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World - 2024-10-01

Middle East

At least 6 killed, 9 wounded in shooting attack in Israel’s Jaffa: Israeli police

JERUSALEM: At least six people were killed and nine wounded in a suspected shooting and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv...

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 11:37pm

USA

Iran launches salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel, warns against response

Israel military says Iran attack will have consequences

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 11:40pm

Europe

Erdogan says Israel will be stopped ‘sooner or later’

ANKARA: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned Israel’s ground operation in Lebanon and urged...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:44pm

South Asia

South Korea unveils ‘monster missile’ at revived annual military parades

SEOUL: South Korea showcased a ballistic missile capable of carrying an eight-ton warhead and featured a flypast of...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:33pm

Europe

New NATO boss Rutte pledges support for Ukraine, plays down Trump fears

BRUSSELS: NATO’s new chief Mark Rutte voiced strong support for Ukraine on Tuesday and said he was not worried about...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:18pm

Middle East

KLM halts all flights to Tel Aviv until the end of the year

AMSTERDAM: Dutch airline KLM has suspended all flights to Tel Aviv until the end of this year at least, the Dutch...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:13pm

Middle East

Israel strikes three anti-aircraft radar stations in southern Syria

AMMAN: Israel has struck at least three anti-aircraft radar stations in southern Syria, including one stationed in a...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:08pm

MENA

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 37, including women and children, in Gaza

CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 37 people in Gaza on Tuesday, local medics said and fighting ramped up, as...

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 06:25pm

Europe

Russia calls on Israel to withdraw troops from Lebanon

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday called on Israel to withdraw troops from Lebanon, warning that the attack would lead to a...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 05:15pm

Middle East

Syria state media says 3 civilians killed in Israel strikes

DAMASCUS: Syrian state media said three civilians were killed in Israeli air strikes on Damascus early Tuesday and...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 03:04pm

South Asia

15 killed in Iran flash flood: new toll

TEHRAN: A flash flood that swept through a southern city of Iran killed 15 people, state media reported on Tuesday,...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 01:57pm

Europe

Russian strike on Ukraine’s Kherson kills seven

KYIV: A Russian strike on the centre of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson killed seven people on Tuesday, the...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 01:54pm

Europe

Lufthansa extends suspension of Beirut flights

FRANKFURT: German airline group Lufthansa said Tuesday it had extended its suspension of flights to Beirut and Tel...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 01:52pm

Middle East

UN agency says seeking over $400mn to help displaced Lebanese

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s prime minister and the UN humanitarian agency on Tuesday said they were launching an appeal for...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 01:39pm

Europe

Mark Rutte takes reins at NATO as US vote looms

BRUSSELS: Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte takes over as NATO’s secretary general on Tuesday as the Western...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 12:54pm

USA

With 130 dead from Hurricane Helene, Biden defends US government response

VALDOSTA: The death toll from a devastating storm that battered the southeastern United States climbed to at least...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 12:46pm

South Asia

India police detain top activist after month-long climate march

NEW DELHI: An Indian environmental activist was detained by police outside New Delhi at the end of a month-long...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 12:30pm

UN nuclear agency says its chief to visit Belarus on Tuesday

UN nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi will go to Belarus on Tuesday for high-level talks in Minsk and to visit the...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 12:08pm

Asia

Sri Lanka to discuss IMF deal framework during October meetings in Washington

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will have deeper talks with the International Monetary Fund on the framework of a $2.9 billion...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 12:03pm

Middle East

Israel launches ground operations in Lebanon with ‘limited’ raids on Hezbollah

BEIRUT: Israel said its troops had launched raids inside Lebanon on Tuesday, starting its widely expected ground...

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 06:36pm

South Asia

Junior doctors in India’s Kolkata resume full strike, disappointed with top court’s ruling

NEW DELHI: Junior doctors in India’s West Bengal state resumed their full strike on Tuesday, complaining that the...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 11:21am

Europe

Ukraine’s defence minister says he requested dismissal of three deputies

KYIV: Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said on Tuesday he has submitted to the government a request to...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 11:09am

Europe

Ukraine downs 29 Russian drones in overnight attack

KYIV: Ukraine’s military shot down 29 out of 32 drones launched by Russia during an overnight attack, Kyiv’s air...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 11:05am

12 Tunisians dead as boat capsizes off Djerba

TUNIS: At least 12 Tunisians including three children were found dead after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 07:41am

South Asia

Garment workers’ protests leave one dead in Bangladesh

DHAKA: A garment worker was shot dead and at least 20 others were injured on Monday in a violent clash between...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 07:40am

Middle East

Eleven die in Iran of bootleg alcohol intoxication

TEHRAN: At least seven people died in Iran after consuming bootleg booze, state media said Monday, bringing the ...