The first round of voting in France’s presidential election began on Sunday, with President Emmanuel Macron seeking a second five-year term against a strong challenge from the far right. A total of 48 million people will be able to choose between 12 candidates. In France, elections are conducted using a manual system, in which voters … Read more
After battle in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian military’s Office of Strategic Communications shared a photo on Saturday purporting to depict dead Russian servicemen left behind in a common grave. “It is a common misconception that Russians do not bury their deceased,” the statement added. “A communal tomb of the occupiers was uncovered by … Read more
Following a request from Ukrainian President Zelensky last week, Australia has dispatched the first three of 20 armored military trucks it is donating to Ukraine. The heavily reinforced Bushmaster trucks will be utilized in the conflict zone to transport personnel and civilians, not for offensive attacks. Last week, Zelensky gave a video speech to Australia’s … Read more
As months of talks to resuscitate a 2015 nuclear deal have stalled, Iran announced penalties on 15 more US officials, including former Army Chief of Staff George Casey and former President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani. Almost all of the people identified, worked for Trump’s administration, which slapped sanctions on Iranian officials, politicians, and businesses, … Read more
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the country’s nuclear development efforts will continue, despite the fact that discussions to bring back Tehran’s nuclear deal with foreign powers have stopped, according to state media. In a ceremony commemorating Iran’s national day of nuclear technology, the hardline president stated that his administration will encourage a … Read more
King Salman donated SR30 million ($7.998 million) and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman donated SR20 million ($5.332 million) during the opening of the country’s second straight National Campaign for Charitable Work on saturday. Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf Al-Ghamdi, president of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority and chairman of the Ehsan platform’s oversight council, … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Saturday that the Hajj capacity will be increased to 1 million pilgrims this year. The government’s concern for pilgrims’ safety and the well-being of people visiting the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque led to this decision, according to the ministry, which will be executed in … Read more
On Thursday, Hong Kong’s leader defended her strategy of temporarily blocking flight routes that bring in Coronavirus cases, despite warnings from a top airline industry official that the city had “gone off the map” as an aviation hub. The city’s airport, which was formerly one of the busiest in the world, has been virtually blocked … Read more
Officials stated on Saturday that the first case of COVID-19 variant Omicron XE was discovered in Mumbai and confirmed by the NCDC in Delhi. The infected is a 67-year-old man who travelled from Mumbai to Vadodara, Gujarat, on March 12 and developed a minor fever. His samples were sent to be sequenced, and the results, … Read more
The Indian Consulate in Dubai has issued an advice to warn travel brokers, touts, and enterprises against keeping their employees’ passports and cautioned them against putting stickers and defacing this crucial document, in accordance with Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) regulations. “We have frequently seen that companies who prefer to withhold their employees’ passports … Read more
Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has been to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a “display of solidarity.” “Right now, Boris Johnson’s visit to Kyiv is beginning with a one-on-one discussion with President Zelenskiy,” said Andriy Sybiha, deputy head of Ukraine’s president office, on Facebook. The trip is … Read more
Over the previous six weeks, Russia has launched more than 100 strikes in Ukraine on health-care facilities and transport vehicles, including ambulances, in violation of international humanitarian law, according to the World Health Organization. According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, 73 people were murdered and 51 injured in the attacks, including health staff and … Read more
The Indonesian and US military are expanding their yearly bilateral exercises to include 14 countries, according to a news release issued by the Indonesian Army on Thursday. From August 1 to 14, troops from the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Canada will participate in the Garuda Shield 2022 exercises, according to the army. … Read more
Finland and Sweden may soon join NATO, a move that would certainly enrage Moscow and emphasize Russia’s geopolitical blunder in invading Ukraine, according to officials. NATO officials told an International media outlet that since Russia’s invasion, discussions about Sweden and Finland joining the bloc have intensified, and US senior State Department officials said the issue … Read more
Germany’s foreign intelligence service told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday that it had intercepted radio transmissions in which Russian military discussed shooting soldiers and civilians in Ukraine, says a person familiar with the meeting. According to the source, the briefing was the main topic of discussion at the Wednesday meeting. Despite Moscow’s protestations, the intelligence … Read more
As a Ukrainian soldier enters, the startling ear-piercing beep of a radiation meter fills the room. At the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, here is where Russian soldiers lived, and radiation levels are now higher than normal. The source of the radioactive substance in the room isn’t apparent, but Ukrainian officials claim that it’s caused by … Read more
China’s targeted and successful COVID-19 prevention and control efforts enabled the safe and seamless holding of the Winter Olympics, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday, defending his country’s strict zero-COVID policy amid a large rise of coronavirus infections in Shanghai and other places. “In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we have prioritized the … Read more
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), Sri Lanka’s biggest opposition party, declared on Friday that if President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government fails to address the public’s worries over the country’s worst economic crisis, it will initiate a no-confidence motion against him. Sajith Premadasa, the leader of the opposition, has also advocated for the Executive Presidency to be abolished, … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping told outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday that the two countries had “correctly” handled the sensitive issue of the disputed South China Sea, attempting to put a positive spin on a relationship that never quite delivered the hoped-for benefits. Xi made the statements during a phone discussion with Duterte, who … Read more
Hundreds of school children across the country are donating blankets to those who are homeless, especially Ukrainians who were forced to escape their country after Russia’s invasion. It’s a means of reassuring these people that they’re not alone. Mike and Nick Fiorito, two brothers from Brooklyn, started the initiative six years ago when they resigned … Read more
People without health insurance and the clinicians who treat them are among those already left out as a political battle over COVID funding rages on Capitol Hill. The Senate’s recent announcement of a $10 billion plan to combat the COVID-19 pandemic comes at a time when cases are on the rise in some states and … Read more
On Thursday, Yemen’s exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi handed over control to a presidential council, in a surprise step backed by Hadi’s primary sponsor Saudi Arabia. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels that the Saudi-led coalition is fighting in Yemen were passionately opposed to both the president, who had been in power for a decade, and his … Read more
A man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of Sabina Nessa, a 28-year-old teacher generating renewed outrage over the UK’s epidemic of violence against women and girls. The Metropolitan Police announced in a statement on Friday that Koci Selamaj will serve at least 36 years in prison after … Read more
President Joe Biden is unpopular, Republican base voters are more enthusiastic than Democratic base voters, and House Democratic retirements are reaching historic highs. All of this speaks to Republicans having a very good chance of regaining control of the House of Representatives in fall. The real question now is how strong the red wave will … Read more
According to a new analysis, Lake Powell, the US’s second-largest man-made reservoir, has lost roughly 7% of its potential storage capacity since Glen Canyon Dam was built in 1963. Between 1963 and 2018, Lake Powell lost an average annual storage capacity of around 33,270 acre-feet, or 11 billion gallons, due to a multiyear drought, according … Read more
After the latest tragic attack, in which a Palestinian gunman killed two men in a popular nightlife area, Israel’s prime minister authorized security services “full freedom” of operation to combat the rising violence. “This battle has no and will not have any limitations,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett declared hours after the Tel Aviv attack. In … Read more
A landslide in a mining location in northwest Colombia killed at least 11 people and injured a dozen more, authorities reported. According to the Antioquia Risk Management Agency (Dagran), an “unspecified” number of individuals remain missing as a result of the landslide in Abriaqu municipality, which was triggered by heavy rains. According to the National … Read more
A cabinet official said that Denmark wants to shelter Ukrainian migrants in temporary “Ukrainian villages” put up in former schools and hospitals as the country prepared to absorb up to 100,000 people fleeing the conflict. The strategy differs from standard practice in the Scandinavian kingdom, which has had stringent migration regulations for decades and places … Read more
