COP29 hosts urge fossil fuel majors to donate to climate fund PARIS: Azerbaijan said Friday it hopes to raise money from fossil fuel producers for green projects in developing... Published 19 Jul, 2024 11:58pm
Iran capable of producing fissile material in ‘one or two weeks’: Blinken WASHINGTON: Iran is capable of producing fissile material for use in a nuclear weapon within “one or two weeks,” US... Published 19 Jul, 2024 11:31pm
South Asia Attacks on Bangladesh student protesters ‘shocking’: UN GENEVA: UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Friday he was deeply concerned by this week’s violence in Bangladesh,... Published 19 Jul, 2024 09:03pm
Middle East Top UN court says Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory are illegal UN Security Council, General Assembly, and all states have obligation not to recognise Israeli occupation as legal and not to give aid or support toward maintaining it, International Court of Justice says Updated 19 Jul, 2024 08:30pm
Europe Russian court jails US reporter Gershkovich for 16 years in spying case his employer calls a sham MOSCOW: A Russian court found U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage on Friday and sentenced him to 16... Published 19 Jul, 2024 07:27pm
Middle East Israel bombards central Gaza, fighting rages in Rafah CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli forces bombed parts of central Gaza on Friday, killing at least eight Palestinians in the... Published 19 Jul, 2024 07:12pm
Europe Zelenskiy: F-16 supplies set to speed up with Polish help President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Poland had taken a decision that would speed up the deliveries of... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:21pm
Europe Russian attacks kill two in south Ukraine KYIV: Russian attacks killed two people on the right bank of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region Friday, a day after... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:11pm
MENA Dubai airport resumes normal operations after global outage hits check-in desks DUBAI: The operator of Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s busiest airports and hub of Emirates airline,... Published 19 Jul, 2024 03:29pm
South Asia Sri Lanka scraps plan to sell loss-making national airline COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has scrapped plans to sell off its indebted national airline despite shortlisting three potential... Published 19 Jul, 2024 01:50pm
South Asia Bangladesh capital bans rallies after government buildings torched DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh’s capital banned all public rallies on Friday after the deadliest day of ongoing student... Published 19 Jul, 2024 01:42pm
Europe Airline KLM says most operations suspended due to IT outage THE HAGUE: Dutch airline KLM announced on Friday that it was forced to suspend a large part of its operations due to... Published 19 Jul, 2024 01:30pm
Global cyber outage grounds flights, disrupts businesses A worldwide tech outage crippled industries from travel to finance on Friday before services started coming back... Updated 19 Jul, 2024 10:24pm
South Asia Bangladesh police say senior opposition leader arrested in Dhaka DHAKA: Bangladesh police on Friday arrested one of the country’s most senior opposition party leaders in the capital... Published 19 Jul, 2024 12:32pm
Europe Injured teenager in Russia’s Belgorod region dies in hospital, governor says MOSCOW: A 16-year-old teenager wounded in the town of Shebekino in Russia’s Belgorod region on July 11 has died in... Published 19 Jul, 2024 12:09pm
Middle East Tel Aviv blast was apparent drone attack, military says TEL AVIV: An apparent drone attack that was claimed by the Iranian-backed Houthi hit central Tel Aviv in the early... Published 19 Jul, 2024 11:12am
USA Donald Trump recounts attempt on his life, then abandons unity theme in marathon convention speech MILWAUKEE/REHOBOTH BEACH: Donald Trump described on Thursday how he narrowly survived an attempt on his life,... Published 19 Jul, 2024 11:01am
South Asia US aid vetting failures may have benefited militants in Afghanistan, watchdog finds WASHINGTON: Two State Department bureaus could not prove compliance with internal policies for vetting aid groups in... Published 19 Jul, 2024 10:49am
Energy Rising cooling demand to keep coal plants online this year, IEA says PARIS: Global electricity demand is set to grow at its fastest pace in nearly 20 years this year, spurred by... Published 19 Jul, 2024 10:36am
Asia Oil tankers on fire off Singapore, crew members rescued SINGAPORE: Two large oil tankers were on fire in waters near Singapore, the authorities said on Friday, raising... Updated 19 Jul, 2024 12:12pm
Europe UK’s Starmer pledges European reset at summit WOODSTOCK (United Kingdom): UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday vowed to rebuild trust with European allies... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:58am
Central Paris locks down for Olympics as athletes arrive PARIS: Thousands of French security forces locked down a six-kilometre (four-mile) stretch of central Paris on... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:58am
Asia China’s leaders vow to fight ‘risks’ plaguing economy BEIJING: Beijing’s leaders vowed Thursday to resolve “risks” plaguing China’s economy, but were yet to offer... Updated 19 Jul, 2024 07:27am
Pacific islands, Japan strongly oppose status quo change by force TOKYO: Pacific island states and Japan on Thursday said they “expressed strong opposition to any unilateral... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:58am
South Asia 32 dead in Bangladesh unrest, protesters set fire to state TV network DHAKA: Bangladeshi students set fire to the country’s state broadcaster on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:58am
As Biden faces rising pressure to quit, Trump to accept nomination MILWAUKEE: President Joe Biden’s reelection bid was mired in fresh turmoil after reports that top Democratic... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:11am
Middle East Oman mosque attackers were Omani citizens, police say DUBAI: The three gunmen who shot and killed six people at a Shia mosque in Oman in an attack claimed by Islamic ... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:10am
Middle East Egypt’s Suez Canal income falls amid Yemen Houthi attacks CAIRO: Egypt’s Suez Canal on Thursday reported a 23.4-percent drop in revenues attributed to disruptions in Red ... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:05am
Middle East Israel lawmakers vote to oppose Palestinian state GAZA STRIP: The Israeli parliament voted Thursday to oppose a Palestinian state as an “existential threat”, a ... Updated 19 Jul, 2024 06:12am
Pakistan long-term partner, but policy is to deny support to its long-range ballistic missile programme: US
Pakistan long-term partner, but policy is to deny support to its long-range ballistic missile programme: US