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10-12-2024 KYIV: Some 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, Volodymyr Zelensky has said in a rare admission of the extent of the nation’s casualties. In a post on social media, the Ukrainian president said 370,000 injuries had been reported, though this figure included soldiers who …

09-12-2024 LONDON: Millions of Britons have been warned to brace for further disruption as more strong winds are set to sweep across the UK following Storm Darragh. Northern Ireland was exposed to wind gusts of up to 80mph overnight, while a Met Office yellow wind warning came into force across …

09-12-2024 DAMASCUS: Geir Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, has expressed “cautious hope” after opposition fighters declared the rule of President Bashar al-Assad had come to an end. Opposition forces on Sunday said they had “liberated” the capital, Damascus, in a fast-moving offensive that saw them seize control …

09-12-2024 MANAMA/ BEIJING/ WASHINGTON: The US believes that an alleged sweeping Chinese cyber espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon targeted and recorded telephone calls of “very senior” American political figures, a White House official said on Saturday. The comments by Anne Neuberger, the US deputy national security advisor for cyber …

09-12-2024 ACCRA: Ghana voted in a presidential and parliamentary election on Saturday amid hopes for an economic revival after the worst financial crisis in a generation, which led to a major debt default in the West African nation. President Nana Akufo-Addo is stepping down next month after serving the two …

09-12-2024 Bureau Report DOHA: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday reacted to President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100 per cent tariffs on BRICS nations, stating that India has “no interest” in weakening the US dollar. Speaking at the Doha Forum on Saturday, Jaishankar reflected on the positive relationship …

09-12-2024 DAMASCUS: Syrian rebels have declared the capital Damascus “free” after entering the city to scant resistance from regime forces, while claiming President Bashar al-Assad has fled the capital, losing his decades-long grip on power. “We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad,” the Military Operations …

09-12-2024 Lawmakers in South Korea have narrowly failed to impeach the nation’s president over his short-lived attempt to declare martial law. A bill to censure Yoon Suk Yeol fell five votes short of the 200 needed to pass, with many members of parliament in the ruling People Power Party (PPP) …

09-12-2024 BERLIN: The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has named party leader Alice Weidel as its first chancellor nominee, before snap elections expected in February next year. The Chinese-speaking Weidel accepted the nomination on Saturday, saying her anti-immigration, eurosceptic party wants Germany to be “at the top again worldwide”. The …

08-12-2024 DAMASCUS: Rebel fighters declared the Syrian capital of Damascus “liberated” in a televised statement carried on state television on Sunday. “Damascus has been liberated and the tyrant Bashar al-Assad has been overthrown, and oppressed prisoners in regime prisons have been released,” a spokesperson said reading from a statement surrounded …