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World - 2024-10-22

Iran, Saudi plan joint military exercises: Iranian media

TEHRAN: Iran and Saudi Arabia are planning to conduct joint military exercises in the Red Sea, according to an...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 11:52pm

Europe

Putin thanks UAE president for role in prisoner exchange

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday thanked his UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 10:47pm

USA

US to impose ‘strong new sanctions’ aimed at Russia: Yellen

WASHINGTON: The United States is set to announce “strong new sanctions” as early as next week, with targets...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 09:20pm

South Asia

Heavy rain creates havoc in India’s tech hub Bengaluru again

BENGALURU: Parts of India’s tech capital Bengaluru were flooded on Tuesday after heavy overnight rain, and a number...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 09:19pm

South Asia

Bangladesh students decry surge in violence against women

DHAKA: Crowds of Bangladeshi female students marched in Dhaka with burning torches late Tuesday, demanding the...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 09:10pm

South Asia

India, Pakistan arrest farmers for burning crop waste as pollution rises

NEW DELHI: At least 16 farmers have been arrested in India’s northern state of Haryana for illegally burning paddy...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 08:23pm

Europe

IMF cuts forecasts for German economy this year and next

BERLIN: The German economy is expected to stagnate this year, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday,...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 07:28pm

Europe

IMF raises UK’s 2024 GDP growth forecast as Reeves readies budget

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its forecast for British economic growth this year,...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 07:25pm

South Asia

IMF chief economist says lack of domestic demand fuels China’s export growth

WASHINGTON: China’s industrial policy may be tipping the scales in some specific industries, but it is not the root...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 07:19pm

South Asia

IMF cuts Japan’s growth forecast, projects rebound in 2025

TOKYO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut this year’s economic growth forecast for Japan, but...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 07:13pm

Middle East

IMF lowers Saudi Arabia’s 2024 growth forecast to 1.5%

ABU DHABI: The International Monetary Fund further lowered its GDP growth forecast for Saudi Arabia for 2024 to 1.5%...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 07:06pm

Money & Banking

IMF lifts US growth forecast but marks down China; sees lackluster global economy

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its 2024 economic growth forecasts for the U.S.,...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:52pm

South Asia

US pressures India for quick accountability in Sikh separatist murder plot

WASHINGTON: US officials have told their Indian counterparts they want a speedy result and more accountability after...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:03pm

MENA

Lebanon’s Hezbollah says there will be no negotiations during fighting

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Tuesday that there will be no negotiations while fighting continues, and that it...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 05:23pm

Middle East

War has knocked Gaza back to the 1950s, UNDP says

BERLIN: The war between Israel and Hamas has devastated the Palestinian economy and left nearly all of Gaza’s...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 05:14pm

Europe

Ukraine not asking West for nuclear weapons: Zelensky

KYIV: Ukraine is not requesting nuclear weapons from Western partners to defend itself against Russia, President...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 05:06pm

Europe

As poor nations’ default wave peaks, cash shortage could take its place

LONDON: The punishing post-COVID wave of sovereign defaults has finally crested, with the likes of Ghana, Sri Lanka...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 04:31pm

South Asia

Indian troops kill five Maoist rebels

NEW DELHI: Indian commandos shot dead five Maoist rebels in the dense jungles of central India, police said Tuesday,...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 02:45pm

King Charles caps Australia trip with Opera House bash

SYDNEY: King Charles III greeted throngs of admirers under the sails of the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday, the...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 02:34pm

Europe

Poverty rate in Palestinian territories seen doubling to 74.3% this year: UN

GENEVA: The poverty rate across the Palestinian territories will almost double this year to 74.3 percent after...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 02:26pm

Middle East

Iran says neighbours won’t allow use of their ‘soil or airspace’ for attack

KUWAIT CITY: Iran’s neighbours have pledged they will not allow the use of their “soil or airspace” for any attack,...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 02:09pm

Middle East

Israeli strike kills 13 including child near south Beirut hospital

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry on Tuesday said 13 people, including a child, were killed in an Israeli strike...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 06:40pm

Europe

Shadow of Ukraine war hangs over Putin’s BRICS summit in Russia

KAZAN: Russia wants the BRICS summit to showcase the rising clout of the non-Western world, but Moscow’s partners...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 12:31pm

Middle East

Antony Blinken heads to Israel to revive Gaza ceasefire talks after Sinwar death

TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel on Tuesday, the first stop of a wider Middle East...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 12:02pm

Indigenous Australian embraces King Charles at civil rights birthplace

SYDNEY: Britain’s King Charles was embraced by an Indigenous elder after a welcome smoking ceremony on Tuesday in...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 11:16am

USA

Shooting in Washington state leaves 5 dead; 15-year-old boy is in custody

Washington state authorities said on Monday that five people were killed in a shooting at a home near Seattle and...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 11:12am

Europe

Qatar’s emir heads to Berlin for talks aimed at boosting economic ties

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will host Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at a baroque palace...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 11:04am

South Asia

Indian doctors call off protest hunger strike over medic’s murder

KOLKATA: Junior doctors in India’s eastern city of Kolkata called off on Monday a 17-day-old hunger strike launched...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 10:49am

Europe

Russia’s drone attack kills child, two adults in Ukraine’s Sumy, regional governor says

KYIV: Russia’s overnight drone attack killed three civilians, including a child, in a residential area in eastern...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 10:46am

Europe

Russia says it downs 18 Ukrainian drones overnight

Russia’s air defence units destroyed 18 Ukrainian drones over several Russian regions overnight, Russia’s defence...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 10:14am

Cuban leader warns against unrest over nationwide blackout

HAVANA: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned Sunday that his government would not tolerate public disturbances...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 07:50am

US unveils new rules to block China, Russia and Iran from accessing bulk US data

WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department on Monday proposed new rules to protect federal government data or ...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 07:50am

Europe

UK-based dissident can sue Saudi Arabia for alleged spyware, court rules

LONDON: A prominent Saudi dissident who accuses Saudi Arabia of targeting him with spyware can sue the kingdom in...