In Ukraine hospital, war-wounded children make slow recovery on March 12, 2022Kharkiv, Ukraine: A plaster on his eye, eight-year-old Dima Kasyanov lies unconscious on a hospital bed in Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv after a Russian missile blasted through his home. He was in his family flat when it hit on Monday, sending shrapnel shooting through his upper jaw and into the base of his neck, his […]
Fresh clashes in Sudan’s Darfur kill at least 19 on March 12, 2022Khartoum: At least 19 people have been killed in Sudan’s restive Darfur region, officials said Friday, in the latest violence between rival groups that have left dozens dead this week. Fresh clashes which broke out Thursday have seen armed groups battle in the rugged Jebel Moon mountains of West Darfur state, close to the border […]
US says N. Korea testing new ICBM system on March 11, 2022Washington: Two recent missile tests conducted by North Korea were of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, marking a “serious escalation” by Pyongyang that will be punished with fresh sanctions, a senior US official said Thursday According to North Korea, the February 26 and March 4 tests were focused on developing a reconnaissance satellite, […]
Russia ramps up ties with Sudan as Ukraine war rages on March 11, 2022Khartoum: As much of the West seeks to isolate Russia after it invaded Ukraine, experts say Moscow is boosting relations with its longtime African ally Sudan, eyeing its gold wealth and strategic location. Khartoum has lost crucial Western support since army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan led a military coup last October, a move that triggered […]
US Congress passes budget including $14 billion for Ukraine on March 11, 2022Washington: The US Congress passed a huge omnibus 2022 spending bill Thursday including almost $14 billion in humanitarian and military aid to war-torn Ukraine, as its invasion by Russia entered its third week. Lawmakers had been facing the latest in a series of shutdown showdowns, with government funding due to expire at midnight Friday into […]
Goldman Sachs becomes first big US bank to leave Russia on March 11, 2022New York: US investment bank Goldman Sachs on Thursday announced it would pull out of Russia, becoming the first Wall Street institution to distance itself from Moscow after its operation in Ukraine. Disney, which has halted movie releases in Russia, also said it would withdraw other products, as more American businesses express outrage over the […]
IMF expects to cut global growth forecast due to Ukraine war on March 11, 2022Washington: The IMF expects to cut its global growth estimate due to the economic damage caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday. “You all see the horrific toll on people, loss of lives, human suffering, massive increase in refugees. But there is also a significant economic toll,” the head of […]
Russia, Ukraine ‘ready to work’ with UN nuclear watchdog on March 11, 2022Vienna: Moscow and Kyiv are “ready to work” with the UN atomic watchdog to ensure nuclear safety, its head said Thursday, as Ukraine has lost “all communications” with the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has expressed concern about nuclear safety and security after Russian forces took over Europe’s largest power […]
Turkey hosts top Russian, Ukraine diplomats in bid for peace on March 10, 2022Antalya, Turkey: The Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers will Thursday hold face-to-face talks in southern Turkey in the first high-level contact between Kyiv and Moscow since Russia invaded its neighbor two weeks ago. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has pushed for Turkey to play a mediation role, has expressed hope the talks can avert tragedy […]
350 Haitian migrants in US custody after boat runs aground in Florida on March 8, 2022Miami: Florida authorities had 356 Haitian migrants in custody Monday after the group arrived in a wooden boat that ran aground near a private club the day before, US border officials said. The boat, which was packed with people, became stranded around 1:00 pm local time (1800 GMT) Sunday in front of the upscale Ocean […]