Browsing: World News

Euronews says At least 104 people have died from floods and mudslides that swept away homes and cars in the city of Petropolis.

Aljazeera says a judge has ruled that Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in a civil investigation into his business practices.

Arab News says A fire broke out on a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy on Friday with 288 people on board, the Greek coast guard said.

VOA says U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday there is a “very high” likelihood that Russia will invade Ukraine in the next several days.

The Independent says Staff at a Mississippi prison are facing punishment after waiting more than a day to alert the state’s Department of Corrections that a double murderer had escaped.

The Independent says a woman and her partner in Greece have been arrested and charged with manslaughter over the killing of her seven-year-old son by suffocation five years ago.

The Metro says Russia has boosted forces near the Ukraine border days after announcing a ‘pullback’ of some forces and weapons, a US official has warned.

The Metro says Mum of boy, 12, who killed himself due to bullying shows final pictures – wants the world to see heartbreaking image from Drayke’s hospital bed.

The Guardian says thirteen women and girls have died after accidentally falling down a well during marriage celebrations in northern India, police said.

Euronews says Germany’s leaders on Wednesday announced plans to end most of the country’s coronavirus restrictions by March 20.

Arab News says a surprise ruling by Iraq’s high court cast doubt on the legal foundations of the independent oil policy of Iraq’s Kurdish-run region.

Aljazeera says Hong Kong’s government has asked the territory’s hotels to set aside as many 10,000 rooms to be used for coronavirus quarantine.

A tragic vessel sinking on Monday has killed at least 10 sailors and around a dozen others remain missing after the Spanish fishing trawler sank off the coast of Canada.

The Independent says France is hosting a summit on Wednesday devoted to the fight against Islamic extremists in West Africa as Paris considers withdrawing its troops from Mali.

France24 says New Zealand Covid-19 infections reached a record high Wednesday as anti-vaccine protesters claimed victory after police failed to clear vehicles blocking the streets around parliament.

Euronews says Russian forces deployed near Ukraine’s border have begun returning to their garrisons, says Russia’s defence ministry.

Aljazeera says A Palestinian man has been shot and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, during a confrontation.

TRT World says Eighteen people have been killed in an attack in a remote village in DR Congo by a notorious ethnic militia, a local official and a civilian campaigner have said.

PM Justin Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act in response to ongoing protests – the ‘last-resort’ emergency powers causing a stir.

The Guardian says Singapore has been urged to halt the scheduled execution of two men convicted of a drug trafficking offence.

The Metro says an accounting firm associated with the Trump Organization for the last nine years has cut ties with the former president.

Euronews says several people have died in southwestern France after an explosion and fire ripped through a residential street.

The Guardian says Justin Trudeau, has invoked legislation that gives his government sweeping powers to fight a growing number of “illegal and dangerous” blockades across the country.

VOA says Vietnamese refugees in Thailand are facing delays in renewing identity cards issued by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Bangkok.

Boris Johnson is set to cut his trip to the North West of England short as the situation in Ukraine intensifies, No 10 has said.