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KYIV – May 22 (ONLINE) Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow while Russia intensified an offensive in the eastern Donbas region and stopped sending gas to Finland in its latest salvo in response to Western sanctions and its deepening international isolation. Polish […]

Sydney, May 22 (AFP/APP): Incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed to end Australia’s reputation as a climate laggard and reset relations with the rest of the world Sunday, as he raced to form a government in time for a key Tokyo summit. Fresh from an […]

Helsinki, May 21 (AFP/APP):Russia on Saturday halted providing natural gas to neighbouring Finland, which has angered Moscow by applying for NATO membership, after the Nordic country refused to pay supplier Gazprom in rubles. Natural gas accounts for about eight percent of Finland’s energy consumption and […]

CANBERRA, May 21 (Xinhua/APP): Voting centers closed at 6 p.m. local time on Saturday and vote-counting in Australia’s general election has begun. Due to time difference, however, as votes are being counted across most of the country, people are still casting their ballots in some […]

OSLO – May 20 (ONLINE) At least three people were stabbed and injured on Friday in random attacks in a village in south-east Norway, police said. One of the victims was in critical condition. A suspect was later apprehended, officials said. “I can confirm we […]

JERUSALEM – May 20 (ONLINE) A new video that begins moments before Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed has emerged showing relative calm and quiet, contrary to claims by Israeli officials that fighting was taking place in the area. Abu Akleh, 51, was […]

Paris, May 20 (AFP/APP):French President Emmanuel Macron named new foreign and defence ministers on Friday as part of a government re-shuffle intended to create fresh momentum ahead of parliamentary elections next month. France’s ambassador to London, Catherine Colonna, was picked as foreign minister, making her […]

Melbourne, May 20 (AFP/APP):Anthony Albanese, the centre-left frontrunner to become Australia’s next prime minister, predicted a “close” result in Saturday’s election, as he barnstormed the country in a bid to end a decade of conservative rule. Wrapping a four-state pre-election blitz, Albanese closed his campaign […]

Pyeongtaek, South Korea, May 20 (AFP/APP): US President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea Friday, his first Asia trip as US leader, aiming to cement ties with regional security allies despite growing fears of a North Korean nuclear test. He received a warm welcome from […]

Athens, May 20 (AFP/APP): Greece’s culture ministry on Friday said the Nobel Foundation in Sweden had returned an ancient gold ring stolen from the island of Rhodes during World War II. The announcement came just days after a UNESCO body said Greece and Britain had […]