News Archives for World - 2025-03-19

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Europe

Zelenskiy says he had substantive call with Trump discussing partial ceasefire, air defences

Ukrainian and U.S. teams could meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to discuss technicalities of partial...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 11:57pm

USA

Fed leaves policy rate outlook unchanged amid projected growth slowdown, temporary inflation jump

Federal Reserve leaves policy rate in 4.25%-4.50% range

Published 19 Mar, 2025 11:21pm

World

Gaza health ministry says one foreign UN worker killed in Israeli strike denied by Israel

DEIR EL-BALAH: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said a foreign UN worker was killed and five others seriously...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 11:00pm

World

Trump says Houthis to be ‘annihilated,’ warns Iran to stop aid

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Yemen’s Houthi rebels “will be completely annihilated,”...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 10:45pm

Europe

US envoy predicts Ukraine ceasefire in ‘couple of weeks’

WASHINGTON: US envoy Steve Witkoff said technical discussions on a possible deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war will...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 08:48pm

South Asia

Pakistan, Afghanistan open main border crossing, closed for nearly a month

Torkham border crossing is artery for travel, trade between two countries

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 10:04pm

South Asia

India snubs Bangladesh on medical visas, opening way for China

NEW DELHI/DHAKA: India is resisting pleas by Bangladesh to resume issuing normal volumes of medical visas, citing...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:23pm

South Asia

Foreign investors jilt India as growth falters and China beckons

MUMBAI/SINGAPORE: Global investors are deserting India’s stock market, selling shares at a record pace to buy...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:36pm

Middle East

Hamas says open to talks as Israel keeps up Gaza strikes

GAZA CITY: Hamas said it remained open to negotiations while calling for pressure on Israel Wednesday to implement a...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 05:32pm

Middle East

New Israeli strikes on Gaza ‘dramatic step backwards’: Macron

PARIS: Israel’s resumption of strikes on the Gaza Strip is a major step in the wrong direction after its ceasefire...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 05:18pm

Europe

Zelenskyy warns against slowing aid, says will speak to Trump

HELSINKI: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Wednesday against heeding a Kremlin call to halt military aid for his...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 05:14pm

Startup Recorder

Dubai’s Yango Group targets Pakistan, others with $20m startup fund: report

Dynamic, high-growth markets like Pakistan offer substantial opportunities, says spokesperson

Published 19 Mar, 2025 03:27pm

Europe

Turkiye detains Erdogan’s main rival in what opposition calls ‘coup’

ISTANBUL: Turkiye authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival on Wednesday on charges...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 03:09pm

South Asia

New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 12:42pm

Middle East

Gaza civil defence says 13 killed in Israeli strikes overnight

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Wednesday that 13 people had been killed in Israeli air strikes on the...

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 10:45pm

Asia

Record 2024 temperatures accelerate ice loss, rise in sea levels, UN weather body says

SINGAPORE: Record greenhouse gas levels helped bring temperatures to an all-time high in 2024, accelerating glacier...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 12:20pm

USA

Donald Trump says he doesn’t care if Liberals beat Conservatives in Canada

TORONTO: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wouldn’t mind if the Liberal Party won the upcoming Canadian...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 12:13pm

Europe

Russia, Ukraine trade accusations of infrastructure attacks after Putin-Trump call

Russia and Ukraine accused each other early on Wednesday of launching air attacks that sparked fires and damaged...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 12:12pm

Europe

Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire at oil depot in Russia’s Krasnodar, regional authorities say

A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a small fire at an oil depot located near the village of Kavkazskaya in the...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 12:06pm

USA

Donald Trump releases JFK assassination documents

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump released material related to the 1963 assassination of former President John...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 12:05pm

USA

Mahmoud Khalil calls himself political prisoner after US immigration arrest

WASHINGTON: Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian graduate student who the Trump administration is...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 08:23am

USA

Putin agrees to 30-day halt on energy facility strikes but no full Ukraine ceasefire

WASHINGTON: Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday to stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 08:17am

World

US CJ rebukes Trump’s attack on judge

WASHINGTON: US Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked President Donald Trump on Tuesday for suggesting the way to...