Spain to regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants: Minister
27 January 2026, 15:24 PM
Europe
US withdraws from WHO
24 January 2026, 02:38 AM
EU chief vows 'massive' Greenland investments
20 January 2026, 18:43 PM
World
Russia hits energy system in 5 regions of Ukraine
20 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Avoid Iranian airspace
18 January 2026, 00:00 AM
US approves $1.5bn deal for Peru naval base
17 January 2026, 00:00 AM
UK govt retreats on mandatory digital ID to work
15 January 2026, 04:34 AM
kill two near Russian border
15 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Trump says US will deal with Greenland 'easy way' or 'hard way'
10 January 2026, 09:17 AM
Foreign troops in Ukraine to be targets: Russia
9 January 2026, 06:00 AM
Bachelet to visit China in May
The UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet yesterday announced that she will visit China in May, with her team heading soon to Xinjiang, where Beijing stands accused of serious abuses, to prepare.
8 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Covid toll hits 6m
Over six million people have died worldwide from Covid-19 since the pandemic began, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP yesterday.
8 March 2022, 18:00 PM
CO2 emissions from energy sector rises by 6 percent
Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by six percent in 2021 to a record 36.3 billion tonnes, their highest ever level, the International Energy Agency said yesterday.
8 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Russia blocks more news outlets
Russian authorities have blocked several independent media outlets including news site Mediazona as the Kremlin seeks to control coverage of its war in Ukraine, a rights group said.
7 March 2022, 18:00 PM
British journo shot and wounded in Ukraine
A British television crew was ambushed outside Kyiv earlier this week, leaving one journalist wounded, their employer Sky News said.
5 March 2022, 18:00 PM
West behaving like bandits: Russia
The Kremlin said on Saturday that the West was behaving like a bandit by cutting economic relations over the conflict in Ukraine but that Russia was far too big to be isolated as the world was much larger than just the United States and Europe.
5 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Finnish president urges ‘cool head’
Finland’s president yesterday called for the country to remain calm while deciding whether to apply to join Nato as a defence against potential Russian aggression.
3 March 2022, 18:00 PM
AFP, Geneva
The UN human rights chief yesterday slammed Russia’s attack on Ukraine, warning of a “massive impact” on the rights of millions and cautioning that heightened nuclear threat levels showed all of humanity was at risk.
3 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Army of cyber hackers rise up to back Ukraine
An army of volunteer hackers is rising up in cyberspace to defend Ukraine, though internet specialists are calling on geeks and other “hacktivists” to stay out of a potentially very dangerous computer war.
3 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Barristers wearing hijab banned in France’s Lille law courts
France's highest court on Wednesday upheld a ban on barristers wearing the hijab and other religious symbols in Lille law courts, a judgment which could set a precedent for the rest of the country.
2 March 2022, 14:04 PM
Nations approve major UN report on climate impacts
Nearly 200 nations approved a major UN climate change report detailing the accelerating impacts of global warming yesterday, at the end of a sometimes fraught two-week meeting overshadowed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
27 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Kyiv launches ‘IT army’
Ukraine will create an “IT army” to fight against Russia’s digital intrusions, Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Saturday night.
27 February 2022, 18:00 PM
INVASION OF UKRAINE Developments
Russian troops enter Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv in the east of the country, with Ukraine saying its forces are “eliminating the enemy” in street fighting after some Russian light vehicles slip through defences. , The regional governor said on his social media yesterday that Ukraine has full control over Kharkiv.
27 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Ukraine files case against Russia with ICJ
Ukraine has filed a suit against Russia at the highest U.N. court in The Hague for disputes between states, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.
27 February 2022, 13:35 PM
More than 368,000 Ukrainians fled country: UNHCR
Some 368,000 people have fled abroad from the fighting in Ukraine, the UN refugee agency said on Sunday, citing data provided by national authorities.
27 February 2022, 13:22 PM
Russian invasion of Ukraine: 165 Bangladeshis reach safety
About 150 Bangladeshis have entered Poland from Ukraine over the last two days, fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24.
26 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Invasion of Ukraine Developments
Ukrainian soldiers beat back a Russian attack in the capital Kyiv only hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warns Moscow would attempt to take the city before dawn.
26 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Snactions against Russia
Snactions against Russia
26 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Ukrainians flee as fighting flares
Refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to pour across its western borders yesterday, with around 100,000 reaching Poland in two days and some finding temporary sanctuary in sports halls and others in churches.
26 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Kyiv repulses Russia attack
Ukrainian forces yesterday repulsed an attack on Kyiv, officials said yesterday, as Russian forces kept pounding Ukrainian cities with artillery and cruise missiles for a third day running.
26 February 2022, 18:00 PM