gautam Adani’s conglomerate could find it harder to get funding following a U.S. arrest warrant for its billionaire...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 09:55pm

South Asia

Adani’s US woes put TotalEnergies on the spot

LONDON: Patrick Pouyanné is used to coping with tricky circumstances in emerging markets. The TotalEnergies CEO was...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 09:49pm

USA

Trump granted permission to seek dismissal of hush money case

NEW YORK: A New York judge on Friday granted Donald Trump permission to seek dismissal of his hush money criminal...

Updated 22 Nov, 2024 10:47pm

Europe

US embassy in London reopens after suspicious ‘hoax’ item found

LONDON: British police said on Friday that a suspicious package left outside the U.S. embassy in London, which was...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 08:12pm

South Asia

India court tells smog-hit capital to step up vehicle restrictions

NEW DELHI: India’s top court on Friday ordered authorities in the smog-choked capital New Delhi to establish...

Updated 22 Nov, 2024 07:33pm

Europe

Ireland would arrest Netanyahu, says PM

DUBLIN: Benjamin Netanyahu would be detained if he arrives in Ireland, prime minister Simon Harris said on Friday...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 05:37pm

Europe

Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

THE HAGUE: Ten pro-Palestinian NGOs asked a Dutch court on Friday to stop the Netherlands exporting weapons to...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 05:23pm

Middle East

226 health workers killed in Lebanon since October 7: WHO

GENEVA: Nearly 230 health workers have been killed in Lebanon since the start of Israel’s war in Gaza following the...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 04:55pm

Europe

France says ‘takes note’ of ICC arrest warrants against Israel, Hamas figures

PARIS: France on Friday said it had taken note of the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court for...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 04:51pm

Europe

German position on weapons deliveries to Israel ‘unchanged’ after ICC warrants

BERLIN: The German government’s position on delivering weapons to Israel is “unchanged” after the International...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 04:46pm

Asia

China’s Xi visits Morocco, meets with crown prince

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping made a short visit to Morocco on Thursday, according to state media from both...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 02:33pm

South Asia

At least 10 killed in Afghanistan attack, interior ministry says

KABUL: At least 10 people were killed by gunmen in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, Interior Ministry...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 01:53pm

Middle East

Israel army says killed five in north Gaza raid

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said on Friday it had killed five Hamas fighters, including commanders, in an...

Updated 22 Nov, 2024 07:34pm

Europe

PM Orban says he will invite Israeli PM Netanyahu to Hungary after ICC move

BUDAPEST: Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he would invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 12:37pm

Europe

Russian Defence Minister says Moscow’s troops have accelerated their advance in Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov said in a video released on Friday that Russian forces in Ukraine...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 12:34pm

South Asia

Iran to launch ‘advanced centrifuges’ in response to IAEA censure

TEHRAN: Iran said Friday it would launch a series of “new and advanced” centrifuges in response to a resolution...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 12:17pm

South Asia

Adani’s Australian coal unit faces human rights complaint

MELBOURNE: India’s Adani Group, whose billionaire chairman has been indicted for fraud by US prosecutors, is facing...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 11:49am

South Asia

How Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s alleged bribery scheme took off and unravelled

NEW YORK: In June of 2020, a renewable energy company owned by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani won what it called...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 11:40am

USA

Donald Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws

US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to be Attorney...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 10:26am

Europe

Russian strikes kill at least 2 in northeast Ukraine

KYIV: Russian strikes killed at least two people in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, the acting mayor said...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 10:00am

World

Lebanon says 22 killed in Israeli strikes

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on several locations in the eastern Bekaa Valley killed 22...