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World - 2024-04-08

Europe

Lithuania opens investigation after Russian embassy vandalised

VILNIUS: Lithuania has opened an investigation after Russia's embassy in Vilnius was vandalised two nights running,...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 10:25pm

Israel's Netanyahu says 'there is a date' for Rafah invasion

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a date has been set for an offensive in the...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 10:08pm

USA

Totality insanity: North America gears up for solar eclipse

INGRAM: Eclipse mania was gripping North America on Monday as a breathtaking celestial event offered a rare...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 09:44pm

USA

Biden unveils student debt plans to woo young voters

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden was unveiling new plans Monday to reduce student loan debt for millions of...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 09:00pm

Middle East

Eid-ul-Fitr 2024: Crescent moon not sighted in Saudi Arabia and UAE, first Shawwal on Wednesday

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have declared Wednesday, April 10, as the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr...

Updated 08 Apr, 2024 10:16pm

Middle East

Right time to do a hostage deal, says Israel’s defence minister

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Monday it is the right time to do a hostage deal...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 08:04pm

USA

US ‘will not accept’ flood of below-cost Chinese goods: Yellen

BEIJING: The United States “will not accept” a situation where underpriced Chinese goods flood the global market,...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 07:21pm

Europe

Kyiv, Moscow trade accusations of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant attacks

MOSCOW: Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of attacking the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station with a drone for the...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 06:18pm

MENA

Israel kills Hezbollah field commander in Lebanon, UN urges halt to fighting

BEIRUT: An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon early on Monday killed a field commander in the heavily-armed Lebanese...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 01:48pm

Europe

Russia says over 10,000 residential houses flooded across Urals, Siberia

MOSCOW: Russia said Monday that more than 10,000 residential buildings were flooded across the Urals, Volga area and...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 01:34pm

Asia

US, China to hold more financial shock exercises, Treasury officials say

BEIJING: The US and China are deepening cooperation on financial stability issues, US Treasury officials said, with...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 01:27pm

Africa

Over 90 dead as Mozambique ferry sinks off northern coast, BBC says

More than 90 people died after a ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, the BBC said, citing domestic...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 01:23pm

Europe

Russia launches 24 attack drones overnight, Ukraine says

Russia launched two dozen attack drones on Ukraine overnight, targeting chiefly critical infrastructure in the...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 11:39am

Asia

Top Russia diplomat arrives in China for official visit: ministry

BEIJING: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China for an official visit on Monday, his ministry said,...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 11:24am

Asia

Malaysian state converts Ramadan food waste into fertiliser

KUANTAN: After breaking their Ramadan fast outside a mosque in Malaysia, people throw their leftovers into a machine...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 11:14am

South Asia

Muslims face dwindling representation in Modi’s India

RAMPUR: More than half the voters in the Indian city of Rampur are Muslim, but its member of parliament is a staunch...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 11:01am

Europe

Germany faces Gaza genocide case at top UN court

THE HAGUE: Germany faces charges from Nicaragua at the top UN court on Monday that it is “facilitating the...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 10:53am

Asia

Climate-warming gases being smuggled into Europe, investigation says

SINGAPORE: Large amounts of climate-warming refrigerant gases from China and Turkiye are being smuggled illegally...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 10:25am

Asia

China says US, Europe accusations of ‘overcapacity’ are groundless

BEIJING: China’s electric vehicle companies do not rely on subsidies to gain a competitive advantage, Commerce...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 10:14am

MENA

No progress made at Cairo ceasefire talks, says Hamas official

CAIRO: A Hamas official told Reuters on Monday that no progress was made at a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks in...

Updated 08 Apr, 2024 01:42pm

Middle East

Israel pulls troops out of southern Gaza

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israel said on Sunday it had withdrawn more soldiers from southern Gaza, leaving just one...