News Archives for World - 2024-11-25

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Europe

G7 ministers discuss ceasefire efforts in Mideast

FIUGGI: Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Monday he was “optimistic” for a cessation of hostilities in...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 11:14pm

World

UNIFIL ‘seriously concerned’ by deadly strikes on Lebanon army

BEIRUT: UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon expressed worry Monday over deadly strikes on Lebanese soldiers, which...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 11:05pm

Europe

Germany charges four over Hamas weapons depots in Europe

BERLIN: German federal prosecutors said Monday they had charged four suspected members of Hamas, allegedly tasked...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 11:00pm

Middle East

‘No obstacles’ to begin implementing US-proposed truce in Lebanon

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s deputy speaker of parliament Elias Bou Saab told Reuters on Monday that there were “no serious...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 08:51pm

South Asia

TotalEnergies pauses business with Adani, says it was not aware of US investigation

PARIS: French oil major TotalEnergies SE was not informed of a U.S. investigation into possible bribery and...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 10:10pm

Europe

Russia says downed 8 ballistic missiles fired by Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia said Monday its air defences had shot down eight ballistic missiles fired by Ukraine, amid heightened...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 05:48pm

South Asia

Bangladesh protesters besiege key newspaper demanding closure

DHAKA: Protesters in Bangladesh on Monday surrounded the offices of one of the few remaining independent newspapers,...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 05:45pm

Middle East

Iran’s Khamenei says ICC warrant for Netanyahu ‘not enough’

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that a war crimes case against Israeli Prime...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 06:25pm

Sports

Dubai Sail Grand Prix Championship comes to a close, New Zealand wins season-opener

First race of season takes place at Port Mina Rashid

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 05:54pm

Middle East

UAE says suspects arrested in alleged killing of Israeli rabbi are from Uzbekistan

DUBAI: Three suspects arrested in the United Arab Emirates and accused of murdering an Israeli rabbi in the UAE are...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 05:08pm

Europe

Ukraine drones hit Russian oil energy facility: Kyiv source

KYIV: Ukrainian drones hit a fuel and energy facility in the Russian region of Kaluga, a source in Ukrainian...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 05:04pm

Asia

16 dead, seven missing in Indonesia flood: disaster agency

JAKARTA: Flash floods and a landslide swept four districts of Indonesia’s Sumatra island over the weekend, killing...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 04:56pm

Middle East

Israel moving towards Hezbollah ceasefire but issues remain

JERUSALEM: Israel is moving towards a ceasefire in the war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah but there are still issues to...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 04:51pm

South Asia

Indian parliament disrupted over Adani bribery allegations, bonds slide to year low

SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI: India’s parliament was suspended on Monday after opposition lawmakers disrupted it demanding a...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 01:52pm

Stocks

Major Gulf markets gain in early trade; Saudi falls

Most stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Monday, shrugging off geopolitical tensions amid the ongoing...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 01:29pm

World

Bus crash in Brazil leaves 17 dead

RIO DE JANEIRO: Seventeen people died Sunday when a bus on a remote mountain road in Brazil’s northeastern Alagoas...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 12:55pm

Europe

Olaf Scholz party to name him as top candidate for snap polls

BERLIN: Olaf Scholz will on Monday be officially named to lead his centre-left Social Democrats into Germany’s snap...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 12:21pm

Europe

Georgia’s new parliament to convene after contested vote

TBILISI: Georgia’s new parliament is to meet for its first session Monday amid opposition protests over an allegedly...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 12:16pm

Europe

G7 ministers to discuss Mideast, Ukraine

ROME: G7 foreign ministers on Monday are meeting near Rome for two days of talks with regional counterparts on the...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 12:06pm

South Asia

Adani presents India with big financing ultimatum

MUMBAI: Gautam Adani has put India on the spot. The country’s government may need to nudge local lenders to support...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 11:57am

Europe

UK workers face some of Europe’s greatest job stress, report says

LONDON: British workplaces rank among the worst in Europe for long hours, tight deadlines and limited autonomy,...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 11:36am

Middle East

Hezbollah rockets land near Tel Aviv after large Israeli strike on Beirut

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement fired heavy rocket barrages at Israel on Sunday, and the...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 11:28am

Europe

Basel backs splashing the bucks to host Eurovision

BASEL, (Switzerland): Basel voters on Sunday overwhelmingly approved the city putting up nearly $40 million towards...