Browsing: World News

The Metro says At least 11 people have been confirmed dead in the two days since a powerful earthquake hit Indonesia.

The Independent says protesters took to the streets in countries across the world on Sunday to show their opposition to Russian president Vladimir Putin’s war with Ukraine.

France24 says Belarusians voted Monday to allow the country to host nuclear weapons and Russian forces permanently.

Euronews says More than 360,000 people have fled Ukraine in the three days since Russia began its invasion – UNHCR said.

Aljazeera says the Taliban is conducting a huge security sweep of Kabul and other Afghan cities, their spokesman has said.

Arab News says an explosion at a coal mine in Colombia’s Boyaca province killed 11 people and left four missing, the ANM said.

The Guardian says a juror in Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal trial who might not have disclosed childhood sexual abuse during jury selection for the high-profile case will now be questioned publicly as Maxwell’s team seeks a retrial, court papers released on Thursday said.

The Metro says Three former Minneapolis police officers were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights by failing to intervene or provide medical care.

The Independent says Former US President Donald Trump appeared to be under the impression that the US had invaded Ukraine during an exchange with Fox News host Laura Ingraham.

The Guardian says The government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country’s hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure.

France24 says At least two people died when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around them.

Euronews says Kyiv was under “horrific” fire on Friday as Russian troops edged closer to the Ukrainian capital on their second day of an invasion described as a “brutal act of war” by the West.

The Independent says Ireland has promised “very direct and very hard-hitting” sanctions against Russia, after the latest attack on Ukraine.

The Metro says Ukraine is under heavy attack by Russian forces after Vladimir Putin finally gave the order for his invasion to begin.

The Metro says The roads out of Kyiv have filled with cars as families attempt to get to safer territory following the start of the Russian invasion.

The Metro says The two prosecutors leading the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into former president Donald Trump’s business practices abruptly resigned on Wednesday.

The Guardian says Hong Kong’s government has invoked emergency powers to allow doctors and nurses from the Chinese mainland as Covid overwhelms hospitals.

Euronews says Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced that the country will lift its COVID-19 state of emergency on 31 March.

Arab News says Canada is ending rarely used special measures invoked nine days ago to tackle weeks-long protests that shut some border crossings and paralyzed Ottawa.

Arab News says Oil breached $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014 on Feb. 24 and gold is up, while cyrptocurrencies —Bitcion and Ether — are sinking.

The Independent says the 32-year-old daughter of former Kentucky state representative C Wesley Morgan was killed on Tuesday morning in what police are describing as an early morning home invasion shooting.

The Metro says The Ukrainian military said one soldier has been killed and six wounded in shelling by pro-Russian separatists.

The Guardian says Donald Trump’s former attorney Rudy Giuliani is expected to cooperate with the House select committee investigating January 6.

The Metro says One-term president Donald Trump has hit out at Joe Biden saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would not have happened on his watch.

Aljazeera says Italy rescued nearly 600 people packed into overcrowded fishing boats in bad weather off the coast of Calabria.