MOSCOW: Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Russia on Monday as peace efforts between Tehran and Washington hung in the balance, following a flurry of regional diplomacy and the collapse of planned talks in Pakistan. Abbas Araghchi arrived in Saint Petersburg, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Telegram, where he is […]
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country’s south on Sunday killed 14 people, the deadliest day since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war came into force over a week ago. It came as Israel and the Iran-backed group traded fresh accusations of breaching the fragile truce, with […]
TOKYO: Sparkling debuts on the Tokyo bourse by a sake brewery and pet food maker last week are unlikely to revive a moribund market for new stock listings in Japan as investors remain fixated on the artificial intelligence boom. Shares of Umenoyado Brewery surged 75 per cent on their first […]
LUANDA: Pope Leo XIV spoke out against tyranny and “disasters” caused by the exploitation of natural resources on Saturday as he arrived in Angola for a visit to the oil-rich country with high levels of poverty. Leo flew in from Cameroon for the third leg of his tour of Africa, […]
SEOUL: North Korea test-fired multiple ballistic missiles on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a recent flurry of launches by the nuclear-armed state. The Sunday firing adds to a series of weapons tests Pyongyang has carried out in recent weeks. “Our military detected several unidentified ballistic missiles fired […]
Diplo insisted that the pop star’s Coachella set was “awesome”, calling him “legendary” for singing along to YouTube videos of his hits. American DJ and music producer Diplo has defended Justin Bieber following criticism over the pop star’s headline set at Coachella. Some fans hit out at the performance as […]
BERLIN: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday told a German broadcaster that US peace negotiators “have no time for Ukraine” because of the war in Iran, and bemoaned disruptions of deliveries of US arms. Zelensky told public broadcaster ZDF that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who have helped broker talks with […]
NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia has announced $3 billion in additional support for Pakistan and extended a $5 billion deposit, Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said while talking to members of the media in Washington.
TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Thursday recent market turmoil has underscored how sharply interest rates can be driven by volatility spilling over from other markets, a dynamic she said had become too significant to overlook. “Financial markets have seen an excessive degree of volatility since Feb. 26, […]
Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Wednesday (Apr 8) her government will make a “responsible increase” to workers’ income on May 1, as her administration looks to leverage oil and mining developments to improve workers’ salaries. She did not give a figure for the wage rise. Venezuela’s base minimum […]