Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to be fined over lockdown parties
GB Today Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be fined by the police for attending parties during…
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Johnson visits Ukraine with fresh military, financial aid
REUTERS: Ukraine is ready for a tough battle with Russian forces amassing in the east of the country,…
France election: Voters prepare to cast ballot in presidential poll
International News Desk: French voters are preparing to cast their ballot in the first round of the presidential…
Mahinda Rajapaksa likely to step down as PM in new interim govt
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is likely to step down from his position in the coming hours…
Pakistan President dissolves National Assembly on advice of PM Imran Khan
Pakistan President Arif Alvi dissolves the National Assembly on the advice of PM Imran Khan, reports ANI citing…
Sri Lanka declares 36-hour nationwide lockdown as crisis worsens
AFP: Sri Lanka declared a 36-hour nationwide curfew Saturday and deployed troops backed with sweeping new powers under…
Putin wants ‘unfriendly’ countries to pay for Russian gas in rubles
International News Desk: Russia will seek payment in rubles for natural gas sold to “unfriendly” countries, President Vladimir…
Global Covid cases top 485 million
UNB: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 485 million as the pandemic enters into its…
Saudi hosts talks on Yemen war, but without Huthi rebels
AFP: Talks on Yemen’s devastating war started in the Saudi capital Wednesday, but without the Huthi rebels, hours…
US, Philippines kick off their largest-ever war games
AFP: The Philippines and the United States launched the largest-ever joint military drills in the archipelago nation on…
Russia, Ukraine set for face-to-face peace talks
AFP: Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will resume face-to-face peace talks as soon as Monday, probing whether a near-stalemate…
Biden is meeting with NATO allies about Russia’s war in Ukraine
International Desk: US President Biden met with NATO allies on Thursday in an emergency session about Russia’s war…
Black box of crashed China Eastern jet recovered
AFP: A black box from the crashed China Eastern airliner was recovered on Wednesday as investigators try to…
Kyiv urges West to supply offensive weapons to fight Russia
AFP: Ukraine has repeated a call to Western leaders to supply Kyiv with advanced weapons to fight Moscow’s…
Macron, Scholz urge Putin to agree ceasefire
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron have called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree…
Global Covid cases top 455 million
UNB: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 455 million as the pandemic enters into its…
Russia to cease participation in Council of Europe, Foreign Ministry says
Russia is no longer going to participate in the Council of Europe since EU and NATO countries that…
160 more Russians get EU travel bans, assets frozen
International Desk: The EU has imposed travel bans and asset freezes on a further 160 Russians, including 14…
China to provide Ukraine about $790,000 in aid: official
AFP: Beijing said Wednesday it will provide war-torn Ukraine with about $790,000 in humanitarian aid, with the first…
US rejects Poland’s offer to send Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine
Reuters: The United States rejected a surprise offer by NATO ally Poland on Tuesday to transfer its Russian-made…