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World - 2024-08-29

Europe

Ukraine says US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed, killing pilot

KYIV: Ukraine said Thursday that one of its F-16 fighter jets made by the United States crashed while repelling a...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 10:48pm

Israel agrees ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza to allow polio vaccinations

UNITED NATIONS: Israel has agreed to a series of three-day “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to allow UN health...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 10:43pm

Middle East

Iran’s uranium enrichment rolls on, key issues stalled, IAEA reports show

VIENNA: Iran’s production of highly enriched uranium continues and it has not improved cooperation with the U.N....

Published 29 Aug, 2024 09:21pm

Asia

Powerful Typhoon Shanshan slams into southern Japan

OITA: One of Japan’s strongest typhoons in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, with...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 09:09pm

Europe

Ukraine FM seeks EU help in lifting arms curbs

BRUSSELS: Ukraine’s foreign minister urged EU states Thursday to pressure Britain and the United States to drop...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 05:21pm

Europe

Russia claims two more villages in eastern Ukraine

KYIV: Russia said Thursday that it took two more east Ukrainian villages – in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions – as...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 05:10pm

MENA

Death toll rises as Israeli West Bank raids enter second day

TULKAREM: The death toll climbed Thursday as Israel pressed a large-scale military operation in the occupied West...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 05:07pm

South Asia

Moody’s raises India’s growth forecasts, Fitch affirms rating

MUMBAI: Moody’s raised India’s growth projection for 2024 and 2025 citing signs of improving rural demand, while...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 03:22pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka president defends IMF bailout in campaign launch

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka had no option but to agree to an International Monetary Fund bailout that required tough...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 03:16pm

Middle East

Islamic Jihad says top commander killed in Israel West Bank raids

TULKAREM: Palestinian group Islamic Jihad announced the death of its commander in the Nur Shams refugee camp in...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 03:11pm

Europe

One killed, two injured in strikes on Russia’s Belgorod

MOSCOW: One person has been killed and two injured in strikes on Russia’s Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine,...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 12:38pm

Middle East

Israel army says killed 5 Palestinian on day two of West Bank raids

TULKAREM: The Israeli military said its forces killed five Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Thursday in a...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 12:30pm

Europe

Ukraine says it attacked oil facilities, military depot in Russia

KYIV: Ukraine’s military said on Thursday it had attacked an artillery depot and two oil storage facilities in...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 12:18pm

South Asia

Monsoon floods in India’s Gujarat kill at least 28 people

AHMEDABAD: Intense monsoon rains and floods in India’s Gujarat state killed at least 28 people in the past three...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 11:21am

Companies

$1.8bn 1MDB fraud: PetroSaudi execs get Swiss jail terms

BELLINZONA, (Switzerland): A top Swiss court sentenced two PetroSaudi executives to jail terms on Wednesday after...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 07:40am

Red Sea insurance nearly doubles

LONDON/ADEN: The cost of insurance for ships sailing through the Red Sea has nearly doubled after Yemen’s Houthis...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 07:37am

South Asia

Bangladesh lifts ban on JI

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s new authorities on Wednesday lifted a ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami, imposed in the final days of...