News Archives for World - 2025-01-10

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Lebanon says Israeli strike kills two in south

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said two people were killed in the south on Friday in an Israeli strike that the...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 11:14pm

World

Israel army says likely killed two kibbutz residents during 2023 attack

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Friday that an internal inquiry found it likely that it killed two kibbutz...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 11:01pm

Europe

Kremlin says Putin ready for talks with Trump

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Friday that President Vladimir Putin was open to talks with Donald Trump, after the...

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 10:08pm

Middle East

Saudi prepares for another Hajj menaced by extreme heat

RIYADH: The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 06:06pm

Europe

Ukraine strikes on occupied Donetsk kill three

MOSCOW: Three people were killed Friday morning and six wounded by Ukrainian strikes on the Russian-occupied part of...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 05:46pm

South Asia

Iran welcomes election of new Lebanese president, says unity will ‘defeat’ Israel

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday welcomed the election of his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 05:41pm

USA

Liberal Party of Canadian PM Trudeau to choose new leader on March 9

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party said late on Thursday it will choose a new leader on...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 05:11pm

USA

Trump spared jail at hush money sentencing, days before inauguration

NEW YORK: US President-elect Donald Trump will not go to jail or pay a fine over his criminal conviction stemming...

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 08:42pm

Asia

Russian PM to visit Vietnam on Jan 14-15

HANOI: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Vietnam on Jan. 14-15, Vietnam’s foreign affairs ministry...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 01:32pm

USA

Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10

LOS ANGELES: Wildfires menacing Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures,...

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 08:42pm

Europe

Turkiye unemployment rate edges down to 8.6% in November

Turkiye unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percentage point month on month to 8.6% in November, official data showed...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 12:32pm

USA

Kamala Harris cancels foreign trip due to California wildfires

WASHINGTON: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris canceled her upcoming trip to Singapore, Bahrain and Germany due to...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 12:05pm

Europe

2024 was the first year above 1.5C of global warming, scientists say

BRUSSELS: The world just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 11:54am

South Asia

Tally of Tibet earthquake injured rises on third day of search for survivors

BEIJING: China has almost doubled its tally of injured in Tibet’s deadly earthquake as rescuers widened a search on...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 11:47am

USA

LA wildfire insured losses total billions of dollars, ratings agencies say

LONDON: The most destructive wildfires ever for Los Angeles may cause billions of dollars in insured losses, ratings...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 11:38am

Asia

South Korea presidential security chief warns against violent attempt to arrest Yoon

Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security chief said on Friday the impeached leader, who faces arrest...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 08:59am

Europe

Zelenskiy says meeting of allies pledges $2 billion in aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the latest in a series of meetings with Kyiv’s Western allies in...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 08:53am

Europe

Trump says Putin wants to meet him, meeting being set up

WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Russian...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 08:50am

World

Trudeau criticizes Trump’s proposed tariffs in meeting with US business leaders

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed U.S. tariffs on...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 08:41am

World

Ring of fire tightens around LA as Hollywood Hills burn

LOS ANGELES: A terrifying wave of wildfires squeezing Los Angeles on multiple fronts pushed closer to the symbolic...