Military training efforts for Ukraine hit major milestones even as attention shifts to Gaza
A FRENCH ARMY BASE, France, 13 Nov (AP) — Battle cries pierce the smoke and rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire as Ukrainian soldiers fight through and...
UK PM Sunak Defends New Controversial Crackdown On Illegal Migration
London, 8 Mar (PTI): British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday defended his new "Stop the Boats" crackdown on migrants making unsafe journeys across...
US, S Korean leaders meet in face of N Korea nuclear threat
SEOUL, South Korea , 21 May (AP) — When the U.S. and South Korean leaders meet Saturday, North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile program,...
Ukrainian president says counteroffensive does not aim to attack Russian territory
BERLIN, 14 May: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that his country is preparing a counteroffensive designed to liberate areas occupied by Russia, not...
Xi, Putin meet in Uzbekistan as Ukraine war dominates
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan , Sep 15(AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin met for talks on boosting ties between their countries Thursday,...
Flash fooding kills dozens in Afghanistan, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD , 21 Aug (AP)-- Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in eastern Afghanistan and neighboring parts of Pakistan left dozens of people dead overnight,...
EU to hit Russia with new sanctions if Ukraine attacked
BRUSSELS , Dec 15 (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive warned Russia on Wednesday that the bloc has a battery of...
UAE shoots down 2 ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi
Dubai, Jan 24 (PTI) The UAE defence forces on Monday intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles that the Houthi terror group fired towards its...
Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of the populist prime minister, is sworn in as...
BRATISLAVA, 15 Jun: Peter Pellegrini was sworn in as the president of Slovakia on Saturday in a ceremony that took place amid heightened security...
Villages and towns in Ukraine see heavy fighting, shelling
KYIV, Ukraine, 9 Nov (AP) — Villages and towns in Ukraine saw more heavy fighting and shelling Wednesday as Ukrainian and Russian forces strained...
Bolivia’s leader says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to ‘take over’...
LA PAZ, 29 Jun: Bolivian President Luis Arce said Friday a former general planned to “take over” the government and become president in a...
US to provide $500 million more in financial aid to Ukraine
Washington, Apr 21 (AP) The United States will provide an additional 500 million in financial assistance to Ukraine to help it sustain salaries, pensions...
Three teenagers injured in knife attack at a high school in Poland
WARSAW, Poland, 29 Nov (AP) A teenage student attacked classmates with a knife at a high school in northeastern Poland and injured three of...
Floods kill at least 31 in Somalia. UN warns of a flood event likely...
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 13 Nov (AP) — Floods caused by torrential rainfall have killed at least 31 people in various parts of Somalia, authorities said...
Taliban capture Mazar-e-Sharif, 4th largest Afghan city
Kabul, Aug 14 (AP) Mazar-e-Sharif, the fourth-largest city in Afghanistan, fell to the Taliban on Saturday after a multipronged assault launched by insurgents, according...
More than half a million people left without power in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine...
MOSCOW, 27 Nov: More than half a million people were left without power in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine after a storm in the Black...
Israeli troops kill 5 Palestinian gunmen in West Bank raid
AQABAT JABR, West Bank , 6 Feb (AP) — Israeli forces killed five Palestinian gunmen linked to the Islamic militant Hamas group in a...
UK took action too late against COVID-19 during first wave of pandemic, top medical...
LONDON, 21 Nov (AP): — Britain’s government was too late in taking action against the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in...
Poland seeks expulsion of 45 Russians suspected of spying
WARSAW, Poland, Mar 23 (AP) — Poland has identified 45 Russian intelligence officers using diplomatic status as cover to stay in the country and...
Monkeypox cases rise 77% in UN agency’s latest weekly count
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization on Thursday reported a 77% weekly increase in the number of lab-confirmed monkeypox cases, to more than...