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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed that “as in 1945, victory will be ours” as he congratulated former Soviet nations on the 77th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat in World War II. “Today, our…

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz was admitted to hospital on Saturday in the Red Sea city of Jeddah to undergo medical tests. The state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday that the king is undergoing…

A dramatic rise in the cost of living has prompted many Britons to consider leaving the UK, according to professionals catering to aspiring expats. Google searches for moving abroad were up by 1,000% in April, with…

The Taliban on Saturday ruled Afghan women must cover their faces, according to a decree from the group’s supreme leader. The new rule represents a new dimension in the growing restrictions on women in public that is…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lost control of traditional strongholds in London and suffered losses elsewhere in local elections. Reuters reported that early results on Friday showed that…

U.S. President Joe Biden, on Thursday announced Karine Jean-Pierre as White House Press Secretary, the first Black woman to hold the post. Jean-Pierre, 44-year-old daughter of Haitian immigrants, will replace Jen…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised for remarks made by his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who claimed Adolf Hitler may have had “Jewish blood”, Israel said on Thursday. Lavrov’s comments sparked…

German statistical authorities are to begin conducting a nationwide census on May 15 for the first time in 11 years. More than 30 million people would be interviewed nationwide, the Federal Statistical Office…

The United States of America on Wednesday surpassed one million COVID-19 deaths, according to data compiled by the American broadcast television network, NBC News. The number – equivalent to the population of San…

Pope Francis has said he offered to travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in an effort to stop the war in Ukraine but has yet to hear back. The pontifex made the request for a meeting via the…

Inflation in the eurozone hit a new record this month while growth slowed during the first quarter of the year, according to official data, as the war in Ukraine takes a toll on the European region’s economy.…

Britain’s ruling Conservative party on Friday suspended one of its MPs pending an investigation into claims he watched pornography on his mobile phone in the House of Commons chamber. The identification of MP…

Ukraine acknowledged on Friday it was taking heavy bashing in Russia’s assault in the east, but said Russia’s losses were colossal. This admission comes as U.S. President Joe Biden called on Congress to send as much as…

The premier of the British Virgin Islands Andrew Alturo Fahie was arrested Thursday on drug smuggling charges in South Florida, federal authorities said. Alturo Fahie was arrested alongside the Managing Director…

US forces left behind military equipment worth more than $7 billion in Afghanistan last August, the Pentagon has reportedly revealed to Congress. Washington gave Afghan government forces $18.6 billion worth of…

Deposed Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been sentenced to five years after she was found guilty of…

The United Kingdom whips’ office says it has opened an investigation into claims that a member of parliament (MP) watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons chamber. According to The Telegraph, the…

China has confirmed the first known human case of the H3N8 strain of avian flu, but health authorities say there is a low risk of widespread transmission among people. H3N8 is known to have been circulating…

Russian energy giant Gazprom has told Poland and Bulgaria it will halt gas supplies from Wednesday, in a major escalation of Russia’s broader row with the West over its invasion of Ukraine. Poland and Bulgaria would…

US Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday but is asymptomatic and not considered a current close contact of President Joe Biden, the White House said. “Today, Vice President Harris…

The United Kingdom (UK) says it will cut tariffs on all goods imported from Ukraine to zero. In an announcement on Monday evening, the government said the move came in response to a direct request from Ukrainian…

Shoulder-fired Stinger missiles are in hot demand in Ukraine where they have successfully stopped Russian assaults from the air, but U.S. supplies have shrunk and producing more of the anti-aircraft weapons faces…

In the years prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the port city of Mariupol was undergoing a makeover. More than $600 million was spent on new roads, a children’s hospital and parks to modernise the mainly…

The United States has shifted its goal in the Ukrainian war from when it simply hoped to help prevent Moscow’s seizure of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the overthrow of Zelenskiy’s government. By sending artillery…