08-03-2022 BRUSSELS/ TEHRAN: Oil prices soared and shares sank in frantic trading on Monday as the risk of a U.S. and European ban on Russian product and delays in Iranian talks triggered what was shaping up as a major stagflationary shock for world markets. Having surged 18% in wild early …
Read More »
07-03-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: An Indian soldier, belonging to the Border Security Force (BSF), opened fire on five of his colleagues killing five of them after he indiscriminately opened fire at them in Punjab’s Amritsar, officials told media. Per the piece, the shooter identified as constable Satteppa SK was …
Read More »
07-03-2022 NEW YORK/ MOSCOW/ KYIV: Card payment companies Visa and MasterCard say they will suspend operations in Russia, joining a growing list of international companies refusing to do business with Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. The moves, following a request by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier on Saturday, deal …
Read More »
07-03-2022 MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON: The Russian Embassy in the US demanded an official explanation from the White House over a statement made by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who called on government officials to kill Russian president Vladimir Putin. Graham, who is also a member of the Senate Budget Committee, posted a …
Read More »
07-03-2022 SANA’A/ RIYADH: Yemen’s armed forces and allied Popular Committees have taken full control of a vital area near the Saudi Arabian border in the northern province of Hajjah. Yemeni fighters took control of al-Hathera neighborhood in the Harad district on Thursday, after exchanging heavy gunfire with Saudi-sponsored militants, according …
Read More »
07-03-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE/ BANGKOK: A state funeral will be held for cricket legend Shane Warne following his sudden death in Thailand on Friday. Warne’s family today accepted the offer of a state funeral made by both the Victorian Government and Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Victorian Premier …
Read More »
06-03-2022 JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has lifted almost all coronavirus-related restrictions in the Kingdom after witnessing a declining COVID-19 trend, a report published by Saudi Gazette said. Saudi Arabia will no longer require the passengers arriving in the Kingdom to show a negative PCR test report or quarantine themselves upon arrival. …
Read More »
06-03-2022 MOSCOW/ KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday warned the West of a wider war if a no-fly zone is set up, as his forces resumed an offensive against a key Ukrainian city where a planned evacuation of residents failed to take place over security fears. With his Ukrainian …
Read More »
06-03-2022 PYONGYANG/ SEOUL: North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile toward the sea to the east of the Korean peninsula on Saturday, militaries in the region said, an apparent test just days before the South’s presidential election. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch …
Read More »
06-03-2022 MOSCOW/ LONDON/ NEW YORK: Russia blocked Facebook and some other websites on Friday and passed a law that gave Moscow much stronger powers to crack down on independent journalism, prompting the BBC, Bloomberg and other foreign media to suspend reporting in the country. Moscow’s attack on Ukraine, the biggest …
Read More »
Pressmediaofindia