ATHENS: Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece can not offer air defence systems like ‘Patriots’ or S-300 to Ukraine responding to pressure from EU and NATO allies to send more military aid to Kyiv. With Russia having stepped up air attacks on Ukraine, EU governments are under pressure to supply…

LONDON : Red Bull said Formula One’s most sought after designer Adrian Newey was signed up until at least the end of next year amid reports on Thursday he was seeking to leave the reigning champions.A spokesman added they were “unaware of him joining any other team”.The BBC reported, however, that the 65-year-old believed he could negotiate an exit to work for another team from next season.Newey, whose cars have won 25 drivers’ and constructors’…

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The ability of civilians to return to northern Gaza unimpeded and the pull-back or repositioning of Israeli forces have been sticking points in previous rounds of ceasefire negotiations in which Egypt and Qatar have acted as mediators. A meeting between Egyptian and Israeli officials was expected to take place on…

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BENGALURU : Sri Lanka’s economy is expected to grow by 3 per cent in 2024 after it reduced interest rates amid easing inflation, its central bank said on Thursday, as the country navigates its escape from its worst financial crisis in decades.The island nation’s economy contracted 2.3 per cent in…

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