Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners as battle for Bakhmut rages
Russia says 63 Russian soldiers were released while Ukrainian authorities say 116 of their servicemen…
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Pakistan blocks Wikipedia citing ‘sacrilegious’ content
Regulator says the website had until late Friday to heed its warning about ‘sacrilegious content’.
Iran and the West clash over IAEA report on Fordow nuclear plant
The latest row comes as the IAEA chief hopes for progress in a potential visit…
Sri Lankans lament Independence Day pomp amid economic crisis
Armed troops parade in Colombo amid criticim over the event’s cost at a time of…
Nigeria’s Peter Obi started a movement. Can he become president?
Obi has inspired a zealous movement of mostly youths and disrupted Nigeria’s traditional two-man presidential…
Should Europe’s pension schemes be reformed?
France is among many nations struggling to keep retirement schemes afloat.
Sri Lankan FM: Bad luck and bad policies caused economic crisis
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry discusses his country’s worst financial collapse since its independence in 1948.
Israeli forces kill unarmed Palestinian man in occupied West Bank
Abdullah Sami Qalalweh, 26, was shot and killed near the town of Huwara, south of…
Brazil sinks aircraft carrier in Atlantic despite pollution risk
Critics of Brazil’s planned sinking of the Sao Paulo described it as a ‘state-sponsored environmental…
Ukraine will fight for Bakhmut ‘as long as we can’: Zelenskyy
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also called for Ukraine’s rapid accession to the EU.
Ukraine will fight for Bakhmut ‘as long as we can’: Zelenskyy
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also called for Ukraine’s rapid accession to the EU.
China says suspected spy balloon over U.S. skies is a civilian airship
Chinese authorities said Friday that a suspected Beijing-operated spy balloon spotted hovering over sensitive U.S….
More than 40 killed in Nigeria as gunmen and vigilantes clash
Lack of security has become widespread in Nigeria and is a key concern for voters…
Blinken tells China its spy balloon was ‘irresponsible’ after canceling Beijing trip
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will postpone his trip to China next week after a…
Blinken tells China its spy balloon was ‘irresponsible’ after canceling Beijing trip
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will postpone his trip to China next week after a…
Tech stocks just finished a five-week rally — the longest stretch since market peak in Nov. 2021
Cost cuts have replaced growth on Wall Street’s checklist, and tech executives are being celebrated…
Will Spain’s new position on Western Sahara make a difference?
Madrid has agreed to support Rabat’s plans to grant autonomy to the disputed Western Sahara…
EU countries agree price caps on Russian oil products
Price caps are the latest in series of Western measures designed to limit Russia’s war…
Scotland’s gender recognition bill would have harmed women
Recognition of trans identities should not come at the cost of women’s hard earned sex-based…
Jobs report shows increase of 517,000 in January, crushing estimates, as unemployment rate hit 53-year low
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 187,000 in January, according to Dow Jones estimates.
