Ukraine tensions: A dozen nations tell citizens to leave Ukraine
GB Today International Desk: More than a dozen countries have urged their citizens to leave Ukraine amid warnings from Western…
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Russia to begin military drills with Belarus
Russia and Belarus are due to start 10 days of joint military drills as concerns rise over the…
WHO urges rich countries to pay up for Covid plan
The WHO Wednesday urged rich countries to pay their fair share of the money needed for its plan…
13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens: UN
AFP: An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the Horn…
No major breakthroughs expected from Putin-Macron meeting: Kremlin
AFP: The Kremlin said Monday that a meeting of the French and Russian leaders in Moscow was very…
Russia takes lead at UN in crises around the world
AFP: Russia has a stake in crises around the world from Ukraine to Syria, Sudan and Mali —…
Israeli police appear to admit use of spyware without warrant
AFP: Israeli police on Tuesday appeared to acknowledge they had used espionage technology without a warrant, after allegations…
Ukraine crisis: US accosts Russia at UN Security Council
Two powers engage in diplomatic brawl Rick Gladstone, Anton Troianovski: The US and Russia engaged in a public…
North Korea confirms most powerful missile test since 2017
AFP: North Korea confirmed Monday it had fired its most powerful missile since 2017, capping a month-long blitz…
UK PM to urge Putin to ‘step back’ to avoid bloodshed
BSS/AFP: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, urging him to…
Russia, Ukraine agree to keep ceasefire, new talks next month
BSS/AFP: Envoys from Moscow and Kyiv on Wednesday committed to a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine during talks…
Omicron risk remains very high: WHO
The risk level related to the Omicron variant remains very high, the WHO said late Tuesday, with the…
UN chief ‘strongly condemns’ Burkina Faso ‘coup’
BSS/AFP: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres “strongly condemns” the military takeover in Burkina Faso, and urges the “coup…
Russia toughens its posture amid Ukraine tensions
AP/UNB: With tens of thousands of Russian troops positioned near Ukraine, the Kremlin has kept the U.S. and…
Global Covid cases surpass 345m
Amid the global scare over the rising Omicron cases, the overall number of Covid cases has now surpassed…
First aid flights set to reach Tonga
BSS/AFP: The first humanitarian flights are finally on the way to volcano and tsunami-stricken Tonga, five days after…
Global Covid cases top 327 million
UNB: The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 327 million, with a spike in cases of the…
China’s economy grew 8% in 2021 but property, virus threats loom: AFP poll
BSS/AFP: China’s economy expanded at its fastest pace for 10 years in 2021, according to an AFP poll…
British PM sparks anger, resignation on streets over ‘partygate’
BSS/AFP: “I’d think twice about it,” Uxbridge resident Veronika Machu said of voting again for her local MP…
Biden administration launches program to fix 15,000 bridges
UNB/AP: The Transportation Department is launching a $27 billion program to repair and upgrade roughly 15,000 highway bridges…