LONDON – The foreign ministers of G7 countries reiterated their “profound condemnation of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustifiable…
Category: Foreign
UN: 1.3M people flee after Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced 1.3 million people to flee the country, the United Nations…
Biden vows ‘sustained’ US aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The US will maintain its support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s ongoing assault…
Russia attacks on Kharkiv governorate, kills 21 civilians
KHARKIV, Ukraine – At least 21 civilians have been killed and 112 others injured in Russian attacks…
World Bank readies $3-B support package for Ukraine
The World Bank is preparing a support package for Ukraine totaling US$3 billion and is studying…
5G, internet, AI on agenda for ITU Global Standards Symposium
Global industry leaders and policymakers will meet in Geneva at the end of February to discuss…
Pope Francis: Ukrainians ‘deserve peace’
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis pleaded in his recent special prayers that Ukrainians “deserve peace,” in the…
Old man near eastern Ukraine’s front line: ‘I don’t want war’
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine — Since 2014, under the shadow of war, an octogenarian ex-schoolteacher who lives in a…
WHO: Covid-19 pandemic is still ‘an extraordinary event’
ANKARA – The World Health Organization (WHO) agrees the Covid-19 pandemic still constitutes “an extraordinary event” following…
World’s 10 richest men more than double their wealth during the Covid-19 pandemic
ANKARA – The world’s 10 richest men have more than doubled their collective fortunes – from US$700…