Ukrainian troops seek solace in faith and prayer
AFP : God moves in mysterious ways, the Bible says. In eastern Ukraine, one of His representatives drives a Lada 1600, powered by petrol and...
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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s public workers protest power tariff, tax hikes
Reuters : Public sector staff at Sri Lankan hospitals, banks and ports walked out on Wednesday, with some taking to the streets and other employees...
China hits out at US over TikTok ban on federal devices
BBC Online :China has accused the US of overreacting after federal employees were ordered to remove the video app TikTok from government-issued phones.On Monday, the...
Finland moves closer to joining NATO without Sweden
Reuters :Finland, which has one of Europe’s longest borders with Russia, on Tuesday kicks off a parliamentary debate aimed at accelerating the country’s bid to...
Russian offensive in Ukraine focused on Bakhmut
Reuters :Russian forces kept up their offensive in eastern Ukraine as they pressed to encircle the small mining city of Bakhmut, the scene of the...
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook Papua New Guinea
News Desk :Different countries around the world are being shaken by earthquakes one after another. An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck the...
At least 4 killed, 14 injured in Pakistan blast
Dawn :At least four people have been killed and 14 others injured in an explosion that rocked a market in Pakistan’s Balochistan, the Dawn newspaper...
Blinken eyes US inroads in Central Asia as Ukraine rattles nerves
AFP :Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Central Asia hoping that greater US engagement will reassure former Soviet republics rattled by the Ukraine...
North Korea’s Kim mobilises young labourers in new housing plan amid economic woes
Reuters :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has mobilised young labourers to launch a new housing project in Pyongyang, state media said on Sunday, as...
Germany’s Scholz in India to press on EU trade deal
AFP :German chancellor Olaf Scholz visited India on Saturday seeking to deepen business and defence ties between the two major economies and jumpstart progress on...
Crumbling Pakistan economy puts children’s futures on hold
AFP :Sixteen-year-old Nadia makes the one-hour journey to and from her employer’s house on foot each day, stopping frequently along the congested streets of Lahore...
Canada pledges more tanks to Ukraine, imposes new Russia sanctions
Reuters :Canada is sending four more Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine and is imposing new Russia-related sanctions, prime minister Justin Trudeau said, marking the...