Heavy fighting is underway for Severodonetsk, formerly an industrial city of 100,000 people, and Russian troops are attempting to cut it off.
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‘Suffered far too long’: 12.3 million Syrian children need aid
United Nations warns dwindling funds are affecting much-needed assistance and adding to children’s struggles.
Read More »Sri Lankan prime minister heckled by protesters as crisis deepens
It was Prime Minister Rajapaksa’s first outing since protests erupted amid the country’s worst-ever economic crisis.
Read More »Jill Biden and Justin Trudeau make surprise trips to Ukraine as war rages
US first lady Jill Biden has made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine, holding a surprise meeting with her Ukrainian counterpart Olena Zelensky. Meanwhile, Ukrainian media has reported that Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau also made an unannounced visit to the country. Mrs. Biden travelled in secret for security, as …
Read More »Philippines authorities on high alert as all systems go for election
The Philippine police and military said on Sunday they were on high alert as last-minute preparations continued for the country’s general election, even as the overall situation remained “relatively peaceful.”
Read More »Morocco Says Foils 63,121 Illegal Immigration Attempts in 2021
Morocco foiled 63,121 illegal immigration attempts in 2021, the interior ministry said in a report published on Saturday.
Read More »Israel says arrests 2 suspects over deadly Elad attack
The Zionist regime’s local media have said that the perpetrators behind the recent martyrdom-seeking operation in Elad city in the occupied Palestinian lands have been arrested.
Read More »Hezbollah reacts to the terrorist attack in Egypt
Condemning the terrorist attack on Egypt’s the Sinai Peninsula, Hezbollah expressed sympathy for the country’s army.
Read More »Saudi king admitted to hospital in Jeddah: report
According to the local news sources, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz was admitted to a hospital on Saturday in Jeddah to undergo medical tests.
Read More »ISIL claims responsibility for missile attack on Tajikistan
The ISIL terrorist group claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Tajikistan from Afghanistan on Saturday.
Read More »North Korea fires likely submarine-launched ballistic missile
News sources reported that North Korea fired a ballistic missile, likely from a submarine, off the port city of Sinpo along the country’s eastern coast.
Read More »Russia will be victorious in Ukraine as in 1945, Putin vows
President Vladimir Putin says Russia will come out victorious in Ukraine as it won World War II in 1945.
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei: Syria now looked upon as a power despite devastation of war
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says despite the devastation done to Syria by the years-long war, the country is now looked upon as a major power.
Read More »Taliban order Afghan women to cover faces again
Afghanistan’s Taliban government ordered women on Saturday to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy of their past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions that are causing anger at home and abroad. A decree from the group’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, said that if a …
Read More »Eleven Egyptian security personnel killed after foiling “terrorist attack,” army spokesman says
One officer and ten Egyptian soldiers were killed after “foiling a terrorist attack” on a water-lifting station east of the Suez Canal, an army spokesman said on Saturday. The security personnel were killed after clashing with a group of militants who attacked the station, which also resulted in five others …
Read More »Rare case of monkeypox confirmed in England
The patient, who is believed to have contracted the infection on a trip to Nigeria, is being treated at a specialist unit in London. Though monkeypox can be spread through close contact, there is a very low risk of transmission to the public.
Read More »Large amount of US, European military equipment destroyed – Russian MoD
The Russian Ministry of Defence has stated that a large amount of the US and European military hardware had been destroyed in a Russian airstrike in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region.
Read More »Macron sworn in for rare 2nd term as France’s president
Emmanuel Macron has been sworn in for a historic rare second term as France’s president.
Read More »UN Security Council calls for ‘peaceful solution’ on Ukraine
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed deep concern over the situation in Ukraine, calling for a “peaceful solution” to the conflict in the former Soviet state.
Read More »World University Games Postponed over COVID Concerns
The 2022 World University Games have been postponed, the organizers said Friday.
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