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World - 2024-11-15

Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to ‘problems’

BEIRUT: Iran backs any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 11:03pm

Europe

Scholz says Trump ‘more nuanced’ on Ukraine than assumed

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview published Friday that Donald Trump privately held “more...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 10:47pm

USA

Cracks deepen in Canada’s pro-immigration ‘consensus’

TORONTO: From the ground floor of a low-income apartment building in Toronto, Sultana Jahangir runs an organization...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:07pm

Europe

Fire in Spanish care home kills 10, injures two

MADRID: A fire erupted Friday in a home for the elderly and those with mental health issues in northeastern Spain,...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:01pm

South Asia

Primary schools empty as smog persists in Indian capital

NEW DELHI: Residents in India’s capital New Delhi again woke under a blanket of choking smog on Friday, a day after...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 05:56pm

Europe

Spanish regional leader admits ‘mistakes’ in handling deadly floods

VALENCIA: The head of Spain’s eastern Valencia region admitted Friday to “mistakes” in handing the country’s...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 05:52pm

Middle East

Health ministry in Gaza says death toll at 43,764

The health ministry in Gaza said Friday that at least 43,764 people have been killed in more than 13 months of war...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 08:08pm

USA

Donald Trump promises to end wars with a ‘strong military’

PALM BEACH: US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday promised a “strong military”, as he repeated his pledge to...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 10:28pm

Europe

Russian attacks on Ukraine energy could trigger ‘tipping point’: UN

GENEVA: The UN warned on Friday that renewed Russian targeting of Ukraine’s already devastated energy infrastructure...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 05:33pm

Europe

Europe’s vaccine makers fall as Trump picks RFK Jr to lead top US health agency

LONDON: Shares in European vaccine makers fell in early trade on Friday after US President-elect Donald Trump said...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 04:49pm

Fragile countries make $20 billion climate finance push at COP29, letter says

BAKU: A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 04:44pm

Middle East

Strike hits south Beirut after Israel evacuation call

BEIRUT: An air strike hit the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs on Friday, sending plumes of grey smoke into the...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 04:32pm

Europe

One dead, thousands without heating after Russian strike on Ukraine port city

KYIV: A massive Russian attack that set apartments alight and knocked out heating to thousands in Ukraine’s southern...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 12:22pm

South Asia

Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Papua New Guinea

SYDNEY: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattled Papua New Guinea on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said,...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 12:19pm

Europe

UK economy grows by just 0.1% in Q3

Britain’s economy grew by a slower than expected 0.1% in the third second quarter of 2024, official figures showed...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 12:12pm

USA

Elon Musk met with Iran’s UN ambassador, New York Times reports

WASHINGTON: Billionaire Elon Musk, who is an adviser to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, met with Iran’s...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 11:37am

Asia

North Korean leader orders ‘mass production’ of attack drones

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the “mass production” of attack drones, state media reported...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 10:31am

South Asia

Landslide win for Sri Lanka president’s leftist coalition in snap polls

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake thanked voters Friday for delivering his leftist coalition a...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 05:13pm

South Asia

Malaysia’s economy grows 5.3% y/y in Q3

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy grew 5.3% in the third quarter from a year earlier, slowing from an 18-month high...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 09:52am

Europe

VAT fraud ring broken in Europe, 520m euros seized

ROME: Investigators have broken up a mafia-linked crime ring carrying out VAT fraud in Europe, issuing around 40...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Europe

EU fines Meta $840m for ‘abusive’ Facebook ad practices

BRUSSELS: The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules by ...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:32am

COP29 climate talks grapple with trillion-dollar task

BAKU: Developing countries need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to cope with climate change,...