UN urges Ukraine grain release, World Bank pledges extra $12b
BSS/AFP :The UN warned on Wednesday that a growing global food crisis could last for years if it goes unchecked, as the World Bank announced...
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Finland, Sweden apply to join NATO, first Ukraine war crimes trial begins
BSS/AFP : Finland and Sweden on Wednesday submitted a joint application to join NATO as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces a dramatic reappraisal of security...
UN chief calls for ‘inclusive govt’ after Lebanon vote
BSS/AFP :UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Lebanon to form an “inclusive government” to tackle the country’s economic crisis, after elections held over the...
Biden to host leaders of Finland, Sweden to discuss NATO bids
BSS/AFP :US President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Finland and Sweden at the White House on Thursday to discuss their historic bids to...
Japan to trial group tours in move to ease Covid border rules
BSS :Japan will trial small group tours with travellers from the US, Australia, Thailand and Singapore from this month, the government said on Tuesday, as...
China’s zero-Covid policy to hit Asia aviation recovery: IATA
BSS/AFP :People’s Republic of China’s zero-Covid policy will hold back a full air travel recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, a top airline industry group warned...
Ukraine claims battlefield successes in northeast as Russians fall back
Reuters :Ukrainian troops counter-attacking against Russian forces in the country’s northeast have pushed them back from the city of Kharkiv and advanced as far as...
Iraq at a standstill during latest sandstorm
AFP :Another sandstorm that descended on Monday on Iraq sent at least 2,000 people to the hospital with breathing problems and led to the closure...
Lebanon votes in first election since crisis
BSS :Lebanon headed to the polls Sunday for its first election since multiple crises dragged it to the brink of failed statehood, with the ruling...
Finland to apply for NATO membership
BSS :Finland will apply for NATO membership, the Nordic country’s president and prime minister announced Sunday, as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”Today, the...
Outcry after Israel police beat mourners at journalist funeral
BSS :The US and EU led an international outcry on Saturday after Israeli police charged the funeral procession in Jerusalem of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu...
27 killed in commercial building blaze in Delhi
BSS/PTI :At least 27 people were killed and 12 others injured as a massive blaze ripped through a four-storey building in outer Delhi’s Mundka on...