Climate change swells odds of record India, Pakistan heatwaves

2 years ago

MAY 18: The region should now expect a heatwave that exceeds the record temperatures seen in 2010 once every three years. Without climate change, such extreme temperatures would o...

Mariupol: Ukraine doing everything to save remaining fighters

2 years ago

MAY 18: Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said Kyiv knew how many soldiers were still at the plant, but stressed that it was "sensitive information". On Monday, 264 f...

Biden approves redeployment of U.S. troops to Somalia

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WASHINGTON, May 17: U.S. President Joe Biden has approved a plan to redeploy U.S. troops to the eastern African country of Somalia to counter the extremist group al-Shabab, the White...

Putin says Russia would respond to expansion of NATO military infrastructure into Finland, Sweden

2 years ago

MOSCOW, May 17: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow would respond if the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would deploy military infrastructure on the territories of Finland...

Turkey threatens to block Finland and Sweden Nato bids

2 years ago

MAY 17: Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the two Scandinavian nations need not send delegations to convince Turkey, a key Nato member, of their bids. He is angered by what...

North Korea: More than a million Covid cases feared

2 years ago

MAY 16: More than a million people have now been sickened by what Pyongyang is calling a "fever", state media said. Some 50 people have died, but it's unclear...

News Analysis: Finland, Sweden joining NATO are likely to have far-reaching implications

2 years ago

ROME, May 15: The likely ascension of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been sparked by fears in those countries of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict....

Ukraine war: Putin warns Finland joining Nato would be 'mistake'

2 years ago

MAY 15: He told Sauli Niinistö there was no threat to Finland's security. The exchange came during a phone call made by the Finnish president, ahead of a formal...

Kenyan fighting FGM crowned world's best nurse

2 years ago

MAY 14: Anna Qabale Duba's colleagues say she always goes the extra mile for others in her pastoralist community in the northern county of Marsabit, and runs a school in...

LPG price: Millions hit hard as cooking gas cost soars in India

2 years ago

MAY 13: She cooks the day's meals in one go, as the family tries to make ends meet on her husband's monthly earnings of around 10,000 rupees ($129; £106). ...

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73

2 years ago

MAY 13: Sheikh Khalifa was president of the UAE since 2004, but his role had been largely ceremonial since he suffered a stroke in 2014. His half-brother, Mohamed bin...

Finland Nato: Russia threatens to retaliate over membership move

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MAY 13: A foreign ministry statement said the move would seriously damage bilateral relations, as well as security and stability in northern Europe. Earlier, Finland's preside ...

Sri Lanka crisis: Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints veteran politician as PM

2 years ago

MAY 13: Senior opposition MP Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in to lead a proposed cross-party government. The move came after the president ignored calls to resign, and vowed to...

UK agrees mutual security deals with Finland and Sweden

2 years ago

MAY 12: The pacts also state that Finland and Sweden would assist the UK in a crisis. Mr Johnson and Swedish PM Magdalena Andersson said co-operation was "even more...

North Korea orders strict lockdown with first official Covid cases

2 years ago

MAY 12: State media have reported an Omicron outbreak in the capital Pyongyang but did not state the number of cases. KCNA said it was "the biggest emergency incident"...