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World - 2024-06-25

Hamas says Israeli strike kills 10 relatives of group’s chief

GAZA STRIP: Palestinian group Hamas said an Israeli air strike early Tuesday killed 10 family members of its...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 10:55pm

South Asia

India’s Rahul Gandhi appointed as parliamentary leader of opposition: party secretary

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chief rival Rahul Gandhi was appointed Tuesday to lead India’s opposition...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 10:48pm

Middle East

US seeking diplomatic deal to prevent Israel-Hezbollah conflict, Pentagon chief says

WASHINGTON: The United States is urgently working towards a diplomatic agreement that would allow Israeli and...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 09:14pm

Middle East

Iran’s Khamenei urges ‘high participation’ in presidential vote

TEHRAN: Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for “high participation” in Friday’s presidential...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 07:18pm

Europe

Zelensky says ICC warrants show justice for Russia ‘inevitable’

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday welcomed a decision from the International Criminal Court...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 06:26pm

Europe

Kremlin says ‘preparing’ for India’s Modi to visit Russia

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Tuesday said it was “preparing” for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Russia in...

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 06:39pm

Africa

At least 10 dead as police fire at anti-tax protesters in Kenya

NAIROBI: At least ten people were shot dead in Kenya’s capital on Tuesday, a paramedic said, as protests against tax...

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 10:55pm

Europe

Hot spell hits summer crops in east Europe, but a relief in northwest

PARIS: A heatwave due to spread throughout Europe this week is set to take a heavy toll on summer crops in the...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 02:20pm

MENA

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 24 in Gaza City

CAIRO: Israeli forces killed at least 24 Palestinians in three separate airstrikes on Gaza City early on Tuesday,...

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 04:21pm

USA

US urges Israel’s defence minister to avoid Lebanon escalation

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Israel during a Monday meeting with its defence minister...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 01:07pm

Asia

Investigators comb wreckage after Seoul lithium battery fire kills 23

SEOUL: South Korean investigators combed the charred wreckage of a lithium factory Tuesday to find the cause of a...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 12:54pm

Europe

EU kicks off membership talks with Ukraine, Moldova

LUXEMBOURG: The European Union formally launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on Tuesday, setting...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 12:51pm

Asia

Death toll from central China floods rises to five

BEIJING: The death toll from mountain floods in central China has risen to five, state media reported Tuesday, as...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 12:50pm

Asia

North Korea sends 300 balloons overnight: Seoul military

SEOUL: North Korea has sent hundreds more trash-filled balloons southward, Seoul’s military said Tuesday, the latest...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 12:42pm

WikiLeaks says Julian Assange is ‘free’, has left UK

WASHINGTON: Julian Assange was released from prison Monday and has left Britain, WikiLeaks said, as he reached a...

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 01:08pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka likely to sign bilateral debt agreements on Wednesday, foreign minister says

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka was expecting to sign the bilateral debt restructuring agreements with key creditors Japan and...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 11:56am

Australia wants Assange brought home, PM says

SYDNEY: Australia Prime Minster Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday he wanted Julian Assange brought back home to...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 11:53am

South Asia

Who in Iran seeks the presidency after Raisi’s death?

Iranians will choose between mostly hardline candidates in an early presidential election on June 28 following the...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 11:50am

South Asia

Iran’s presidential election process

Iranians will vote in a snap presidential election on Friday to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 11:34am

Europe

Fresh Western munitions satiate Ukrainian forces ‘shell hunger’

DONETSK REGION: Ukrainian troops trying to hold their ground on the eastern front in Donetsk region may still be...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 11:26am

Europe

Ukraine drone attacks on Russia’s Belgorod region kill one, injure four, governor says

An elderly woman was killed, four people injured and scores of buildings damaged in multiple air attacks by Ukraine...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 11:23am

Europe

French snap elections spark investor worries, Paris stock market head says

PARIS: The prospect of a politically extreme party with little or no government experience reaching power after...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 11:14am

South Asia

Infamous BD hangman dies after turning writer, TikTok star

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s deadliest executioner died Monday a year after he was released from prison where he hanged ...