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United States President Joe Biden said Monday that it’s “clear” Russia is considering the use of chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine and warned of a “severe” Western response if it chose to do so. “His back…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was admitted to a hospital in Washington on Friday after experiencing flu-like symptoms. He was diagnosed with an infection, the top court said on Sunday. Thomas, 73, was…

Ukraine has rejected the Russian forces offer that its resisters surrender in the besieged city of Mariupol, as street war intensifies. Russia demanded that Ukrainians lay down their arms Monday in exchange for safe…

U.S. President Joseph Biden will travel to Poland on Friday to discuss the international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that has sparked a “humanitarian and human rights crisis,” White House spokeswoman Jen…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has begged Israel to sell its Iron Dome missile defence system to Ukraine. “Everybody knows that your missile defence systems are the best … and that you can definitely help…

A Boeing 737 passenger plane, owned by China Eastern Airlines has reportedly crashed in South China. So far, there have been no official reports on casualties of the Monday disaster. A video of the crash has been…

France has frozen and seized assets of Russian oligarchs to the tune of around 850 million euros (938 million dollars). Property worth 539 million euros had been blocked, Le Maire French Economy Minister Bruno said.…

Greece’s consul general in Mariupol, Manolis Androulakis, the last EU diplomat to evacuate the besieged Ukrainian port, said on Sunday the city was joining the ranks of places known for having been destroyed in wars of…

Turkey’s foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview published on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine were nearing agreement on “critical” issues. He said he was hopeful for a ceasefire if the two sides did…

China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, has said that “time will prove that China’s position is on the right side of history” amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Wang Yi disclosed this on Sunday while speaking…

U.S. Republican Representative Don Young, who was first elected to Congress in 1973 and was its longest-serving current member, died on Friday, his office said in a statement. The 88-year-old congressman died…

China will cut income tax for some small firms to 20% from 25%, the finance ministry said on Friday, as part of steps to ease burdens on small businesses to support the slowing economy. Small firms will be subject…

A notorious drug lord wanted by prosecutors in the United States escaped from a prison in Colombia on Friday, authorities confirmed. Juan Larrinson Castro Estupinan, known as Matamba, was said to be a powerful figure in…

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly backed legislation on Thursday to remove “most favoured nation” trade status for Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine, paving the way for higher tariffs on…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is increasingly paranoid and fears that someone in his inner circle will poison him, a new report says. Daily Beast contributing editor Craig Copetaswrites that he’s been told that…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday blamed NATO for the war in Ukraine and said he would resist calls to condemn Russia,…

Russia has set out strict rules for foreigners seeking permits to buy and sell Russian securities and real estate, according to a client memo by international banking giant Citigroup cited by the Reuters news agency.…

As the war in Ukraine entered its fourth week on Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had already crossed all known red lines in the ongoing war. In a live interview with the NBC News, on Thursday,…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said his country will “stick with” its zero-COVID strategy, state TV reported, as the world’s most populous nation battles its largest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic. The…

The UN Security Council voted Thursday to establish formal ties with Taliban-run Afghanistan, which has yet to win widespread international recognition. It did so in approving a resolution that does not use the word…

The BBC has paid a “substantial sum” and apologised to Princess Diana’s former private secretary over a 1995 interview found to have been obtained using deception, the UK broadcaster said on Thursday. An independent…

Russia on Thursday warned the U.S. that Moscow had the might to put the United States in its place and accused the West of stoking a wild Russophobic plot to tear Russia apart. Dmitry Medvedev, who served as president…

The Council of Europe said it has expelled Russia with immediate effect after 26 years of membership because of the Ukraine war. The Committee of Ministers took the decision in a special session, the rights body…

Some Russian officials have stepped in to defend President Vladimir Putin by mocking his challenger billionaire Elon Musk online. The eccentric Tesla Inc CEO on Monday tweeted: “I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to…