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Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Aug 2 (AFP/APP): Collapsed social services, financial woes and fear: only brief snippets filter out of the daily reality for Ukrainians in Russian-occupied territory. Areas seized by Moscow since its invasion in February have been abruptly cut off from the rest of the […]

KYIV, Ukraine – August 1 (ONLINE) A ship carrying grain left the Ukrainian port of Odesa for Lebanon on Monday under a safe passage agreement, Ukrainian and Turkish officials said, the first departure since the Russian invasion blocked shipping through the Black Sea five months […]

Lisburn, United Kingdom, Aug 1 (AFP/APP): British and Irish prime ministers and former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams on Monday attended the funeral of David Trimble, the Nobel peace prize-winning former first minister of Northern Ireland whose statecraft helped end decades of conflict. Trimble, a […]

London, Aug 1 (AFP/APP): British Conservative frontrunner Liz Truss won further heavyweight endorsement Monday as party members began a month of voting to decide the next occupant of 10 Downing Street. Truss’s lagging rival, Rishi Sunak, vied to make up lost ground with a plan […]

KYIV, Ukraine – July 31 (ONLINE) Ukrainian forces struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Russian-held Sevastopol early on Sunday, the Crimean port city’s governor said, while Ukraine reported heavy Russian attacks against two southern cities. Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev was quoted by […]

Washington, July 30 (AFP/APP): Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time and is returning to isolation, his White House doctor said Saturday, attributing the result to “rebound” positivity from treatment the US president received. Biden “tested positive late Saturday morning, by […]

QARAWAT HASAN 27 July (Online): Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished the homes of two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank accused of shooting dead a Jewish settler in April, an army statement said. The army said it had destroyed the homes in Qarawat Bani Hasan, […]

COLOMBO 27 July (Online): Singapore has permitted former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the island republic for an additional 14 days, two sources familiar with the matter told on Wednesday. A short-term visit pass issued when Rajapaksa arrived on a private visit […]

Paris, July 27 (AFP/APP):In a small studio in Paris, Russian journalist Denis Kataev prepares his evening news show that he hopes will play its part in countering the Kremlin narrative about the invasion of Ukraine. Kataev works for Russian channel Dozhd (Rain), which for over […]

Washington, July 26 (AFP/APP): The United States on Tuesday raised concerns that Tunisia’s new constitution would harm human rights and noted low turnout in a referendum called by President Kais Saied. “We do note a broad range of Tunisia civil society, media and political parties […]