News Archives for World - 2025-01-15

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USA

US hits Russia’s defense industry with new sanctions

WASHINGTON: The United States sanctioned more than 150 companies and individuals Wednesday for supporting Russia’s...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 11:17pm

World

Houthi rebels say attacked US aircraft carrier in Red Sea

SANAA: Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Wednesday that they carried out a missile and drone attack on a US aircraft...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 11:05pm

Middle East

Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire agreement meant to end 15-month Gaza conflict, official says

Official says deal includes six-week initial ceasefire phase, release of hostages

Published 15 Jan, 2025 10:35pm

South Asia

India pushes ‘legal action’ after US murder plot

NEW DELHI: An Indian committee established after a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States, a...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 09:04pm

USA

TikTok plans total US shutdown as ban deadline looms: report

WASHINGTON: Social media giant TikTok plans to completely shut down its operations in the United States this Sunday...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 08:27pm

Middle East

Hamas approves Gaza truce deal: Palestinian sources close to talks

DOHA: Hamas has approved a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, Palestinian sources close to negotiations said...

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 10:34pm

Middle East

Israeli prime minister’s office denies Hamas agreed to Gaza deal

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office denied on Wednesday that Hamas had agreed to the Gaza...

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 07:02pm

South Asia

China, Sri Lanka agree more investment and economic cooperation

BEIJING: China and Sri Lanka have agreed on more investment and economic cooperation, after China’s President Xi...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 06:33pm

Middle East

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 24 Palestinians

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Wednesday that Israeli strikes killed at least 24 people across the...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 05:48pm

Middle East

Italy, Albania, UAE sign deal for Adriatic energy link

ABU DHABI: Italy, Albania and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed on Wednesday a deal worth at least 1 billion...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 05:47pm

USA

Trump CIA pick Ratcliffe to face Senate questions on politicized intelligence

WASHINGTON: The Senate intelligence committee holds a confirmation hearing on Wednesday for President-elect Donald...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 05:40pm

USA

Trump’s attorney general pick Pam Bondi to face US Senate grilling

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, will face a Senate panel on Wednesday where...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 05:26pm

Europe

Georgian prime minister hospitalised after beating, blames government

Giorgi Gakharia, a former prime minister of Georgia who now leads one of the country’s main opposition groups, was...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 05:19pm

Luxury

$56,000 tuition a year: Dubai to welcome $100mn school campus in August

In another indicator of Dubai’s upward trajectory, one of the world’s largest operators of private schools – GEMS...

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 05:41pm

South Asia

South Korean investigators question arrested President Yoon in insurrection probe

SEOUL: Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned by authorities on Wednesday in...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 05:07pm

USA

Trump nominee Pete Hegseth weathers Democrats’ grilling to emerge largely unscathed

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, endured fierce Democratic...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 05:00pm

Middle East

Saudi minister confirms Manara Minerals looking at investing in Pakistan’s Reko Diq mine

Says Saudi Development Fund could contribute over $100 million to Pakistan’s mining infrastructure

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 10:34pm

Asia

China’s Xi seeks greater coordination with Vietnam

BEIJING: China and Vietnam should broaden international and regional coordination and safeguard global fairness,...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 03:35pm

Europe

Volodymyr Zelensky, Poland’s PM Tusk to meet in Warsaw on Wednesday

WARSAW: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will host Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky for talks in Warsaw on...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:28pm

Europe

World has to keep up pressure on Israel after Gaza truce: Palestinian PM

OSLO: The international community will have to maintain pressure on Israel after an imminent ceasefire in Gaza so it...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:25pm

Middle East

Gaza ceasefire appears close as US, Egyptian leaders put focus on ‘coming hours’

DOHA/CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Negotiators were trying to hammer out the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza on...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 01:41pm

South Asia

Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus demands return of stolen billions

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday demanded the return of stolen assets, decrying the...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 01:06pm

South Asia

Police arrest 49 men for sexual abuse of Indian teen

BENGALURU: More than four dozen men have been arrested in India for the repeated sexual abuse of a teenager over...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 12:56pm

Africa

Suspected outbreak of Marburg virus kills eight in Tanzania, WHO says

NAIROBI: A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 12:46pm

Europe

Ukraine reports emergency power cuts amid ‘massive’ Russian air strike

Ukraine introduced emergency power cuts in six regions amid what authorities described as a “massive” Russian...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 12:42pm

South Asia

Dense fog over Indian capital delays flights, trains

Dense fog and cold weather delayed train and flight departures in several parts of northern India, including its...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 11:51am

USA

Joe Biden looks to relax Cuba sanctions in final days before Trump

WASHINGTON/HAVANA: The Biden administration said on Tuesday it would remove Cuba from its terrorism blacklist, while...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 11:05am

Europe

Russia says its forces capture two settlements in eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian troops pressing their slow advance through eastern Ukraine took control of two settlements in...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 08:54am

Asia

South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon, ending weeks-long standoff

SEOUL: South Korean authorities arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over insurrection...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 08:49am

South Asia

Iran never plotted to kill Donald Trump, Iranian president says

WASHINGTON: Iran never plotted to kill Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Iranian President Masoud...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 08:44am

USA

Biden names two California national monuments after fires thwarted in-person ceremony

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden designated two California sites – a swathe of desert significant to native...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 08:40am

Asia

South Korea jobless rate hits 3-1/2-yr high amid political uncertainty

SEOUL: South Korea’s jobless rate jumped to the highest in 3-1/2 years in December, as political turmoil stoked...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 08:15am

USA

US SEC sues Elon Musk over late disclosure of Twitter stake

Elon Musk was sued on Tuesday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused the world’s richest...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 08:11am

World

Wealthy nations fail to agree curbs on fossil fuel finance

PARIS: Wealthy nations have failed to reach an agreement on curbing public finance for fossil fuel projects, the ...