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World - 2024-10-21

Israel says struck Hezbollah bunker holding millions of dollars in cash, gold

JERUSALEM; The Israeli army on Monday said it hit a Hezbollah bunker holding tens of millions of dollars worth of...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 01:17am

Europe

US defense chief in Kyiv announces $400 million in military aid

KYIV:US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday announced details of a $400 million aid package for Ukraine during...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 10:38pm

Harris, Trump in dead heat across swing states in Washington Post poll

WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remain in a tight contest across seven...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 10:27pm

USA

US ‘deeply concerned’ about intelligence leak about Israel’s Iran strike plans

WASHINGTON: The United States remains “deeply concerned” about the leak of a pair of highly classified intelligence...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 09:45pm

USA

New cases of political violence roil US ahead of contentious election

In York, Pennsylvania, a man accosted a group of people rallying for Vice President Kamala Harris’ White House...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 07:33pm

Europe

Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies

ISTANBUL: The US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkiye and beyond but spent...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 07:27pm

Middle East

Hospitals under fire as Israeli forces deepen operations in northern Gaza

CAIRO: Israeli forces besieged hospitals and shelters for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday as...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 07:11pm

USA

Fed’s Logan eyes more gradual rate cuts amid more balance sheet cuts

NEW YORK: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan said Monday she sees more rate cuts ahead for the...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 05:59pm

Middle East

Retailer Carrefour reviewing work practices at Saudi partner after Amnesty raises concerns

PARIS: French supermarket retailer Carrefour said on Monday it is reviewing how staff are treated at Majid Al...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 11:13pm

South Asia

India seeks to bolster law after airline bomb hoax threats

NEW DELHI: India’s aviation minister said Monday he wanted to tighten laws after more than 90 fake bomb threats...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 05:06pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka’s inflation at -0.2% in September

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation eased to minus 0.2% year-on-year in September from an increase of 1.1%...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 05:00pm

Europe

UAE president tells Putin: we are ready to help resolve Ukraine crisis

MOSCOW: United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan told Russian President Vladimir Putin on...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 11:14pm

South Asia

India, China strike border patrol pact that could ease ties, top official says

NEW DELHI: India and China have reached a deal on patrolling their disputed Himalayan frontier to resolve a...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 04:38pm

Europe

North Korea sending troops to Ukraine would escalate conflict: NATO’s Rutte

BRUSSELS: If North Korea were to send troops to Ukraine to fight on Russia’s behalf it would significantly escalate...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 02:00pm

Europe

Yulia Navalnaya says she’ll return to Russia one day to run for president, BBC reports

MOSCOW: Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said that she would one day...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 01:58pm

South Asia

Iran complains to UN nuclear watchdog about Israeli threats against its nuclear sites

DUBAI: Iran has written to the UN nuclear watchdog to complain about Israel’s threats against its nuclear sites,...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 01:54pm

MENA

US envoy Hochstein to hold ceasefire talks with Lebanese officials, sources say

BEIRUT/CAIRO: US envoy Amos Hochstein will hold talks with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Monday on conditions for...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 01:51pm

Asia

Shallow 5.8-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia island: USGS

JAKARTA: A shallow 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck an island in eastern Indonesia on Monday, the United States...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 11:48am

Europe

Pentagon chief arrives in Kyiv: US authorities

KYIV: US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv Monday for a fourth visit. Hamas leader’s death creates...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 11:36am

USA

Trump hands out french fries, Harris visits Georgia churches

ATLANTA/PHILADELPHIA: With the U.S. presidential election just over two weeks away, Democrat Kamala Harris visited...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 11:33am

Asia

Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto plans military academy retreat for new cabinet

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s new President Prabowo Subianto will take his cabinet members on a three-day retreat at a...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 11:04am

King Charles greets happy crowds, an angry MP and an alpaca on visit to Canberra

CANBERRA: Among the thousand plus well-wishers gathered to greet King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Australian...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 10:56am

Europe

Early results show 50% of Moldovans vote ‘yes’ at referendum on EU aspirations

CHISINAU: Half of Moldovans voted “yes” in Sunday’s referendum on the country’s EU aspirations, early results...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 10:42am

Europe

Russia pounds Kyiv with drones for a second night in a row, Ukraine says

Russia launched several waves of drones targeting Kyiv for the second night in a row, damaging residential buildings...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 10:28am

Middle East

Israel to take legal action against Macron over naval trade show ban

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday he had ordered his ministry to start legal...