News Archives for World - 2024-12-15

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World

Israel to shut embassy in Ireland over ‘extreme anti-Israel policies’

Israel said on Sunday it would close its Dublin embassy due to the Irish government’s “extreme anti-Israel policies”...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 11:32pm

World

Israel approves plan aiming to double annexed Golan population: statement

JERUSALEM: The Israeli government on Sunday approved a plan to double the population of the occupied and annexed...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 10:24pm

Middle East

UN envoy urges justice, not revenge in Syria

DAMASCUS: The United Nations special envoy to Syria on Sunday called for “justice and accountability” in the...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 08:35pm

Europe

At least 14 killed as Cyclone Chido devastates Mayotte

PARIS: At least 14 people were killed in Mayotte when a fierce cyclone battered the French Indian Ocean territory,...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 06:07pm

Middle East

Gaza rescuers say 18 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency reported Sunday that overnight Israeli strikes across the Palestinian...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 06:02pm

Middle East

Back to school for many children in Damascus

DAMASCUS: Uniformed children could be seen returning to school in Syria’s Damascus on Sunday, attending class for...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 05:55pm

Middle East

Iran sandstorm forces school closures, flight cancellations

TEHRAN: A sand and dust storm hit southwestern Iran on Sunday, resulting in the closure of schools and public...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 05:51pm

South Asia

Miners rescued from collapsed Afghan coal mine: provincial official

KABUL: Rescuers on Sunday freed 22 miners who had been trapped for hours in a collapsed coal mine in northern...

Updated 15 Dec, 2024 09:13pm

Middle East

Turkiye ready to provide military support to new Syria govt: defence minister

ISTANBUL: Turkiye is ready to provide military support to Syria’s new government set up by rebels who overthrew...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 05:24pm

Europe

At least one killed as Russian tankers wrecked in Black Sea

MOSCOW: Russia mounted a rescue effort Sunday after two oil tankers were wrecked in rough seas off Moscow-annexed...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 05:19pm

Europe

Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems

PARIS: When veteran centrist Francois Bayrou, France’s new prime minister, was education minister in the 1990s, his...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:23pm

South Asia

Bangladesh inquiry recommends feared police unit shut

DHAKA: A Bangladesh commission probing abuses during the rule of toppled leader Sheikh Hasina has recommended a...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:11pm

Europe

Ukraine destroys 56 Russian drones in overnight strike, air force says

KYIV: Ukrainian air defences destroyed 56 out of 108 drones launched by Russia during its latest overnight strike,...

Updated 15 Dec, 2024 11:47pm

World

Mauritius police issues order to arrest former central bank governor

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius’s police have issued an order for the arrest of the Indian Ocean islands’ former central bank...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 12:36pm

Middle East

Niger ministry says 39 killed in attacks near Burkina Faso

NIAMEY: Thirty-nine people have been killed in two attacks in recent days in western Niger, near the border with...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 12:03pm

Asia

Chinese firms take on EV truck challenges

SUZHOU: Dominant in the electric car sector, Chinese companies have been quietly consolidating their position in the...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 11:36am

Europe

Britain joins trans-Pacific pact in biggest post-Brexit trade deal

LONDON: Britain officially became the 12th member of a trans-Pacific trade pact which includes Japan, Australia and...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 11:13am

USA

US officials say most Northeast drone sightings are actually manned aircraft

WASHINGTON: Officials from the White House, FBI and DHS Saturday stressed that most of the recent reported drone...

Updated 15 Dec, 2024 11:50pm

USA

Donald Trump picks Richard Grenell as envoy for special missions

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he was picking Richard Grenell, his former intelligence...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 10:50am

USA

US foreign investment panel split on Nippon-US Steel deal, FT reports

The US Treasury has informed Japan’s Nippon Steel that the panel reviewing its proposed $14.9 billion purchase of US...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 10:42am

Europe

Russia says it destroyed 15 Ukrainian drones overnight

Russia’s air defence systems destroyed 15 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday....

Published 15 Dec, 2024 10:23am

Asia

South Korea’s acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after impeachment

SEOUL: South Korea’s acting president, Han Duck-soo, moved Sunday to reassure the country’s allies and calm...

Updated 15 Dec, 2024 11:46pm

World

US says in contact with new Syria rulers

DAMASCUS: The United States has made contact with Syria’s victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels, Secretary of...