News Archives for World - 2024-12-23

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Europe

Over 3,000 North Korean soldiers killed, wounded in Kursk: Zelensky

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that over 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 10:57pm

World

Lebanon PM, UN peacekeepers call for accelerated Israeli withdrawal

BEIRUT: United Nations peacekeepers and Lebanon’s prime minister called on Monday for the Israeli army to speed up...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 10:50pm

World

Netanyahu tells Israel parliament ‘some progress’ on Gaza hostage deal

JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers on Monday that “some progress” had been made in...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 10:40pm

Europe

Zelenskiy calls Slovak’s Fico dependence on Russia ‘big security issue’ for Europe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday criticised what he said was Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 06:45pm

South Asia

Bangladesh tells India it wants former PM Hasina back for ‘judicial process’

DHAKA: Bangladesh has told neighbor India that it wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 11:18pm

Europe

Russia says captured another village in eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia on Monday said it had captured the village of Storozheve in eastern Ukraine, near the town of Velyka...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:31pm

Middle East

Jordan foreign minister holds talks with Syria’s new leader

AMMAN: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi expressed his country’s support for Syria’s reconstruction in a...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:28pm

Middle East

Nine killed in Iran as bus, fuel truck collide: state media

TEHRAN: At least nine people were killed on Monday when a bus collided with a fuel truck in Iran’s southeast, state...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:23pm

Middle East

Saudi delegation meets Syria’s new leader: source close to government

RIYADH: A Saudi delegation has met Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, a source close to the government...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:17pm

Middle East

Gaza official says Israel strikes on hospital ‘terrifying’

GAZA STRIP: An official from one of only two functioning hospitals in northern Gaza told AFP on Monday that Israeli...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:14pm

Europe

Ukraine says it downed 47 Russia launched drones, 25 fail to reach targets

Ukraine’s air force said on Monday it had shot down 47 out of 72 Russia-launched drones across the country, while 25...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:34pm

Stocks

Most Gulf shares up as cooler US inflation eases rate cut concerns

Most stock markets in the Gulf were up on Monday, after cooler-than-expected US inflation data revived hopes for...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:20pm

Europe

Plan to throttle foreign fossil fuel finance collapses at OECD, Bloomberg reports

A plan discussed by wealthy nations to throttle tens of billions of dollars in public support for oil and gas...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:05pm

Middle East

Only 12 trucks delivered food, water in North Gaza Governorate since October: Oxfam

UNITED NATIONS: Just 12 trucks distributed food and water in northern Gaza in two-and-a-half months, aid group Oxfam...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:46pm

South Asia

Afghan bread, the humble centrepiece of every meal

KABUL: Every day before dawn, Jamil Ghafori gets to work on the floor of a cramped Kabul bakery with five other men...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:42pm

World

Canada’s Trudeau losing support within his party: MPs

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s support within his own party appeared to falter further on Sunday,...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:33pm

World

Malaysia Airlines grounds new Airbus jet over safety concerns

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines has grounded its new Airbus A330neo jet just days after its maiden flight because of...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:19pm

World

Seven dead in small plane crash in western Mexico

MEXICO CITY: At least seven people died when a light aircraft crashed Sunday in a heavily forested area of Jalisco...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:15pm

Asia

North Korea suffers 1,100 casualties in Russia-Ukraine war: Seoul

SEOUL: More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia’s war with Ukraine, South Korea’s...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:12pm

South Asia

Indian police kill three Sikh separatist

LUCKNOW: Indian police said on Monday they had killed three Sikh militants fighting for a separate homeland known as...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:07pm

Middle East

Jordan foreign minister to hold talks with Syria’s new leader

AMMAN: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi was due in Damascus on Monday to meet with Syria’s new leader Ahmed...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:05pm

South Asia

Dalai Lama seeks to allay health concerns as succession planning looms

DHARAMSHALA: When the Dalai Lama went to New York in June for knee surgery, his followers worried about his overall...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:20pm

World

Indonesian tsunami survivor holds on to hope for missing son after 20 years

BANDA ACEH: In front of Saudah’s house on Indonesia’s Sumatra island lie two damaged coast guard ships, washed...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:08pm

World

Cuba hit by magnitude 5.9 earthquake, EMSC says

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Cuba on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said....

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:01pm

Europe

NATO chief Rutte says Zelenskiy’s criticism of Germany’s Scholz is unfair

BERLIN: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he considered the sometimes harsh criticism of German Chancellor Olaf...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:57am

World

Brazil bridge collapses, spilling sulfuric acid into river

A bridge connecting two states in Brazil’s northern and northeastern regions collapsed on Sunday as vehicles were...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:44am

Europe

Russia security threat is far reaching, Italy’s prime minister warns

SAARISELKA: Russia poses a bigger threat to European Union security than just defence as Moscow can use illegal...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 09:08am

Asia

Malaysia’s 1MDB files legal claim against Amicorp Group seeking over $1 billion for alleged fraud

KUALA LUMPUR: Scandal-hit Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad said on Monday it has filed a legal...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 11:05am

World

Inflation, elections and war dominated 2024

Inflation dropped in most economies around the world in 2024, but voters didn’t care. Angered by the hefty ramp-up...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:57am

USA

Starbucks workers expand strike in US cities, including New York

Starbucks, workers have expanded their strike to four more U.S. cities, including New York, the union representing...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:46am

USA

Trump vows to rename Denali as Mount McKinley

WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will rename Denali, Alaska natives’ name for North...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:41am

USA

Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal

WEST PALM BEACH: President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal on Sunday,...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:37am

Europe

Putin meets Slovak PM as Ukraine gas contract nears end

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Kremlin on Sunday, a rare visit by a...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:32am

Middle East

Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts

QAMISHLI, Syria/BEIRUT/ANKARA: With hostile Turkish-backed groups mobilising against them in Syria’s north, and...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:40am

World

Turkey says it believes Kurdish fighters will be forced out of all Syrian territory

ANKARA: Turkey believes Syria’s new rulers, including the Syrian National Army (SNA) armed group which Ankara...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:35am

Africa

Death toll in Nigeria food queue stampedes rises to 32

LAGOS: Nigerian police on Sunday raised the total death toll from two stampedes at food distribution centres to 32,...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:32am

Europe

France awaits appointment of new government

PARIS: France awaited the appointment of a new government to lead the country out of its political crisis, with...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:29am

Middle East

Gaza medics struggle to rescue patients after Israel orders hospital evacuated

CAIRO: Israel ordered the closure and evacuation on Sunday of one of the last hospitals still partly functioning in ...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:17am

Middle East

Khamenei says Iran does not have or need regional proxy forces

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader denied Sunday that militant groups around the region functioned as Tehran’s...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:17am

Europe

Finland PM says Russia ‘permanent’ threat to EU

HELSINKI: Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said Sunday that Russia was a “permanent and dangerous threat”...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:09am

South Asia

Indian journalist who exposed corruption targeted with online smear campaign

NEW DELHI: Indian journalist Anand Mangnale is the target of an online smear campaign that began on December 5 when...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:07am

Europe

Putin vows ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine in retaliation...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 06:57am

World

Iran protests US arrest of nationals over tech export

TEHRAN: Tehran has formally protested the arrests of two Iranians in Italy and the United States accused of...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 06:03am

World

Lebanon official media says Israel releases 7 detainees

BEIRUT: Lebanese official media said the Israeli army handed over seven people to United Nations peacekeepers at the...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:33am

Europe

Ukraine says Russian general deliberately targeted Reuters staff in August missile strike

Ukraine’s security service has named a Russian general it suspects of ordering a missile strike on a hotel in...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:12am

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Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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