Sri Lankan President declares state of emergency following violent protests
The state of emergency came into effect on April 1, according to an official gazette…
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New proof of life video surfaces showing American kidnapped in Afghanistan 2 years ago
Mark Frerichs, a veteran and contractor who was kidnapped in Kabul in late January 2020,…
Viktor Orban, the EU leader who can’t quit Putin, faces a united front in Hungary’s election
The stakes were already high. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called the…
Sri Lankan President declares state of emergency following violent protests
The state of emergency came into effect on April 1, according to an official gazette…
New proof of life video surfaces showing American kidnapped in Afghanistan 2 years ago
Mark Frerichs, a veteran and contractor who was kidnapped in Kabul in late January 2020,…
Saudi-led coalition and Houthis agree on truce in Yemen, raising hopes for the ‘start of a better future’
The last coordinated cessation of hostilities nationwide was during peace talks in 2016.UN Secretary-General António…
‘Gunshots everywhere’: Survivor of train ambushed by armed gang in Nigeria reveals harrowing details
Musa Bashir Usman was one of more than 300 people traveling on a train from…
Analysis: In China’s ‘zero-Covid’ lockdowns, patients with other diseases are struggling to survive
Chang had been struggling to get her husband, who suffers from a kidney condition, into…
Hostage survivor testifies in trial of ISIS member accused in deaths of several Americans
During the second day of trial, Italian aid worker Federico Motka told the jury how…
A Covid-19 spike like the one in China is unlikely in the US, experts say. Here’s why
In the United States, Covid-19 case numbers have been falling since January. They may have…
Turkish prosecutor requests transfer of Khashoggi trial to Saudi Arabia
Khashoggi’s killing at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul four years ago triggered a global outcry…
Putin’s plan to prop up the ruble is working. For now
Russia’s central bank has taken dramatic steps in recent weeks to intervene in the market,…
Germans ‘will be poorer’ because of the war in Ukraine
“It is not possible that this ends without costs for German society, it is unthinkable,”…
The Great Resignation is taking root around the world
“The Great Resignation is people saying, ‘Whatever the situation is, I want better,’” Patrecia Ming…
China’s economy hit by double whammy in March
The official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 49.5 from 50.2 in February, the…
The next phase of the US jobs recovery has begun
For Friday’s March jobs report, economists polled by Refinitiv expect 490,000 positions to have been…
Germany issues ‘early warning’ of possible gas shortages as Russia threatens supplies
Moscow said last week that it wanted to be paid in rubles, rather than US…
Here’s why Tesla shares are on fire again
“I’d say 30% of investors we talked to over the last six months thought Berlin…
Australian TV host set to stand trial in China for allegedly supplying state secrets overseas
In 2021, China released Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who had been held for…
Asia has seen a spike in Covid-19 cases. These charts show what’s really going on
For much of the pandemic, these places were held up as “The number of confirmed…
