War in Ukraine: Latest developments
Top photo: A member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces stands in front of a damaged house in the city of Zhytomyr, northern Ukraine, on...
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Singapore to lift virus travel curbs in ‘milestone’
TOP PHOTO: Muslims wait to depart for the Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca from Changi International Airport in Singapore on March 11, 2022. (Photo by Roslan...
Putin’s offensive in Ukraine ‘stuck’: Scholz
TOP PHOTO: Ukrainian soldiers walk across a destroyed bridge during the evacuation by civilians of the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 8,...
Heartbreak as Afghan girls ordered home just hours after schools reopen
TOP PHOTO: Girls attend a class after their school reopened in Kabul on March 23, 2022. The Taliban ordered girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan to...
Sudan’s coup-hit economy in free fall as prices bite
TOP PHOTO: Members of Sudanese security forces remove obstacles placed by protesters as tear gas fumes billow during a demonstration against rising prices, on the...
Some Syrian veterans ready for Ukraine fight, commanders say
Some Syrian paramilitary fighters say they are ready to deploy to Ukraine to fight in support of their ally Russia but have not yet received...
Overshadowed by Ukraine war, Yemen on brink as pledges fall short
The United Nations and aid groups have warned of grave consequences for Yemen after an international pledging conference failed to raise enough money to prevent...
Hints of progress in peace talks as Ukraine accepts it cannot join NATO
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accepted that his country can never join NATO, in a signicant change of position that may help open the way...
Ukraine Russia conflict: Russia threatens Western weapons supplies as missiles hit near Nato border
It’s day 18 of the war in Ukraine and there has been no let up in the fighting. Â Russian forces have continued their operation all...
War in Ukraine: Latest updates on Russian invasion, NATO reaction
Russia and Ukraine kept a fragile diplomatic path open with a new round of talks Monday even as Moscow’s forces pounded away at Kyiv and...