UK ready for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee
BSS/AFP :Britain brings out the bunting next week for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, with four days of public events to mark her 70 years on the throne. Across the country, red, white and...
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Zelensky rebukes West as Russia closes in on key Ukraine city
BSS/AFP :Fierce battles raged in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, with Russian troops on the verge of encircling a key industrial city, as President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a bitter rebuke of the West for not...
Four miners missing for weeks in Burkina Faso found dead: govt
BSS : Four of the eight miners who have been missing since mid-April in a flooded mine in Burkina Faso have been found dead, the government said on Wednesday.“Unfortunately, after 39 days of intense...
As Ukraine war rages, NATO in show of force in the Med
BSS : A deafening stream of fighter jets land and take off from a US aircraft carrier, part of a long-planned NATO exercise in the Mediterranean to show military might while Russia wages war...
Pakistan police fire teargas, baton-charge supporters of ousted PM Khan
Reuters : Pakistani police fired teargas and baton-charged supporters of ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday to block them from reaching the capital Islamabad, officials and witnesses said.Political and economic volatility has deepened...
Sri Lanka’s prime minister takes on crucial finance ministry portfolio
AFP : Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will hold dual charge as finance minister, the president’s office announced on Wednesday, and will lead talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the crisis-hit...
UN chief announces new Cold War threat
BSS : The world faces the threat of a new Cold War “with nuclear undertones” and a surge in extreme nationalism, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday in a speech to graduates of...
New Zealand reports first case of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in community
BSS : New Zealand reported its first case of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in a community case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, without a clear link to the border.The case was found in Hawke’s Bay...
Canada says 15 cases of monkeypox in Quebec, more expected
BSS/AFP : Health authorities in Canada said on Tuesday they had identified 10 new cases of monkeypox in Quebec, bringing the total number to 15, with additional cases expected in other provinces. Monkeypox, detected...
Biden vows ‘time to turn this pain into action’ after school shooting
BSS : US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for Americans to stand up against the country’s powerful pro-gun lobby after a gunman shot dead 18 young children at an elementary school in Texas....
Japan hosts Quad summit seeking unity on countering China
BSS :The leaders of Japan, India, Australia and the United States met in Tokyo on Tuesday, looking to put China on notice as it expands its military and economic influence in the region.The summit...
Two killed, 120 injured in Abu Dhabi gas explosion
BSS :Two people were killed and 120 injured in a gas cylinder explosion in a restaurant in the United Arab Emirates, capital Abu Dhabi, police said.Initial reports “showed that 64 people sustained minor injuries,...