World
Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region by climate related hazards last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, with floods and storms causing the highest number of casualties.In a report published on Tuesday, WMO said that 79 disasters linked to hydro-meteorological ...
Nuclear weapons have no place in Iran's nuclear doctrine, the country's foreign ministry said on Monday, days after a Revolutionary Guards commander warned that Tehran might change its nuclear policy if pressured by Israeli threats."Iran has repeatedly said its nuclear programme only se...
The Biden administration wants to start moving weapons and equipment into Ukraine within days of the anticipated passage this week of legislation that includes $60 billion in military aid to Kyiv, a long-delayed lifeline for the embattled nation.The aid would arrive much later than Ukraine - running...
Russia said on Monday that US, British and French military support for Ukraine has pushed the world to the brink of a direct clash between the world's biggest nuclear powers that could end in catastrophe.President Vladimir Putin's 2022 invasion of Ukraine has touched off the worst breakdown ...
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Israel has attacked Iran, three people familiar with the matter said, as Iranian state media reported early on Friday that its forces had destroyed drones, days after Iran launched a retaliatory drone strike on Israel.One source told Reuters the US was not involved but was notified by Israel before ...
Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation - a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war.The limited scale of the attack and Iran’s muted...
Israeli strikes on Friday targeted a Syrian army position in the country's south, Syria's government and a monitor said, as US media reported Israel had hits its arch-rival Iran. In a statement, Syria's defence ministry said "the Israeli enemy carried out an attack using missil...
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Israelis awaited word on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran's first-ever direct attack as international pressure for restraint grew amid fears of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.Netanyahu on Monday summoned his war cabinet for the second time in less tha...
Business
Canada's economy unexpectedly shed a net 2,200 jobs in March, largely in the services sector, while the jobless rate increased to a new 26-month high of 6.1 per cent, data showed on Friday.The weak jobs data spurred money markets to increase their bets for a June rate cut, although they still ex...
A sea convoy of undelivered food for Gaza returned to Cyprus on Wednesday after aid workers of World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Monday evening. A cargo ship carrying 240 metric tons of food that had been destined for the people of the beseiged Palestinian enclave sa...
The United States said on Wednesday that establishing an independent Palestinian state should happen through direct negotiations between the parties and not at the United Nations. The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday asked for renewed consideration of a 2011 application to become a full member of th...
Thailand's lower house on Friday passed a delayed 3.48 trillion baht ($95.6 billion) budget bill for the 2024 fiscal year, aimed at reviving Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, currently the region's laggard. The 2024 budget for the fiscal year ending September aims for a 9.3 per ...
European leaders are expected to announce a 7.4 billion euro ($8.06 billion) funding package and an upgraded relationship with Egypt in Cairo on Sunday, part of a push to stem migrant flows across the Mediterranean that has been criticised by rights groups.The agreement, which lifts the European Uni...
Talks related to a planned $30 billion merger between the chemicals arms of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Austrian oil and gas company OMV have stalled in recent weeks, the Financial Times reported on Friday.The parties halted negotiations to navigate a series of disagreements, which in...
Entertainment
Legal drama "Suits" took the top spot as the most streamed title ever from another audience favourite "The Office" in 2023, while shows on Netflix dominated overall streaming charts, according to Nielsen data."Suits" racked up 57.7 billion viewing minutes in 2023, thank...
Sports,Football
Barcelona secured a last-gasp 4-2 win at Real Betis on Sunday, as stoppage-time goals from substitute Joao Felix and striker Ferran Torres, who completed his hat-trick, helped to ease the pressure on manager Xavi Hernandez in a stuttering season, reports Reuters.Barcelona are third in the LaLiga sta...
The euro zone may have been in recession last quarter and prospects remain weak, European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Wednesday, adding that the recent rapid slowdown in inflation is likely to take a pause now.Euro zone growth has been hovering on either size of zero for most...
For private equity investor Imad Ghandour changes in Saudi Arabia's laws are prompting a rethink and his firm may buy, for the first time, minority stakes in the kingdom's companies. It is exactly an effect the country's leaders are aiming for as they seek to woo billions of dollars in n...
An own goal by Jakub Kiwior and a thumping late strike by Luis Diaz sealed a 2-0 victory for Liverpool at Arsenal in the weekend's headline FA Cup third round tie as the hosts' dismal form extended into the New Year on Sunday.Arsenal wasted a sackful of chances in the first half and were mad...
Barcelona were made to work hard against fourth-tier opponents as they booked their place in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey on Sunday with a 3-2 win at Barbastro, while Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Valencia earned narrow victories to progress.Fermin Lopez opened the scoring for Barca in the 18th minu...
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