US closes embassy in Ukraine over ‘significant’ Russian attack risk
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv issued a warning Wednesday about a “potential significant air attack” and announced its closure, following Moscow’s pledge to retaliate after…
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Putin issues warning to United States with new nuclear doctrine
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a warning to the United States on Tuesday, lowering the threshold for a nuclear strike just days after the administration…
Ukraine hits Russia with US ATACMS missiles for first time on war’s 1,000th day
Ukraine used US ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory on Tuesday, taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing Biden administration on the war’s…
Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case
A Hong Kong court has sentenced a leading pro-democracy advocate to 10 years in prison and handed dozens of other activists years-long jail terms in…
COP29: A crucial turning point in the fight against climate change
The second week of the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has commenced, setting the…
Bangladesh to seek extradition of ousted Sheikh Hasina: govt
Bangladesh will seek the extradition of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina who was toppled in a revolution in August and fled to India, interim…
Kremlin says US President Biden ‘fuelling’ tensions with Kyiv missile decision
The Kremlin accused US President Joe Biden on Monday of escalating the war in Ukraine by allowing Kyiv to use long-range missiles supplied by Washington…
Russia accuses Biden of escalating Ukraine war with missile decision
The Kremlin has accused United States President Joe Biden of escalating the war in Ukraine by allowing Kyiv to use long-range missiles supplied by Washington…
Sri Lanka reappoints Harini Amarasuriya as prime minister
Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reappointed educationist Harini Amarasuriya as the country’s prime minister after sweeping the snap parliamentary elections last week….
Israel bombs residential building in north Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, killing 50
At least 50 people, a third of them children, have been killed in an Israeli strike in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya city, authorities said, as…