Four people were killed in Mykolaiv region and one was killed in Zaporizhzhia region, where a residential building was destroyed, the governors of the regions said on the Telegram messaging app. Among the injured in Zaporizhzhia were five children between the ages of 4 and 17. Reuters could not independently verify the reports. There was […]
Brent crude futures dropped 31 cents, or 0.4%, to $73.56 a barrel by 0340 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at $70 a barrel, down 38 cents, or 0.5%. Both benchmarks fell more than 2% last Friday. Beijing’s stimulus package announced at the National People’s Congress (NPC) standing committee meeting on Friday […]
Trump and Putin spoke in recent days, said the source. Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday. Trump has criticized the scale of U.S. military and financial support for Kyiv, vowing to end the war quickly, without saying how. Ukraine’s foreign ministry said it was not informed in advance of the call between […]
The Gulf country has been working alongside the United States and Egypt for months on fruitless talks between the warring sides in Gaza and any disengagement from that process could further complicate efforts to reach a deal. The Qatari ministry also said press reports on the future of the Hamas political office in Doha were […]
According to Numbeo’s Mid-Year 2024 Traffic Index, commuters spend around 19.9 minutes in traffic each day on average, making it the shortest commute time in the Arab world. The reason for the significant achievement is attributed to Oman being the least crowded in terms of traffic flow in the Arab world as the report ranks […]
“The world should know that in case of the expansion of war, its harmful effects will not be limited only to the West Asia region; insecurity and instability can spread to other regions, even far away,” Araghchi said in a speech aired on state TV. Israel has been waging a devastating war in the Gaza […]
India, the world’s third-largest oil importer and consumer, has become the top buyer of discounted Russian sea-borne oil shunned by Western countries since Ukraine’s invasion began in early 2022. Before that, India bought little oil from its long-running defense partner, Russia. New Delhi has repeatedly defended its purchases from Russia as necessary to keep prices […]
The Qantas flight, QF520, was bound for Brisbane and was circling for a “short period” before landing safely at Sydney Airport, Qantas Chief Pilot Captain Richard Tobiano said in a statement. “Qantas engineers have conducted a preliminary inspection of the engine and confirmed it was a contained engine failure,” the airline said. “While customers would […]
The trial, scheduled for federal court in Chicago, originally included six plaintiffs, but “all but one” have settled, a person close to the litigation told AFP this week. Barring an accord, the case will be Boeing’s first civil trial over the MAX crashes. A settlement, which would need court approval, is still possible, even after […]
The foiled assassination plot on Trump was allegedly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to avenge the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020 in a US strike ordered by then-president Trump, the Justice Department said. Farhad Shakeri, 51, an Afghan national who is believed to be in Iran, was […]
