World Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems PARIS: When veteran centrist Francois Bayrou, France’s new prime minister, was education minister in the 1990s, his... Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:23pm
Pakistan Greece boat tragedy: FO says Crisis Management Unit operational to facilitate Pakistanis Foreign office says one Pakistani confirmed to be among the dead while 47 Pakistanis are among those rescued after the accident Updated 15 Dec, 2024 09:21pm
World Ukraine destroys 56 Russian drones in overnight strike, air force says KYIV: Ukrainian air defences destroyed 56 out of 108 drones launched by Russia during its latest overnight strike,... Updated 15 Dec, 2024 11:47pm
Business & Finance Saudi Arabia’s inflation reaches 2% in November RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate continued to slowly accelerate, hitting 2% in November compared to 1.9%... Published 15 Dec, 2024 12:41pm
Markets Gazprom to send 42.4 mcm of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Sunday MOSCOW: Russian gas producer Gazprom said it would send 42.4 million cubic metres (mcm) of gas to Europe via Ukraine... Published 15 Dec, 2024 12:38pm
World Mauritius police issues order to arrest former central bank governor PORT LOUIS: Mauritius’s police have issued an order for the arrest of the Indian Ocean islands’ former central bank... Published 15 Dec, 2024 12:36pm
World Britain joins trans-Pacific pact in biggest post-Brexit trade deal LONDON: Britain officially became the 12th member of a trans-Pacific trade pact which includes Japan, Australia and... Published 15 Dec, 2024 11:13am
Sports Man City boss Guardiola says no regrets over contract extension Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he has no regrets after signing a two-year contract extension despite... Published 15 Dec, 2024 11:10am
World US officials say most Northeast drone sightings are actually manned aircraft WASHINGTON: Officials from the White House, FBI and DHS Saturday stressed that most of the recent reported drone... Updated 15 Dec, 2024 11:50pm
World Donald Trump picks Richard Grenell as envoy for special missions WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he was picking Richard Grenell, his former intelligence... Published 15 Dec, 2024 10:50am
World US foreign investment panel split on Nippon-US Steel deal, FT reports The US Treasury has informed Japan’s Nippon Steel that the panel reviewing its proposed $14.9 billion purchase of US... Published 15 Dec, 2024 10:42am
Sports England dismissed with a 204-run deficit after NZ make 347 in Hamilton Will O’Rourke and Matt Henry tore the heart out of the England batting order and spinner Mitchell Santner chipped in... Published 15 Dec, 2024 10:32am
World Russia says it destroyed 15 Ukrainian drones overnight Russia’s air defence systems destroyed 15 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday.... Published 15 Dec, 2024 10:23am
Sports Forest are rivals in top-four race, says Villa’s Emery Few would have seen Nottingham Forest as top-four contenders at the start of the season but after their 2-1 win over... Published 15 Dec, 2024 10:22am
World South Korea’s acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after impeachment SEOUL: South Korea’s acting president, Han Duck-soo, moved Sunday to reassure the country’s allies and calm... Updated 15 Dec, 2024 11:46pm
Business & Finance Bank of Korea vows to keep markets stable Yoon impeachment SEOUL: South Korea’s central bank vowed on Sunday vows to keep markets stable after South Korean President Yoon Suk... Published 15 Dec, 2024 10:13am
World At least 22 killed in Israeli Gaza strikes CAIRO: At least 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday, medics said, while the ... Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:50am
Markets US natural prices drop NEW YORK: US natural gas futures dropped about 5% on Friday from the 13-month high reached in the prior session on... Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:50am
Markets Oil prices sharply up NEW YORK: Oil prices climbed about 2% on Friday to settle at a three-week high, on expectations that additional... Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:50am
Markets China’s oil consumption peaked in 2023 SINGAPORE: China’s refined oil consumption peaked in 2023 at 399 million metric tons (7.98 million barrels per ... Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:50am