World food prices hit record high over Ukraine war: FAO
BSS :World food prices hit an all-time high in March as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent “shocks” through markets for staple grains and vegetable oils,...
International
Why are African governments blocking phone lines of citizens?
Al Jazeera :This Monday, millions of Nigerians woke up to find that they had been barred from making phone calls. The number of disconnected lines...
Cargo plane breaks in two during emergency landing in Costa Rica
BSS :A cargo plane carrying mail and packages skidded off the runway and broke in two during an emergency landing in Costa Rica on Thursday,...
Yemen’s president transfers power to new leadership council
BSS :Yemen’s president announced on Thursday he is handing his powers to a new leadership council, in a major shake-up in the coalition battling Huthi...
Red Cross evacuee convoy arrives from Russian-held city
BSS :A Red Cross convoy arrived in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday after failing to reach the besieged port city of Mariupol,...
Pakistan president wants election date
BSS :Pakistan President Arif Alvi told the election commission on Wednesday to fix a date for a new national ballot, as the supreme court sat...
China reports 20,000 daily Covid cases
BSS :China reported over 20,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally given since the start of the pandemic, with Shanghai the heart of...
The USA imposes ban on investment in Russia
BSS :Additional US sanctions will include, among other things, a ban on investments in Russia and will be designed to weaken the key instruments of...
Turkey calls for probe into civilian deaths in Bucha
BSS :Turkey on Wednesday joined the global condemnation of the murder of civilians in the town of Bucha and other cities in Ukraine, and called...
Indonesia re-imposes visa-free for ASEAN nationals
BSS :The Indonesian government has re- imposed a visa-free visit policy for citizens of fellow ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member countries, the...
Pakistan political crisis updates: Supreme Court adjourns hearing
Al Jazeera :Pakistan’s top court has once again deferred a decision on the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s actions in blocking an attempt to...
‘Five dead in Hungary train crash’
BSS :Five people died in a train crash in Hungary on Tuesday when a van drove onto the rails at a crossing, causing the train...