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MOSCOW: Russia said today it was shutting down the operations of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle in Moscow and stripping its staff of their accreditation in a retaliatory move after Berlin banned Russian broadcaster RT DE. Moscow said it would stop the German channel being broadcast in Russia and start proceedings […]

DUBAI: Tourists who flock to the United Arab Emirates in search of winter sun appear undeterred by recent missile attacks on the Gulf State by Yemen’s Houthi group that have prompted travel warnings from the United States and Britain. Data suggests the tourism industry, centred on Dubai, is booming as […]

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are scheduled to discuss Ukraine by phone on Wednesday evening, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said. The Kremlin had earlier said it would provide details if and when Putin spoke to Johnson and that Putin was ready to talk to […]

KYIV: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged dialogue to defuse a crisis with Russia today during a trip to Kyiv in which he also reaffirmed his resolve to secure justice for families of the victims of an airliner downed over eastern Ukraine in 2014. Rutte is the latest leader – […]

NEW YORK: The United States has requested an emergency meeting tomorrow of the UN Security Council on North Korea, which launched its most powerful missile since 2017 last weekend, diplomatic sources said yesterday. The meeting is expected to be held behind closed doors. It is up to Russia, the president […]

BEIRUT: A decision by Lebanon’s leading Sunni Muslim politician to step back from politics and boycott a parliamentary election in May must not be used as an excuse to call for a delay, the Maronite Christian patriarch said today. Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Rai said he was surprised by three times-former […]

Moscow: Russia said on Sunday (Jan 30) it wants “mutually respectful” relations with the United States and denied posing a threat to Ukraine, as the UK said it was preparing fresh sanctions against Moscow. Tensions have soared between Moscow and Washington after Western governments accused Russia of amassing tens of […]

MANILA: The Philippines’ justice ministry has ordered law enforcers to investigate a post on the social media platform TikTok threatening to assassinate presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., acting on a tip received by its cybercrime unit. “If a bomb joke is actionable, so is a threat of assassination, whether true […]

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has asked Sergio Mattarella to carry on as president for a second term after political leaders failed to find an alternative, compromise candidate, a political source said today. The source said Draghi had told Mattarella he needed to remain in office “for the good […]