News Archives for World - 2024-12-30

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World

Azerbaijan says Russia pledged to punish those responsible for plane crash

BAKU: Azerbaijan said on Monday that Moscow had promised to punish those responsible for the downing of an ...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 11:06pm

Europe

Bad weather set to hit UK New Year celebrations

LONDON: Adverse weather on Monday looked set to hit UK New Year festivities, as the organisers of Edinburgh's...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 10:57pm

South Asia

India rocket launches space docking mission

NEW DELHI: India launched a rocket Monday carrying two small spacecraft to test docking in space, a critical step ...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 10:29pm

World

Appeals court upholds multi-million dollar verdict against US President-elect Trump

NEW YORK: A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a jury verdict ordering President-elect Donald Trump to pay $5...

Updated 30 Dec, 2024 10:56pm

South Asia

Fugitive Afghans convicted of people smuggling held in UK

LONDON: Three Afghan men convicted in Belgium over their involvement in a major people smuggling ring have been...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 09:16pm

USA

Jimmy Carter funeral service to be held at Washington National Cathedral on Jan 9

A state funeral for Jimmy Carter, the former US president who died at the age of 100 on Sunday, will be held at the...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 09:04pm

Middle East

Kuwait to impose 15% minimum top-up tax on multinational enterprises

CAIRO: Kuwait will impose a minimum top-up tax (DMTT) of 15% on multinational enterprises operating in the country,...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 09:00pm

USA

US disburses $3.4 billion in budget aid for Ukraine, Yellen says

WASHINGTON: The United States has sent $3.4 billion in additional budget aid to Ukraine, giving the war-torn country...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 06:15pm

South Asia

Indian workers replace Palestinians in Israel’s building sector

BEER YAAQOV: Wearing a safety belt, helmet and work boots, Raju Nishad navigates the scaffolding, hammering blocks...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:34pm

USA

Biden announces $2.5 billion in fresh military aid to Ukraine

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden announced $2.5 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine on Monday...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:24pm

South Asia

China urges more aid for people in need as economic woes persist

BEIJING: The Chinese government urged local officials to provide more financial relief or step up one-time...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:15pm

South Asia

South Korea inspects B737-800 fleet after worst plane crash

MUAN (SOUTH KOREA): South Korea ordered Monday a “comprehensive inspection” of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 04:55pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets gain in early trade; Qatar falls

Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Monday in thin trade ahead of the year-end, with the...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 03:45pm

Middle East

Syria’s de facto leader hosts Ukraine’s foreign minister, SANA says

DAMASCUS: Syria’s de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa held talks on Monday with a senior Ukrainian delegation led by...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 03:35pm

South Asia

India’s Adani Group to exit Wilmar joint venture

India’s Adani Group will exit its consumer goods joint venture with Singapore’s Wilmar International, the two...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 03:28pm

USA

Jimmy Carter’s life ‘measured not by words, but by his deeds’: Biden

SAINT CROIX: Jimmy Carter “lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds,” President Joe Biden said on Sunday...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 01:06pm

Europe

Belgium becomes first EU country to ban disposable e-cigarettes

BRUSSELS: Wildly popular with young people for their dizzying array of flavours, including apple, watermelon and...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 12:56pm

Europe

French premier promises concrete aid for cyclone-hit Mayotte

MAMOUDZOU: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrived in Mayotte on Monday, vowing to bring help to the Indian...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 12:53pm

Europe

WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza after strike

ZURICH: The head of the World Health Organization on Monday called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza after...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 12:36pm

Europe

Germany’s Scholz says US has lost ‘committed fighter for democracy’ in Jimmy Carter

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday he was mourning the death of former US President Jimmy Carter,...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 12:05pm

Africa

At least 71 killed in Ethiopia road accident

ADDIS ABABA: At least 71 people died in Ethiopia when a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river, according...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 12:02pm

Asia

Three foreigners die in Bangkok hotel fire, authorities say

BANGKOK: Three foreigners were killed after a fire broke out at a hotel near Bangkok’s popular backpacker district...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 11:49am

Asia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Luzon, Philippines, GFZ says

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Luzon in the Philippines on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 11:22am

Europe

Moldova’s separatist region cuts gas as Ukraine transit deal runs out

CHISINAU: Authorities in Moldova’s separatist Transdniestria region on Sunday cut off gas supplies to several state...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 08:39am

Asia

South Korea investigators request arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law

South Korea’s joint investigation unit has requested an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 08:33am

Asia

North Korea’s Kim lauds new fish farm, calls for regional development

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has celebrated the completion of a new fish farm in the east coast and called...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 08:30am

Asia

South Korea orders air safety probe after worst crash in country kills 179

MUAN COUNTY: South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday ordered an emergency safety inspection of the...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 08:24am

Asia

Chinese youth flock to civil service, but slow economy puts ‘iron rice bowl’ jobs at risk

BEIJING: A record 3.4 million young Chinese flocked to the civil service exam this year, lured by the prospect of...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 08:16am

Middle East

Egypt tests new extension of the Suez Canal

CAIRO: Egypt has tested a new 10-kilometre (6.2-mile) extension to the Suez Canal as it tries to minimise the impact...