Europe Iceland’s coalition govt collapses, new election in Nov: PM REYKJAVIK: Iceland’s three-party coalition government, in power since November 2021, collapsed Sunday due to... Published 13 Oct, 2024 10:32pm
North Korea says ordered border army to be ready to shoot SEOUL: North Korea said Sunday it had ordered military units deployed near the border with South Korea to be... Published 13 Oct, 2024 10:23pm
USA US to send anti-missile system to Israel, says Pentagon WASHINGTON: The United States said on Sunday it will send to Israel an advanced anti-missile system - and US troops... Updated 13 Oct, 2024 11:27pm
South Asia Ambani’s Reliance lobbies India minister on satellite spectrum in new face-off with Musk NEW DELHI: Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance has privately argued that the telecom regulator incorrectly... Published 13 Oct, 2024 05:52pm
MENA Netanyahu tells UN chief to move peacekeepers in Lebanon out of ‘harm’s way immediately’ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the UN chief to move UN... Published 13 Oct, 2024 05:16pm
MENA Iran condemns ‘illegal and unjustified’ US sanctions on oil industry: ministry TEHRAN: Iran condemned Sunday what it called an “illegal and unjustified” expansion of US sanctions targeting its... Updated 13 Oct, 2024 09:21pm
Europe One dies in crash landing of small Russian plane in Siberia One person was killed in a crash landing of Russia’s Antonov-3 passenger and cargo aircraft in the Yakutia region of... Published 13 Oct, 2024 11:38am
South Asia Indian politician Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai MUMBAI: A senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on Saturday, weeks ahead of key state... Updated 13 Oct, 2024 10:33pm
Europe Russia says it destroyed 13 Ukrainian drones overnight Russia’s air defence units destroyed 13 Ukrainian drones overnight over three regions bordering Ukraine, Russia’s... Updated 13 Oct, 2024 10:33pm
Middle East Hezbollah fights Israeli troops near Lebanon’s Ramiya village; third UN peacekeeper wounded BEIRUT/CAIRO: Hezbollah said on Sunday it was fighting Israeli forces trying to infiltrate Ramiya village in... Updated 13 Oct, 2024 11:57pm
Asia Vietnam, China sign 10 documents during Chinese Premier’s visit to Hanoi HANOI: Vietnam and China signed 10 agreements ranging from agriculture cooperation to cross-border QR code payments... Published 13 Oct, 2024 10:15am
UN warns against ‘catastrophic’ regional conflict BEIRUT: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon warned Saturday against a “catastrophic” regional conflict as Israeli forces... Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am
China-EU EV tariff talks in Brussels end with ‘major differences’: Beijing BEIJING: The latest negotiations over European Union tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles ended in Brussels with... Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am
Iran sends satellites to Russia for rocket launch DUBAI: Iran has sent two locally made satellites to Russia to be put into orbit by a Russian space vehicle, the... Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am
Nobel Peace Prize winners warn of rising risk of nuclear war TOKYO: Leaders of the group of atomic bomb survivors awarded the Nobel Peace Prize warned on Saturday that the risk... Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am
Middle East US forces strike Islamic State group in Syria WASHINGTON: US forces have conducted air strikes against multiple Islamic State group sites in Syria, the military... Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am
Europe Four killed after fuel station blast in Russia’s Chechnya MOSCOW: Two children were among four people who were killed on Saturday after a blast at a fuel station in the... Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am
Middle East Lebanon says 9 killed in Israeli strikes on two villages BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on two villages Saturday, one north of Beirut and another... Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am
Middle East Israel orders evacuation of more southern Lebanese towns BEIRUT/CAIRO: Israel ordered more evacuations and targeted a new location in northern Lebanon on Saturday, as a ... Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am
Europe Zelensky says Ukrainian forces ‘holding the line’ in Kursk KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Moscow had attempted to push back Ukrainian... Published 13 Oct, 2024 12:09am