G7 leaders, Ukraine president to hold talks amid new Russia blitz
International Desk :The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to hold urgent talks to discuss support...
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Venezuela floods kill 25 after heavy rains
Reuters :At least 25 people died and 52 were missing after five small rivers in central Venezuela flooded due to heavy rains, Citizen Security Vice...
Explosions rock Kyiv after Putin accuses Ukraine of attack on bridge
Reuters :Massive explosions shook the Ukrainian capital and other cities during the morning rush hour on Monday in apparent Russian revenge strikes after President Vladimir...
76 people killed in Nigeria boat accident
AFP :Almost everyone on board a boat died when it capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria’s Anambra state, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday.An...
Mulayam Singh Yadav, Veteran Politician, Dies At 82
NDTV :Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party founder and three-time Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, died this morning after weeks in hospital. He was 82.The Samajwadi Party...
18 dead as late monsoon brings more misery to north India
AFP :Incessant rain lashed parts of northern India on Monday forcing schools to close in several cities as an unusually late rainy season prolonged havoc...
Malaysia PM calls for snap elections
AFP :Malaysia’s prime minister dissolved parliament on Monday to clear the way for snap elections in a bid to restore political stability as the country...
Nobel prize will give us ‘strength’, says Ukraine NGO head
Al Jazeera :The head of the Center for Civil Liberties (CCL), a Kyiv-based human rights organisation that was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on...
IMF releases $1.3b in emergency aid for Ukraine
BSS :The International Monetary Fund announced Friday it will provide $1.3 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine through its new food crisis assistance program.The package...
Zelensky says Ukraine has retaken nearly 2,500 sq km in new counteroffensive
BSS/AFP :Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said that Ukrainian forces have recaptured nearly 2,500 square kilometres (965 square miles) of territory from Russia in...
US aims to hobble China’s chip industry with sweeping new rules
Al Jazeera :The Biden administration on Friday published a sweeping set of export controls, including a measure to cut China off from certain semiconductor chips...
WHO says it has no mechanism for announcing end of Covid-19 pandemic
BSS/AFP :The end of the novel coronavirus pandemic is “in sight,” but the World Health Organization (WHO) has no mechanism for announcing its end, according...