Ukraine blocks ex-leader from meeting Hungary PM Orban
KYIV, Ukraine, December 4 ------ Ukrainian border guards prevented ex-president Petro Poroshenko from leaving the country because he...
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Dec 4, 2023
Ukraine says 1 dead after Russian drone and missile attacks
KYIV, Ukraine, December 4 ------ Ukraine said a man had died in a Russian airstrike near the southern city of Kherson, adding it had...
Dec 3, 2023
Fast economic growth requires investing abroad – university professor
SOFIA, Bulgaria, December 3 ------ If Bulgaria wants its economy to grow fast, it should invest abroad, including in developed countries,...
Dec 3, 2023
WHO keeping closer watch on BA.2.86 strain as a dearth of data makes predictions difficult
December 3 ------ The World Health Organization has notched up the status of the coronavirus strain BA.2.86 and its offshoots, naming it...
Dec 2, 2023
Kissinger transformed Middle East, where turmoil reigns again
WASHINGTON, United States, December 2 ------ It was the original shuttle diplomacy. Nearly 50 years ago, Henry Kissinger was flying...
Dec 2, 2023
China claims all clear on child respiratory disease
December 2 ------ The World Health Organization (WHO) said Chinese authorities had provided data on an upsurge in respiratory illnesses...
Dec 1, 2023
COP28 kicks off with climate disaster fund victory
DUBAI, December 1 ------ The U.N. climate summit clinched an early victory, with delegates adopting a new fund to help poor nations cope...
Dec 1, 2023
Rescuers search for missing after US Osprey crashes off Japan
TOKYO, Japan, December 1 ------ Rescuers scoured waters off Japan for seven missing US Air Force personnel whose Osprey crashed during a...
Dec 1, 2023
NATO allies vow to stay firm on arming Ukraine
BRUSSELS, Belgium, December 1 ------ NATO members urged each other not to let up in backing Ukraine's fight against Russia, amid doubts...
Dec 1, 2023
EU Commission slams Poland over Ukraine border protests
BRUSSELS, Belgium, December 1 ------ The European Commission condemned Poland's "nearly complete lack of involvement" in trying to end...
Nov 30, 2023
China's cluster of flu cases under effective control - foreign minister
UNITED NATIONS, November 30 ------ A recent increase in respiratory illnesses in China is a common issue faced by that all countries and...
Nov 30, 2023
Hamas hands over 16 hostages to Israel from Gaza Strip
GAZA, JERUSALEM, November 30 ------ Sixteen hostages were released by Hamas on the final day of a two-day extension of a truce in the...
Nov 30, 2023
Ukraine makes new push to defeat Russia’s electronic warfare
London, November 30 ------ In early November, drone video surfaced online appearing to show a targeted strike blowing up three antennas...
Nov 30, 2023
Snowstorm kills 8 in Ukraine and Moldova, hundreds of towns lose power
KYIV, Ukraine, November 30 ------ A winter storm lashed central and southern Ukraine, killing at least five people in Ukraine and three...
Nov 29, 2023
Vietnam upgrades ties with Japan to highest level
HANOI, November 29 ------ Vietnam and Japan officially upgraded their relations to a "comprehensive strategic partnership" during a visit...
Nov 29, 2023
Climate change already reducing global GDP - report
PARIS, France, November 29 ------ Climate change is already shaving billions off the world's economy, with developing countries hardest...
Nov 29, 2023
Zelensky names ‘three victories’ Ukraine needs on international front
KYIV, Ukraine, November 29 ------ President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine needed to secure three key “victories” abroad, including...
Nov 29, 2023
NATO chief says Ukraine inflicting 'heavy losses' on Russian forces
BRUSSELS, November 29 ------ NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine was still inflicting major losses on Russia,...
Nov 28, 2023
11 more Gaza hostages released as Israel-Hamas truce extended
November 28 ------ Israel said that 11 more hostages released in the Gaza Strip had safely arrived back, hours after it was announced...
Nov 28, 2023
China's respiratory illness surge not as high as pre-pandemic - WHO official
SHANGHAI, November 28 ------ The spike in respiratory illnesses that China is currently going through is not as high as before the...
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