President of Brazil proposes to hold UN summit on Ukraine
AFP :Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva considers it necessary to hold a UN summit on the situation in Ukraine before the UN high-level...
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20 dead in Guyana school dormitory fire
Deutsche Welle :At least 20 children have been killed and several more were injured in a fire at a dormitory in Guyana late on Sunday...
India’s G20 tourism meet begins in Kashmir under tight security
AFP :A G20 tourism meeting began on Monday under tight security in Indian-administered Kashmir, as New Delhi seeks to project an image of normalcy in...
Georgia risks EU candidacy by restoring Russia flights
Deutsche Welle :Last week, Vladimir Putin signed decrees on the introduction of a visa-free regime for Georgian nationals and the restoration of direct flights with...
High security for India’s G20 meets in restive Kashmir
AFP :Elite Indian commandos patrolled the streets of Srinagar on Friday ahead of a G20 tourism meeting next week, with China and Pakistan condemning holding...
After SpaceX, Nasa taps Bezos’s Blue Origin to build Moon lander
AFP :Two years after awarding Elon Musk’s SpaceX a contract to ferry astronauts to the surface of the Moon, Nasa on Friday announced it had...
Syria’s Assad wins warm welcome at Arab summit after years of isolation
Reuters :Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was given a warm welcome at an Arab summit on Friday (19 May), winning a hug from Saudi Arabia’s Crown...
Modi says peace on border essential for normal ties with China
Reuters :Peace and tranquillity on the border with China are essential for normal ties with the country, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday...
Putin ally accuses US of involvement in deadly attacks inside Russia
Reuters :A powerful ally of President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the United States coordinated with Ukraine to kill two pro-war nationalists in Russia...
Wildfire ravages 3,700 acres in western Spain, 550 people evacuated
Reuters :A wildfire in the western Spanish region of Extremadura has ravaged up to 3,700 acres and forced 550 people from their homes with windy...
Air strikes hammer Khartoum as army chief drops RSF foe from Sudan’s ruling council
Reuters :Sudan’s capital Khartoum and sister city Bahri came under renewed air attack on Friday as the war between the army and paramilitary forces entered...
US and UN condemn anti-Arab chants at Jerusalem march
Reuters :The United States and the United Nations condemned on Friday (19 May) anti-Arab slogans chanted during an annual march in Jerusalem’s Old City that...