News Archives for World - 2025-02-11

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World

EU, Canada and Mexico condemn Trump move to hike steel, aluminium tariffs

US president raises tariff rate on aluminium to 25%

Published 11 Feb, 2025 10:44pm

Europe

Zelenskiy ready to swap Kyiv-held land in Russia’s Kursk region for Ukrainian territories

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would offer to swap land Ukrainian troops control in Russia’s Kursk region in...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:55pm

South Asia

India’s Karnataka state draws investment proposals worth $115 billion

BENGALURU: India’s southern state of Karnataka has received investment proposals worth nearly 10 trillion rupees...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:40pm

Middle East

Yemeni Houthis ready to launch attacks on Israel if war on Gaza resumes, leader says

DUBAI: Yemen’s Houthis, who control most of western Yemen including the capital, are ready to mount attacks on...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:36pm

Asia

China builds space alliances in Africa as Trump cuts foreign aid

On the outskirts of Cairo, a cutting-edge space lab was supposed to be the first in Africa to produce homegrown...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 07:28pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets rise on buoyant earnings; Saudi eases

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Tuesday after a slew of upbeat corporate earnings although there was...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 07:05pm

Asia

South Korea election official rejects impeached president’s fraud claims

SEOUL: The secretary general of South Korea’s National Election Commission defended the integrity of the country’s...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 06:38pm

Europe

India to host next AI summit: French presidency

PARIS: India will host the next international summit on artificial intelligence after co-hosting with France in...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 06:17pm

Middle East

Iran pardons journalists who reported woman’s death that triggered unrest

DUBAI: Iran’s top judicial authority has pardoned two journalists who uncovered the death of a young woman in police...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 05:55pm

Europe

US, Britain have not signed Paris AI summit declaration

PARIS: The United States and the United Kingdom have not signed the Paris AI Summit’s declaration entitled...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 05:34pm

Europe

Kremlin says there is nothing new to report on discussions around Ukraine with the US

MOSCOW: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that there was nothing new to report on discussions around...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 05:31pm

South Asia

Key Bangladesh party warns over unrest after buildings smashed

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s powerful BNP political party has spoken out publicly for the first time against the interim...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 05:18pm

USA

Fed’s Powell heads to Congress with good data in hand but rising uncertainty

WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell begins two days of hearings on Capitol Hill on Tuesday with the...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 04:42pm

Middle East

Syria’s Sharaa calls Trump Gaza plan ‘serious crime’ bound to fail

DUBAI: Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, said in remarks broadcast on Monday he believes US President Donald...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 04:21pm

Middle East

Ceasefire is only way to bring Israeli hostages home, Hamas official says

CAIRO: A Hamas official said on Tuesday Israeli hostages can be brought home from Gaza only if a fragile ceasefire...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 04:13pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets gain on upbeat earnings; Saudi falls

Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Tuesday after a slew of upbeat earnings although caution...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 02:06pm

Middle East

Hamas says Trump warning ‘further complicates’ Gaza truce

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: A senior Hamas leader said Tuesday that US President Donald Trump’s warning for the group to...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 01:36pm

Europe

WHO launches plan for free child cancer medicines

GENEVA: The World Health Organization launched on Tuesday a new platform providing cost-free cancer medicines for...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 01:30pm

World

U.S. lifts pause on food donations for World Food Programme

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: The United States has lifted a pause on food donations, the U.N. World Food Programme said,...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 01:14pm

USA

Trump and Jordan’s king set for tense meeting on Gaza’s future

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump meets Jordan’s King Abdullah on Tuesday for what is likely to be a tense encounter...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 01:10pm

Asia

South Korea’s Yoon blames ‘malicious’ opposition for martial law bid

SEOUL: South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol blamed the “malicious” opposition for his decision to declare...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 01:01pm

South Asia

Suicide bomber kills five outside bank in Afghanistan: police

KABUL: A suicide bomber killed five people including Taliban security forces on Tuesday in an explosion outside a...

Updated 11 Feb, 2025 01:26pm

South Asia

Bangladesh opposition says government aims to hold polls by December

DHAKA: Bangladesh is working towards holding general elections by December, the party of former Prime Minister...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 12:44pm

Asia

Thai PM orders study on impact of US trade policy on exports

BANGKOK: Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered a study on the potential impact of U.S. trade...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 12:37pm

World

Novartis agrees to acquire Anthos for up to $3.1 billion

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire biopharma firm Anthos Therapeutics for...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 12:13pm

Europe

Europe looks to embrace AI at Paris summit’s 2nd day while global consensus unclear

World leaders gathered on Tuesday for the second day and plenary session of the Paris summit on artificial...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 11:26am

Europe

Russia says it downs 40 Ukrainian drones overnight

Russia’s air defence units intercepted and destroyed 40 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory, Russia’s defence...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 11:18am

South Asia

Bangladesh seeks full power supply restoration from Adani plant

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh has asked Adani Power to fully resume supplies from its 1,600-megawatt plant in India, a...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 11:03am

Europe

Ukraine attack damages ‘industrial facility’ in Russia’s Saratov, regional governor says

A Ukrainian drone attack damaged an “industrial facility” in Russia’s Saratov region, the regional governor said...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 10:43am

Asia

North Korea says US nuclear submarine at South Korea port posing grave threat, KCNA reports

SEOUL: North Korea’s defence ministry said on Tuesday the United States is again posing a grave security threat by...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 10:37am

Asia

Hong Kong will file complaint to WTO on US tariffs, official says

HONG KONG: Hong Kong will file a complaint on recent U.S. tariffs imposed on the city to the World Trade...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:39am

Commodities

Trump raises tariffs on aluminum, steel imports in latest trade war salvo

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump substantially raised tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Monday to a flat...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:33am

World

Egypt tells US top diplomat Rubio that Arab states reject Trump’s Gaza plan

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday that Arab states...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:22am

USA

Trump says Hamas should free all hostages by midday Saturday or ‘let hell break out’

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Hamas should release all hostages held by the militant...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:18am

South Asia

Anti-Muslim hate speech surges in India led by Modi: report

NEW DELHI: Hate speech in India targeting the country’s religious minorities saw a “staggering” surge in 2024,...