IMF official backs Ukraine plan to raise taxes
Kiev: The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in Ukraine, Gavin Gray, supported the Ukrainian government's plans to raise taxes, Ukrainian media...
Australia, Indonesia agree to upgrade defence ties
Canberra: Australia and Indonesia have agreed to upgrade their defence ties to a treaty-level agreement.Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's President-elect...
Covid-19 variant KP.3.1.1 predominant in U.S. as infections continue ticking up
Los Angeles: The KP.3.1.1 COVID-19 variant, now the predominant SARS-CoV-2 variant circulating in the United States, has been causing increasing infections in the country,...
Guterres demands release of UN personnel detained by Houthis in Yemen
Washington: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday demanded the "immediate and unconditional" release of the UN personnel and others detained by Yemen's Houthi group.Guterres...
Gaza talks are Israeli bluff to buy time for military action: Hamas
Gaza: The political leader of Palestinian movement Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, considers the latest round of negotiations on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip a...
US supports Israel refusal to completely leave Gaza border with Egypt
Jerusalem: The United States agrees with Israel's approach, according to which it cannot completely withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor on the border between the...
