Uzhhorod (Ukraine), May 9 (AP) Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine, holding a surprise Mother's Day meeting with first lady Olena Zelenska to show US support for the embattled nation as
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May 9 (PTI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday, hours after his supporters attacked anti-government protesters outside embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office, leaving a
New Delhi, May 9 (PTI): Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday said he is ready to make "any sacrifice" for the people amidst reports that the Sri Lankan Prime Minister may offer to stand down, as pressure mount
Hong Kong, May 8 (AP): John Lee was elected as Hong Kong's next leader Sunday by an election committee comprised of nearly 1,500 largely pro-Beijing members. Lee received 1,416 votes in the chief executi
UZHHOROD, Ukraine, May 8 (AP) — Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine on Sunday, holding a surprise Mother’s Day meeting with first lady Olena Zelenska to show U.S. support for the
Colombo, May 8 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Defence Ministry has appealed to the public to assist it in managing the current economic crisis and unrest in the country with "utmost intelligence and patience"-
Islamabad, May 8 (PTI) Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan has reiterated that during his time in power he would "never have agreed" to any US demands of being given military bases in the
Zaporizhzhia, May 8 (AP) Dozens of Ukrainians were feared dead on Sunday after a Russian bomb destroyed a school sheltering about 90 people in the basement as Moscow's invading forces kept up their barrage
Havana, May 7 (AP): A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak killed at least 22 people, including a child, and injured dozens when it blew away outer walls from a luxury hotel in the heart o
Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine), May 7 (AP) Rescuers were seeking to evacuate more civilians from tunnels beneath a sprawling steel mill in Mariupol as Ukrainian fighters make their last stand to prevent Moscow's co
Paris, May 7 (AP) French President Emmanuel Macron is being inaugurated for a second term during a ceremony on Saturday at the Elysee presidential palace. Macron was reelected for five years on April 24 in a
Seoul, May 7 (AP) North Korea flight-tested a ballistic missile that was likely fired from a submarine on Saturday, South Korea's military said, continuing a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations tha.jpeg)
Colombo, May 7 (AP) Diplomats and rights groups expressed concern on Saturday after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency and police used force against peaceful protesters amid t
Moscow, May 7 (AP) Russia held a dress rehearsal on Saturday for the military parade to commemorate Victory Day on May 9, when the country marks the defeat of Nazi Germany during World War II. This year'
Kabul, May 7 (AP) Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Saturday ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burqa in public, a sharp hard-line pivot that confirmed the worst fears of rights activists and w
BEIJING (AP) — A building collapse one week ago in central China killed 53 people, state media reported Friday as the search of the large pile of debris ended after rescuers found 10 survivors. Authori
United Nations, May 6 (AP) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world to unite and end the war in Ukraine, calling it senseless, ruthless and "limitless in its potential for global harm." The
Kyiv, May 6 (AP) Amnesty International says it has documented extensive war crimes by Russian forces in communities around the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, including arbitrary executions, bombardments of residences-
Washington, May 5 (PTI): People are 1,000 times more likely to get COVID-19 from the airborne viral particles they breathe than from the surfaces they touch, according to a study. The researchers from the Un
Vatican City, May 5 (AP) Pope Francis has arrived at an audience in a wheelchair as his knee pain continues to limit his mobility. Francis was wheeled into the meeting Thursday with nuns and religious superi
