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Ukraine invasion may come 'any day': White House national security adviser
Russia could invade Ukraine within days or weeks but could still opt for a diplomatic path, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.
6 February 2022, 18:57 PM
Cyberattacks: UN says North Korea making profits from it
North Korea continued to develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programs during the past year and cyberattacks on cryptocurrency exchanges
6 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Guterres urges China to allow ‘credible’ visit by UN rights chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Chinese leaders on Saturday that he expected authorities to allow UN human rights chief Michelle
6 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Moroccan boy stuck in well for days dies before rescue
A small boy trapped in a well in northern Morocco for five days died before rescuers were able to reach him late on Saturday and retrieve his body, two government officials said.
6 February 2022, 04:02 AM
Russia at 70% of Ukraine military buildup, US officials say
Russia has assembled at least 70 percent of the military firepower it likely intends to have in place by mid-month to give President Vladimir Putin the option of launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, US officials say.
6 February 2022, 03:30 AM
16 dead as criminal gangs clash in Mexico
Sixteen people died in Mexico's central state of Zacatecas following an apparent violent dispute between criminal gangs, authorities said on Saturday, as the state grapples with a spike in violence.
6 February 2022, 03:16 AM
Peru PM sacked over ‘domestic violence’
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dumped his prime minister Friday just three days after appointing him, amid outrage over revelations he was
5 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Xi upends Biden’s strategic calculus
China’s support for Russia in the standoff over Ukraine upends the strategic calculus for US President Joe Biden, who must now contend with a second front in a geopolitical fight whose ramifications could be felt worldwide.
5 February 2022, 18:00 PM
First US troops arrive in Poland after Biden's approval
The first U.S. troops reinforcing NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border arrived on Saturday at Rzeszow military base in southeastern Poland.
5 February 2022, 16:01 PM
Erdogan tests positive for Covid-19
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
5 February 2022, 15:07 PM
Rescue workers in Morocco inch nearer to boy stuck in well for days
Rescuers on Saturday dug to within a few metres of reaching a young boy who has been trapped for five days in a well in northern Morocco, a delicate and dangerous operation constantly delayed by rocks and imperilled by the threat of landslides.
5 February 2022, 14:56 PM
[WATCH] Parrot steals GoPro in New Zealand, films journey
A family in New Zealand got an unexpected bird's eye view of a trail after a mischievous parrot stole their GoPro and took flight.
5 February 2022, 02:49 AM
Ukrainian troops train with missiles, weapon delivered by US
Ukrainian troops on Friday trained at the Yavoriv military base in western Ukraine, using anti-tank missiles, launchers and other military hardware delivered by the United States as part of a $200 million security package.
4 February 2022, 19:24 PM
Police says will counter 'dangerous' protest by truckers in Canadian capital
Ottawa police vowed on Friday to crack down on an "increasingly dangerous" protest by hundreds of truckers who have shut down the center of the Canadian capital for eight days to demand an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
4 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Opposing nato expansion: Putin secures Xi’s backing
Russia won China’s backing in its showdown with the West over Ukraine yesterday, as Beijing agreed with Moscow that the US-led Nato military alliance should not admit new members.
4 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Zuckerberg loses $29b in a day
Mark Zuckerberg lost $29 billion in net worth on Thursday as Meta Platforms Inc’s stock marked a record one-day plunge. Meta’s stock fell 26 percent,
4 February 2022, 18:00 PM
China, Russia proclaim deep strategic alliance to balance US influence
China and Russia proclaimed a deep strategic alliance on Friday to balance what they portrayed as the malign global influence of the United States as China's President Xi Jinping hosted Russia's Vladimir Putin on the opening day of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
4 February 2022, 13:36 PM
Russia accuses US of stoking Ukraine tensions
Russia accused the United States on Thursday of ramping up tensions and ignoring Moscow's calls to ease a standoff over Ukraine, a day after Washington announced it would send nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania.
3 February 2022, 19:30 PM
Pandemic end in sight for Europe: WHO
Two years after the outbreak of Covid-19, Europe could soon enter a “long period of tranquility” due to high vaccination rates, the milder Omicron variant and the end of winter, the WHO said yesterday.
3 February 2022, 18:00 PM
IS top command al-Qurayshi killed self, family by exploding bomb during US raid: Biden
The leader of the violent Islamic State group was killed during an overnight raid carried out by US special forces in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, US President Joe Biden said Thursday.
3 February 2022, 15:07 PM