News Archives for World - 2025-01-06

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World

UN World Food Programme accuses Israel of firing on Gaza convoy

UNITED NATIONS: The UN’s World Food Programme on Monday accused Israel of firing on one of its aid convoys in the...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 11:19pm

Europe

France orders tighter security after ramming attacks in US, Germany

PARIS: French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau on Monday ordered increased security at major gatherings following...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 11:11pm

Europe

Turkey’s Erdogan says ready to intervene to prevent any division of Syria

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he would order an intervention to prevent any...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 11:03pm

USA

Canada PM Trudeau says he will step down after new Liberal party leader named

Trudeau, under heavy pressure from Liberal legislators to quit amid polls showing party will be crushed at next election, says at news conference that parliament will be suspended until March

Published 06 Jan, 2025 09:22pm

Africa

China’s foreign minister kicks off Africa tour in Namibia

WINDHOEK: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Namibia on Monday and hailed the “time-honoured friendship”...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 06:58pm

Asia

Thailand tourism bounces back, with 35 million visitors in 2024

BANGKOK: Thailand welcomed more than 35 million international tourists in 2024, surpassing the government’s target,...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:32pm

South Asia

Indian Maoist roadside bomb kills nine troops

RAIPUR: Indian Maoist guerrillas killed nine members of the security forces on Monday by detonating a roadside bomb...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:27pm

Europe

Russia says captured key town in eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia said Monday its forces had captured the “important logistics hub” of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine in...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:17pm

Financial

Saudi Arabia to tap debt market with 3-part sovereign bond sale

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is tapping global debt markets with a planned three-part bond sale on Monday, fixed income news...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:01pm

USA

US airlines cancel over 1,300 flights after winter storm

Airlines in the United States canceled more than 1,300 flights on Monday after a winter storm brought snow, ice and...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 03:52pm

South Asia

Bangladesh issues second arrest warrant for exiled Hasina

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court has issued a second arrest warrant for exiled former leader Sheikh Hasina, this time for...

Updated 06 Jan, 2025 09:33pm

Middle East

New Syria foreign minister begins first visit to UAE: state media

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani landed in the United Arab Emirates Monday on his first...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 03:39pm

Europe

German Christmas market attack death toll rises to six

BERLIN: A 52-year-old woman has died in hospital from injuries sustained after a man drove his car into a German...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 02:13pm

Asia

Antony Blinken expresses confidence in South Korea democratic process as Yoon faces arrest

SEOUL: South Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol,...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 02:09pm

Europe

The Ghosts of Grenfell: No penalties for UK firms that used deadly building material

LONDON: When the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze in 2017 led to revelations that high-rise public housing buildings...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 02:03pm

Europe

Church of England faces uncharted waters as Welby’s tenure ends

LONDON: Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will end his duties on Monday after quitting amid an abuse cover-up...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 01:48pm

South Asia

India’s services sector ended 2024 on a strong footing, PMI shows

BENGALURU: India’s dominant services sector ended 2024 on a high note as sustained demand boosted activity to a...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 12:38pm

Asia

Malaysia court grants jailed ex-PM Najib’s request to see document he says allows home detention

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s appeals court granted on Monday a bid by jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to obtain...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 12:00pm

USA

Canada PM Trudeau to announce resignation as early as Monday, Globe and Mail reports

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday that he will resign as Liberal...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 11:05am

Europe

Zelenskiy says Kyiv security guarantees will only work if US provides them

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said security guarantees for Kyiv to end Russia’s war would only be...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 09:01am

Asia

North Korea fires suspected mid-range missile as Blinken visits Seoul

SEOUL: North Korea fired what appeared to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile out to sea on Monday,...

Updated 06 Jan, 2025 12:45pm

Middle East

US to ease aid restrictions for Syria in limited show of support for new government, WSJ reports

The Biden administration plans to announce Monday that it will ease restrictions on humanitarian aid for Syria,...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 08:53am

Asia

South Korea extends shutdown of Muan airport due to crash probe

SEOUL: South Korea’s government said on Monday it will extend the shutdown of Muan International Airport by a week...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 08:44am

USA

Winter storm hits central US, barrels toward Washington

A winter storm brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to a broad swath of the U.S. on Sunday, with some 60...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 08:39am

Asia

South Korean police asked to execute arrest warrant for impeached president

SEOUL: South Korea’s anti-corruption agency said on Monday that it had asked police to take over the execution of an...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 08:34am

Middle East

Gaza truce talks resume as violence shows no let-up

GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Israel confirmed on Saturday that negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage...