Al Jazeera :Sweden’s government has announced plans for a significant boost in military spending to two percent of gross domestic product (GDP) “as soon as possible”, citing the security threat from Russia’s war in...
BSS :The Pentagon on Wednesday conclusively rejected as too “high risk” a plan to transfer fighter jets from Poland to Kyiv to battle Russian forces, pouring cold water for now on Ukraine’s bid for...
BSS :Polish state railway company PKP said on Thursday it was offering free tickets to Ukrainians travelling onwards to parts of Germany.Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 and the massive influx...
BSS :Israel’s president left for Turkey Wednesday to meet his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the first visit by an Israeli head of state since 2007, as the countries seek to mend fractured ties.President Isaac...
BSS :South Koreans exercised their franchise on Wednesday in a tightly fought presidential election with the deciding votes set to be cast by young people, whose top concerns are economic inequality and unemployment-not recent...
BSS : More than 100 firefighters on Monday took over three hours to bring under control a blaze that broke out in a 21-storey residential and commercial building in east London.Twenty fire engines and...
BSS : The number of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine is expected to top two million in the next two days, the head of the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday. “I do...
BSS : The third round of Russian- Ukrainian talks, held in Belarus on Monday evening, failed to yield the expected results, as both Moscow and Kiev delegates acknowledged.Russia’s chief negotiator, presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky,...
BSS :Russian forces pummelled Ukrainian cities from the air, land and sea on Monday, with warnings they were preparing for an assault on the capital Kyiv, as terrified civilians failed for a second day...
BSS :Unable to assure global peace, the UN Security Council is consigned to a watchdog role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with little else to do but set more urgent sessions this week on the...
BSS :The Europe and the UK natural gas prices soared to record highs on Monday on supply fears, as the European Union and the United States mull sanctions on Russian energy.Europe gas reference Dutch...
BSS :Israeli missile strikes killed at least two civilians before dawn on Monday near the Syrian capital Damascus, state media reported. Israel carried out the strikes at around 5:00 a.m. (0300 GMT), hitting positions...
