Page 924 - Ap/workspace/business Standard Web/undefined

UN chief urges Yemen's warring sides to renew, expand expiring truce

The UN chief is strongly urging Yemen's warring parties to not only renew but expand a truce that expires on Sunday, saying it has brought the longest period of relative calm

Hurricane Ian lashes South Carolina as Florida's death toll climbs

A revived Hurricane Ian pounded coastal South Carolina on Friday, ripping apart piers and flooding streets after the ferocious storm caused catastrophic damage in Florida

US prez Joe Biden vows Russia won't 'get away with' Ukraine annexation

The United States and its allies hit back at Russia's annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Friday, slapping sanctions on more than 1,000 people and companies including arms supply networks

Boeing behind schedule in getting approval for Max jets: Federal official

Federal officials say Boeing has completed little of the work necessary to certify new versions of 737 Max jetliner by a year-end deadline, and the aircraft maker is lobbying Congress for more time.

Nobel Prize season arrives amid Russia-Ukraine war, nuclear fears, hunger

Members of the European Parliament have called for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine to be recognised this year by the Nobel Peace Prize committee

Iran says it has arrested nine foreigners over anti-hijab protests

Iran's intelligence ministry says it has arrested nine foreigners over recent anti-hijab protests sweeping the country

US hits Russia with new sanctions for annexing Ukrainian regions

The US on Friday sanctioned more than 1,000 people and firms connected to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including its Central Bank governor and families of National Security Council members

European Union demands clampdown on issuing visas to Russian citizens

EU official urged the bloc's 27 nations to clamp down on issuing visas to Russian citizens amid heightened security concerns over Putin's nuclear threats and his annexation of parts of Ukraine

Sweden moves closer to NATO, lifts 2019 arms embargo on Turkey

Sweden will lift an arms embargo it had imposed on Ankara in 2019 after Turkey's military operation against the Kurdish militia known as the YPG in Syria

Zelenskyy accelerates NATO bid as Russia annexes 4 Ukraine regions

Ukraine's president says his country is submitting an accelerated application to join the NATO military alliance

Putin declares annexation of 4 Ukrainian regions in Kremlin ceremony

The ceremony comes three days after the completion of Kremlin-orchestrated referendums on joining Russia that were dismissed by Kyiv and the West as a bare-faced land grab, held at gunpoint and based

EU adopt windfall levy to manage energy crisis, no deal on price cap

European Union energy ministers adopted a package of measures to soothe energy crisis, including a windfall taxes, but a deal on capping gas prices remained off the table

Inflation hits 10% in 19 EU nations using euro, electricity prices up

Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency has broken into double digits as prices for electricity and natural gas soar, signalling a looming winter recession

Japan to pay up to $320 million to US company for memory chip production

Japan is providing a major US chipmaker a subsidy of up to 46.6 billion yen ($322 million) to support its plan to produce advanced memory chips at a Hiroshima factory

19 killed, 27 wounded in suicide bombing near Kabul's Shiite area: Official

A Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief says 19 people were killed and 27 were wounded in a suicide bombing in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital

Australian hacker who breached 10 mn people's data concealed their identity

The computer hacker who stole data of almost 10 million customers of a telecommunications company in one of Australia's worst privacy breaches used techniques to conceal their identity and whereabouts

UNSC to vote on resolution against Russia's illegal referendum in Ukraine

The United Nations Security Council has scheduled a vote for Friday on a resolution that would condemn Russia for its illegal referenda in four Ukrainian regions and declare that they have no validity

Climate change responsible for intensifying Hurricane Ian's rainfall by 10%

Climate change added at least 10% more rain to Hurricane Ian, a study prepared immediately after the storm shows

Royal Mint unveils first coins to feature King Charles III's portrait

Britain's Royal Mint has unveiled the first coins to feature the portrait of King Charles III

Floods trap many in Florida as Hurricane Ian heads to South Carolina

Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through inundated streets to save thousands of Floridians trapped amid flooded homes and buildings left by Hurricane Ian, which churned toward South Carolina