PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Combat raged in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip today, against a backdrop of negotiations aimed at bringing about a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in the absence of a long-term peace plan. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said early today that Israeli forces had […]
Month: January 2024
SEOUL: Seoul’s chief of police has been charged with professional negligence over the deadly 2022 Halloween crush that killed nearly 160 people, prosecutors in the South Korean capital said. On October 29, 2022, tens of thousands of people ― mostly in their 20s and 30s ― had been out to […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft said yesterday that a Russian state-sponsored group hacked into its corporate systems on January 12 and stole some emails and documents from staff accounts. The Russian group was able to access “a very small percentage” of Microsoft corporate email accounts, including members of its senior leadership team […]
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden yesterday said he spoke with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu about possible solutions for creation of an independent state for Palestinians, noting that not all countries have their own militaries. Biden’s call with Netanyahu was the first in nearly a month, the White House said, […]
BANGKOK : Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday his government will move ahead with its flagship $14.3-billion ‘digital wallet’ handout scheme, though it may be delayed. Srettha, who has been touting the policy as a stimulus measure necessary to revive a sluggish economy, did not specify a launch […]
TOKYO : German renewable energy company RWE plans further expansions into Japan’s offshore wind sector after winning its first project last month, a senior executive told Reuters, and also considers South Korea a promising market. RWE, the world’s second-biggest offshore wind company, won the right to build a 684-megawatt (MW) […]
MELBOURNE : Order of play on the main courts on the seventh day of the Australian Open on Saturday (prefix number denotes seeding): * Day session: From 12 p.m. (0100 GMT) * Night session: From 7 p.m. (0800 GMT) ROD LAVER ARENA 12-Zheng Qinwen (China) v Wang Yafan (China) Shang […]
Barcelona players must shoulder the blame for the club’s dismal performances this season, defender Jules Kounde said as the reigning Spanish champions find themselves eight points off the top spot in LaLiga. Barca suffered a heavy defeat against old rivals Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish Super Cup […]
WASHINGTON: US fighter aircraft shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired from Houthi militant areas of Yemen toward a US destroyer operating in the Southern Red Sea, the US military said yesterday. The midair interception is the latest incident in the Red Sea where the Houthis have been attacking international […]
BENGALURU: India’s No.1 software services exporter Tata Consultancy Services is planning to focus more on markets such as Japan, Latin America and Southern Europe amid weakness in North America, its chief executive said. The plan to diversify more comes after the industry leader reported its slowest quarterly profit growth since […]