Death Toll Nears 6 Million As Pandemic Enters Its 3rd Year
Bangkok, Mar 7: The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over. The milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is […]
Russia declares partial ceasefire to allow humanitarian corridors in Ukraine
Russia declared a partial ceasefire on Saturday to allow humanitarian corridors out of the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, Russia’s defence ministry said. “From 10am Moscow time (0700 GMT), the Russian side declares a ceasefire and the opening of humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to leave Mariupol and Volnovakha,” Russian news agencies quoted the […]
Ukraine crisis: Moscow steps up assault on key cities
Ukraine’s leader decried Russia’s escalation of attacks on crowded cities as a blatant terror campaign, while US President Joe Biden warned that if the Russian leader didn’t “pay a price” for the invasion, the aggression wouldn’t stop with one country. First Lady Jill Biden with Ukraine envoy to the US Oksana Markarova in Washington. AP […]
Rockets kill 70 Ukrainian soldiers, huge Russian column approaches Kyiv
Kyiv/Moscow, March 1 More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen were killed by a Russian rocket attack and dozens of civilians have died in “barbaric” shelling, Ukrainian authorities said on Tuesday, as a huge Russian military convoy approached the capital Kyiv. Fierce resistance on the ground has so far denied Russian President Vladimir Putin decisive early gains […]
Russia’s political, economic isolation deepens as Ukraine resists invasion
Russia’s political and economic isolation deepened on Monday as its forces met stiff resistance in Ukraine’s capital and other cities in the biggest assault on a European state since World War Two. President Vladimir Putin put Russia’s nuclear deterrent on high alert on Sunday in the face of a barrage of Western-led reprisals for his war on […]
198 killed, over 1,000 injured since start of Russian invasion: Ukraine health minister
A total of 198 people have been killed and over 1,000 injured since the Russian offensive started before dawn on Thursday with massive air and missile strikes and troops forging into Ukraine from the north, east and south. “Unfortunately, according to operative data, at the hands of the invaders we have 198 dead, including 3 children, 1,115 […]
137 civilians and soldiers killed, says Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 137 civilians and military personnel have been killed so far in the Russian invasion of his country. He called them “heroes” in a video address released early on Friday in which he also said hundreds more had been wounded. Zelenskyy says that despite Russia’s claim it is attacking only military […]
40 people killed so far in Russian attack, says Ukraine
An adviser to Ukraine’s president says about 40 people have been killed so far in the Russian attack on the country. Oleksii Arestovich, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that several dozen people have been wounded. He didn’t specify whether the casualties included civilians. Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian authorities will hand weapons […]
UAE conference concerned over rising drone attacks
ABU DHABI: The UAE and its allies warned on Sunday of the rising threat of drone attacks, as Middle East militants rapidly acquire a taste for the cheap and easily accessible unmanned systems. But while the countries called for a collective effort to protect airspaces against the small and often hard to detect targets, one […]
Eight killed as ferocious storm pummels Europe
LONDON: The second major storm in three days smashed through the United Kingdom and northern Europe on Friday, killing eight people as high winds felled trees, cancelled train services and ripped sections off the roof of London’s O2 Arena. The UK weather service said a gust provisionally measured at 196 kph, thought to be the […]
