News Archives for World - 2025-02-08

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World

Israel military says strikes Hamas weapons facility in Syria

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said it carried out an air strike on Saturday targeting a weapons depot used by...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 11:20pm

World

Lebanon army says returned fire coming from Syria in border area

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army said it had responded to incoming fire from across the Syrian border on Saturday, two days...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 11:12pm

Middle East

Health ministry in Gaza says over 48,000 killed in war

GAZA CITY: The health ministry in Gaza Strip said on Saturday that at least 48,181 people had been killed in the...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 08:01pm

Africa

South Africa condemns ‘misinformation’ after Trump freezes aid

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa condemned on Saturday US President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze aid to the country...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:16pm

Europe

Zelensky urges allies to ‘invest’ in mineral wealth

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday Kyiv wants its allies to invest in its mineral...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:09pm

USA

Trump signs order to cut funding for South Africa over land policy, ICJ case

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut U.S. financial assistance to South Africa, the...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 05:35pm

South Asia

Indian PM’s party celebrates landslide New Delhi win

NEW DELHI: India’s Hindu-nationalist ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated a landslide victory...

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 07:32pm

Europe

German election favourite urges quick coalition talks

BERLIN: Germany’s conservative opposition leader, the favourite to be the next chancellor, said on Saturday a new...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 02:14pm

South Asia

Top opponent of India PM Modi loses New Delhi seat

NEW DELHI: A key Indian opposition leader and the former chief minister of the capital province Delhi lost his seat...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 02:07pm

USA

US judge pauses plan to put USAID workers on leave

WASHINGTON: A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily allowed roughly 2,700 U.S. Agency for International Development...

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 11:03pm

USA

US judge declines to block Elon Musk’s DOGE from Labor Department systems

A federal judge on Friday declined to block Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting department from accessing the U.S....

Published 08 Feb, 2025 12:04pm

USA

Trump dismisses US Archivist, moves to shake up Kennedy Center

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed Colleen Shogan, the Archivist of...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 11:57am

USA

Trump revokes Biden’s security clearance, escalates foreign aid crackdown

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday revoked his predecessor Joe Biden’s security clearance in a blizzard of...

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 11:02pm

South Asia

North Korea says its nuclear weapons not a ‘bargaining chip’ as Trump, Ishiba meet

SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday its nuclear weapons are not meant for negotiations but are intended for combat...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 10:17am

Middle East

Hamas releases three Israeli hostages as Gaza ceasefire holds

More than 47,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli in its 15-month-long aggression in Gaza, with number of dead rising every day

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 10:50pm

USA

Trump aware, supportive of AUKUS pact, US defense secretary says

SYDNEY: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump supported the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal,...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 09:57am

South Asia

China urges Panama to ‘make right decision’ after announcing Belt and Road exit

BEIJING: China expressed regret on Saturday over Panama’s intention to leave Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative,...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 09:52am

World

Trump condemned for ICC sanctions over Israel, US probes

NEW YORK/AMSTERDAM: Dozens of countries expressed their “unwavering support” for the International Criminal ...