Moscow to achieve Ukraine goals thanks to ‘patience’: Lavrov
AFP :Russia’s foreign minister said Wednesday he was convinced that Moscow would achieve its goals in Ukraine thanks to its “patience” and “perseverance”.“I am convinced...
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Tension soars as main Kosovo border crossing with Serbia closed
AFP :Kosovo’s biggest border crossing with Serbia was closed on Wednesday as months of tensions again flared, prompting Washington and Brussels to urge an immediate...
Travel misery grinds on as US digs out from superstorm
AFP :Thousands more flights were canceled across the United States on Wednesday, with no end in sight to days of travel misery as the country...
US weighs new Covid rules for travelers from China
Reuters :The US government may impose new Covid-19 measures on travelers to the United States from China over concerns about the “lack of transparent data”...
North Korea’s Kim unveils new military goals at key party meeting
Reuters :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unveiled new goals for the country’s military for 2023 at an ongoing meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party,...
Russia intensifies attacks on liberated Kherson, eastern Ukraine
Reuters :Russian forces stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on the recently liberated city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, Ukraine’s military said, while...
Taiwan extends military service as China dials up pressure
Al Jazeera :Taiwan will extend compulsory military service from its current four months to one year starting from 2024, President Tsai Ing-wen announced on Tuesday,...
US probes ‘unacceptable’ Southwest Airlines storm cancellations
Al Jazeera :The United States Department of Transportation has said that it plans to examine mass flight cancellations and delays by Southwest Airlines in recent...
Taiwan reports China’s largest incursion yet to air defence zone
Reuters :Seventy-one Chinese air force aircraft including fighter jets and drones entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone in the past 24 hours, the island’s government...
Prachanda set to be new Nepal PM
Reuters :A former Maoist guerrilla who led a decade-long insurgency against Nepal’s Hindu monarchy will take over as prime minister in alliance with the main...
Kurdish protest over Paris shooting turns violent
Reuters :Clashes broke out for a second day in Paris on Saturday between police and Kurdish protestors angry at the killing of three members of...
China stages ‘strike drills’ around Taiwan, citing provocation
Reuters :China’s military said it had conducted “strike drills” in the sea and airspace around Taiwan on Sunday in response to unspecified “provocation” from the...