News Archives for World - 2024-12-24

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World

Former US president Bill Clinton released from hospital

WASHINGTON: Former US president Bill Clinton left hospital Tuesday, his office said, a day after he was admitted...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 10:20pm

USA

Trump blasts Biden over death sentence commutations

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump hit out Tuesday at Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of almost every American federal...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 09:55pm

South Asia

Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina’s son denies graft in $12.65 billion nuclear deal

NEW DELHI: Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and adviser on Tuesday described allegations of...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 09:52pm

Middle East

Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play: state media

DUBAI: Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on Meta’s instant messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play as a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:07pm

Middle East

Palestinian officials say Israeli forces kill 2 in West Bank raid

TULKAREM: Palestinian officials reported that Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, including a woman, during a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 07:47pm

South Asia

Bangladesh protesters enter TV station owners, journalists sacked

DHAKA: A gang of Bangladesh student protesters entered the offices of the investor of a television station accusing...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:20pm

USA

American Airlines resumes flights after Christmas Eve ground stop

WASHINGTON: American Airlines resumed flights Tuesday after a technical issue forced the world’s largest carrier to...

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 07:48pm

Middle East

Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

DAMASCUS: Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday with former rebel faction chiefs to...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:04pm

Middle East

Turkiye says over 25,0000 Syrians returned home since Assad’s fall

ISTANBUL: More than 25,000 Syrians have returned home from Turkiye since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 05:57pm

Europe

Le Pen says days of new French govt numbered

PARIS: Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Tuesday that the days of France’s new government are already numbered,...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 05:12pm

USA

Starbucks strike to expand to over 300 US stores on Christmas Eve, union says

A strike at Starbucks’ US stores will expand to over 300 stores on Tuesday, with more than 5,000 workers expected to...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 01:51pm

Europe

Russian cargo ship sank in Mediterranean Sea with two crew missing, Russian Foreign Ministry says

MOSCOW: A Russian cargo ship called ‘Ursa Major’ sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria and two of...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 01:47pm

Stocks

Gulf shares up in early trade on stronger oil prices

Stock markets in the Gulf were up in early trading on Tuesday, as oil prices rose on positive market outlooks for...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 01:42pm

South Asia

Iran flights to Syria on hold until late January

TEHRAN: Iranian flights to Syria will remain suspended until late January, local media reported Tuesday, after the...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 01:20pm

Europe

London wall illuminates Covid’s enduring pain at Christmas

LONDON: UK families of some 240,000 people who died from Covid-19 have hung festive lights on a London wall, a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:32pm

Europe

12 killed in blast at Turkiye explosives plant

ISTANBUL: A powerful blast on Tuesday ripped through an explosives plant in northwest Turkiye killing 13 people and...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:29pm

USA

Former US president Bill Clinton hospitalized with fever

WASHINGTON: Bill Clinton, the former US president who has faced a series of health issues over the years, was...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:27pm

USA

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, spewing columns of lava

LOS ANGELES: One of the world’s most active volcanoes sprang into life again Monday, spewing columns of lava 80...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:21pm

Middle East

Israeli military says intercepted projectile that was launched from Yemen

CAIRO: The Israel military said in a statement early on Tuesday that sirens sounded in several areas in central...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:05pm

Asia

At a Thai zoo, wide-eyed, golden tigresses become social media stars

CHIANG MAI: Rare golden tigresses with cream-coloured coats and wide eyes at a zoo in northern Thailand have become...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:01pm

Europe

Democracy heads into 2025 bloodied but unbowed

LONDON: Democracy looks bruised but not beaten as it heads into 2025. In a year in which countries representing...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 11:55am

USA

US military says it conducts airstrike in Syria, killing two ISIS operatives

WASHINGTON: The US military said on Monday it conducted an airstrike in Syria that killed two Islamic State...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 11:32am

Energy

Bangladesh’s RPGCL seeks LNG cargo for Jan delivery, document shows

SINGAPORE: Bangladesh’s Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Co Ltd (RPGCL) is seeking a liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 10:45am

Europe

Germany probing possible security lapses after Christmas market attack

BERLIN: Germany searched on Monday for answers on possible security lapses after a man drove his car into a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:50am

Africa

Sudan drops out of hunger-monitor system on eve of famine report

The Sudanese government has suspended its participation in the global hunger-monitoring system on the eve of a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:44am

World

World Bank announces $12 million for Vanuatu quake recovery

WELLINGTON: The World Bank on Tuesday announced $12 million towards emergency response and recovery in Vanuatu, a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:38am

Middle East

Some gaps have narrowed in elusive Gaza ceasefire deal, sides say

CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Gaps between Israel and Hamas over a possible Gaza ceasefire have narrowed, according to...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:34am

Asia

Amicorp Group denies alleged fraud of over $7 billion in Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal

KUALA LUMPUR: Corporate services provider Amicorp Group has denied allegations it knowingly facilitated more than $7...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:26am

Asia

President Biden to decide fate of Nippon Steel’s $15bn bid for US Steel

WASHINGTON: Nippon Steel’s $15 billion bid for US Steel has been referred to US President Joe Biden, a White House...

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 11:08am

World

Israel acknowledges it killed Haniyeh in Tehran

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday acknowledged that Israel had killed former Hamas chief...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 07:17am

USA

Biden commutes almost all federal death sentences

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 07:13am

World

Qatar threatens to stop EU gas sales if fined under due diligence law

LONDON: Qatar would stop shipping gas to the European Union if member states strictly enforce a new law on forced...