'Explosions' heard in central Kyiv: mayor
For weeks Russia has pummelled Ukraine's energy infrastructure with missiles and drones, plunging millions into cold and darkness in winter. […]
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China says tracking Covid cases now ‘impossible’ as infections soar-
By AFP BEIJING: China’s top health body said Wednesday the true scale of coronavirus infections in the country is now “impossible”
Iran pushes global list of imprisoned journalists to record high-
By AFP PARIS: Iran’s protest crackdown has helped push the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide to a record high of 533
Ukraine secures 1 bn euros in aid ‘to get through winter’-
By AFP PARIS: Ukraine’s Western allies pledged an additional one billion euros ($1.1 billion) in emergency winter aid on Tuesday, responding
Biden signs gay marriage law, calls it ‘a blow against hate’-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: A celebratory crowd of thousands bundled up on a chilly Tuesday afternoon to watch President Joe
Will encourage India, China to utilise existing bilateral channels to discuss border dispute, says U-
By PTI WASHINGTON: The US has said that it encourages India and China to utilize existing bilateral channels to discuss their
Trial for Chinese Communist Party critic Jimmy Lai postponed nearly a year after lawyer’s visa denied
Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai will not stand trial for his alleged violation of China’s national security law until late
Pakistan’s interior minister accuses Indian intelligence operatives of orchestrating car bombing
Pakistan’s interior minister on Tuesday accused neighboring India of orchestrating last year’s car bombing in Lahore, near the residence of
Church of England receives petition to scrap ‘deeply damaging and wrong’ transgender guidance for children
A petition urging the Church of England to scrap its controversial transgender guidance for primary schools was given to the
China struggles to dismantle controversial ‘zero COVID’ policies
China is facing a “very tough” time as it dismantles its rigid “zero-COVID” policy and allows people to live with