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World - 2024-10-11

Israeli army says fired at ‘immediate threat’ near UN position in Lebanon

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said its forces fired at a threat near a UN peacekeeping mission position on Friday...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 11:32pm

Iran says has recovered body of general killed alongside Nasrallah

TEHRAN: Iran said Friday it had recovered the body of a Revolutionary Guards general killed alongside Hezbollah...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 10:59pm

Middle East

UNRWA chief says many Palestinians camps in Lebanon empty after Israeli strikes

BEIRUT: Most Palestinian refugees living in camps in southern Lebanon or near Beirut have fled following escalating...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 08:45pm

USA

Blinken says Asia concerned about spread of Middle East conflict

VIENTIANE, LAOS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday there was deep concern in Asia about the...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:23pm

Europe

EU expected to issue first sanctions for Iranian ballistic missile transfer to Russia

BRUSSELS: The European Union will designate individuals or organisations for sanctions over Iranian transfer of...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:08pm

Europe

Who are Japan’s Nobel Peace Prize winners Nihon Hidankyo?

STOCKHOLM: Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 04:01pm

South Asia

Iran says ready to ‘defend sovereignty’ against Israel attack

TEHRAN: Iran said it is “fully prepared to defend its sovereignty” if its arch-foe Israel attacks as it has...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 03:06pm

Europe

Volodymyr Zelensky meets Pope, Scholz as whirlwind Europe tour ends

VATICAN CITY: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday, part of a whirlwind...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 02:59pm

Europe

Fire at oil terminal hit by Ukraine burns for fifth day

MOSCOW: A massive fire sparked by a Ukrainian attack on an oil facility in Russian-annexed Crimea was still burning...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 02:54pm

South Asia

India’s Adani Enterprises raises $500mn via share sale, sources say

MUMBAI: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s flagship firm Adani Enterprise has raised $500 million via a share sale to local...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 01:48pm

Asia

Russia calls US actions in Asia ‘destructive’ at ASEAN summit

VIENTIANE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday called US actions in Asia “destructive”, accusing...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 12:36pm

Asia

Antony Blinken says US wants Lebanon solution, not ‘broader conflict’

VIENTIANE: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Friday for a diplomatic solution in Lebanon and...

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 08:36pm

Europe

EU chief says China must ‘adapt its behaviour’ to solve trade row

VIENTIANE: China must “adapt its behaviour” to solve an escalating tariff row with Europe, EU chief Charles Michel...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 11:08am

Europe

Half a million stateless people got citizenship in past decade: UN

GENEVA: The UN said Friday that in the decade since it launched a campaign to end the limbo of statelessness, over...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 10:56am

Asia

Seoul confirms North Korean defection as Pyongyang seals border

SEOUL: A suspected North Korean defector crossed the de facto western maritime border last month and is now in the...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 10:53am

Middle East

Israel army says top Islamic Jihad commander killed in West Bank

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s army said Friday it had killed Palestinian group Islamic Jihad’s top commander for the...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 10:51am

USA

At least 11 dead in Florida but Hurricane Milton not as bad as feared

FORT PIERCE: At least 11 people died as Hurricane Milton sent tornadoes spinning across Florida, officials said...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 10:30am

Europe

Four killed by Russian missile strike in Ukraine’s Odesa region

Four people were killed by a Russian missile strike in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region on Friday, Governor Oleh...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 10:05am

Middle East

Israeli strikes kill 22 in Beirut as Hezoballah leader evades assassination

BEIRUT/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli strikes killed 22 people and injured more than 100 in central Beirut on Thursday,...

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 06:30pm

Asia

Chinese premier hopes Japan, China can meet halfway, keep relations on right track

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang said he hopes Japan can meet China halfway and keep bilateral relations on the...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 09:29am

Iran’s oil sites: Arab states urge US to stop Israel from attacking

DUBAI: Gulf states are lobbying Washington to stop Israel from attacking Iran’s oil sites because they are...