News Archives for World - 2025-03-11

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World

Iran’s President to Trump: I will not negotiate, ‘do whatever the hell you want’

President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would not negotiate with the U.S. while being threatened, telling President...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 11:36pm

USA

US-Canada trade war escalates as Trump doubles tariffs on metals imports

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ramped up a burgeoning trade war with Canada, saying he will...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 10:58pm

World

US envoy says seeking ‘political solution’ to Israel-Lebanon border disputes

BEIRUT: Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus said Tuesday that the United States was seeking a...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 10:45pm

Middle East

UAE’s XRG to make big investment in US gas: ADNOC CEO

HOUSTON: The investment arm of United Arab Emirates state oil company ADNOC will make a significant investment in US...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 09:08pm

USA

Argentina kicks off trial into death of soccer star Diego Maradona

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina began a long-awaited trial on Tuesday of the medical team for soccer star Diego Maradona,...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 08:53pm

Europe

US and Ukraine hold Jeddah talks after major drone attack on Russia

JEDDAH: Ukrainian and U.S. officials met behind closed doors for hours of talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to find a...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 08:43pm

Middle East

Israeli fire kills four Palestinians in Gaza, amid new ceasefire talks

CAIRO: An Israeli air strike killed four Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, the territory’s civil emergency service...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 07:33pm

Middle East

Italy’s Synapsia signs $2.5bn deal with UAE’s Bold Technologies

ROME: Italy’s Synapsia has signed a $2.5-billion contract with UAE’s Bold Technologies to provide AI-powered city...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 07:23pm

Markets

Airtel signs with SpaceX to bring Starlink to India

MUMBAI: Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 06:32pm

Middle East

Gaza rescuers say Israeli air strike kills four

GAZA CITY: An Israeli air strike hit Gaza City on Tuesday, with the civil defence agency reporting four men killed...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 06:29pm

Asia

ICC issued arrest warrant for Philippines’ Duterte over 43 murders, document shows

AMSTERDAM: The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for former Philippines president Rodrigo...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 04:46pm

Europe

Poland arrests Ukrainian woman convicted of selling 56 human kidneys

WARSAW: Polish border guards detained a Ukrainian woman who was sentenced in Kazakhstan to 12 years in prison for...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 04:32pm

South Asia

India brings home nearly 300 citizens rescued from Southeast Asian scam centres

NEW DELHI: India has brought home nearly 300 of its nationals who were lured to various southeast Asian countries,...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 04:10pm

Stocks

Major Gulf markets slide on US slowdown worries

Major stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Tuesday, as investors fretted that a wide-ranging trade war...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 02:52pm

Middle East

Israel says struck Syrian air defences to thwart ‘future threats’

OCCUPPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said on Tuesday that its warplanes struck southern Syria overnight, targeting...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 02:39pm

Africa

South Africa bus crash kills 12, dozens hurt

EKURHULENI: A bus overturned in an area of Johannesburg near South Africa’s main airport early Tuesday, killing at...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 02:31pm

South Asia

Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows

SINGAPORE: Only seven countries met World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards last year, data showed on...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 02:11pm

Europe

Russia on Witkoff visit: Russia-US contacts are quite intensive

MOSCOW: Contacts between Russia and the United States are now quite intensive, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 02:04pm

Europe

Swiss arms exports fall as government mulls looser curbs after Ukraine war

BERN: Swiss weapons exports fell for a second year running in 2024, government data showed on Tuesday, as the...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 02:00pm

Africa

Kenya HIV patients live in fear as US aid freeze strand drugs in warehouse

NAIROBI: The health clinic where Alice Okwirry collects her HIV medication in Kenya’s capital Nairobi has been...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 01:55pm

USA

Donald Trump says he will buy a ‘new Tesla’ to show support for Musk

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will buy a new Tesla car to show support for the electric carmaker’s...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 11:59am

Real Estate

Saudi residential real estate to attract $1.22 billion this year, consultancy says

DUBAI: Private buyers in Saudi Arabia are expected to spend $1.22 billion in the country’s residential market this...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 11:58am

Asia

UN migration agency says aid to Rohingya in Indonesia reinstated

JAKARTA: The United Nations’ migration agency has reinstated humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees in...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 11:55am

Asia

Philippines’ ex-President Duterte arrested at ICC’s request over ‘drugs war’ killings

MANILA: The Philippines’ firebrand former leader Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on Tuesday at the request of the...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 11:45am

Europe

Greenland election tests independence ambitions as US interest looms

NUUK: Greenland will vote in a general election on Tuesday seen by some locals as a historic chance to free...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 11:21am

South Asia

Dalai Lama says his successor to be born outside China

NEW DELHI: The Dalai Lama’s successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 11:16am

Europe

UK royals celebrate Commonwealth Day with religious service, playlist

LONDON: King Charles hailed the work of the Commonwealth in bringing countries together as he and Britain’s senior...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 08:33am

USA

Trump envoy Witkoff plans Moscow visit this week to meet Putin

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, plans a visit to Moscow to meet Russian...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 08:18am

Europe

Ukraine’s biggest drone attack on Moscow kills one, disrupts air and train transport

Ukraine targeted Moscow early on Wednesday in what seemed its biggest drone attack of the war on the Russian...

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 02:27pm

World

Volodymyr Zelenskiyy in Saudi Arabia as US voices hope for Ukraine peace talks

JEDDAH: President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of talks between...

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 01:50pm

USA

USDA cuts over $1 billion in funding for schools, local food purchases

The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two federal programs that spent over $1 billion annually to help schools and...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 07:57am

World

China-US trade war heats up

BEIJING: Beijing’s tariffs on certain US agricultural goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s latest hike...