Russia’s Wagner group appears to do U-turn on Bakhmut withdrawal
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, saying they had been promised more arms by Moscow and suggesting they ...
Japan’s PM tells South Koreans his ‘heart hurts’ over pain caused by occupation
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told South Koreans on Sunday his “heart hurts” when he thinks of suffering and pain during Japanese colonial rule, in a nod to historical ...
Britain celebrates with street parties and a concert after King Charles’ coronation
Neighbourhoods around Britain will hold street parties and King Charles will attend a concert featuring the likes of singers Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Andrea Bocelli at Windsor Castle on ...
Israel hands over to Jordan lawmaker held in gun-running case
Israel on Sunday handed over to Jordan a member of the Jordanian parliament who had been held on suspicion of trying to smuggle weapons into the occupied West Bank.
Imad ...
UK anti-monarchists released from custody after King Charles’ coronation
The leader of anti-monarchy group Republic and other members were released from custody after hours of detention during Saturday’s coronation of King Charles that raised questions over whether the ...
Fighting in Khartoum as mediators seek end to Sudan conflict
Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan’s warring parties were in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end ...
At least 8 people killed by gunman at Texas mall; shooter killed by police
A gunman shot and killed eight people and wounded at least seven others at a busy mall north of Dallas police said.
The gunman, whom authorities said they think acted ...
Ukraine hails return of 45 Azov fighters, Russia says 3 pilots released
Ukraine on Saturday hailed the return of 45 Azov battalion fighters captured during the battle for Mariupol while Russia said three of its pilots had been released by Kyiv, but neither ...
Car bomb wounds pro-war Russian writer and kills his driver
A prominent Russian nationalist writer, Zakhar Prilepin, was wounded in a car bombing that killed his driver on Saturday, an attack that Russia immediately blamed on Ukraine and the West.
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Sudan paramilitary RSF to attend Jeddah talks with armed forces
Envoys of Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are in Jeddah for talks on Saturday, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said, as the gathering’s international mediators pressed ...
Two Palestinian militants killed in Israeli West Bank raid
Two Palestinian fighters were killed in an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Israeli militaryand Palestinian militant group Hamas said.
The military said it conducted a ...
Coronation draws tens of thousands in paper crowns and plastic tiaras
Young and old, from Britain and across the globe, tens of thousands of people amassed in central London on Saturday, drawn by the allure of what they said was the ...
Police arrest republican leader Smith ahead of King Charles coronation (Update 1)
British police arrested Graham Smith, leader of anti-monarchy group Republic, and a number of other individuals as part of what they called “a significant police operation” ahead of King Charles’ ...
Turkey’s Kilicdaroglu exits Erodogan’s shadow in election race
Stuck in Tayyip Erdogan’s shadow throughout his career, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu believes his time has come to set Turkey on a new path and roll back much of ...
King Charles III crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey (Update 4)
King Charles III was crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years.
In front of a congregation of ...
Black Sea grain deal: No new ships authorized on Friday
Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations on Friday failed to authorize any new ships under a deal allowing safe Black Sea exports of Ukraine grain, which Moscow has threatened ...
European prosecutors question Lebanon finance minister over central bank governor fraud
European prosecutors on Friday questioned Lebanon’s Finance Minister Youssef el-Khalil, a senior judicial source said, as part of their probe into whether the country’s long-standing central bank governor ...
Sudan’s army sent delegation to Saudi’s Jeddah for truce talks
Sudan’s army sent a delegation to the Saudi city of Jeddah for truce talks as a part of a joint Saudi and U.S. initiative, an army statement said ...
Youth the catalyst for important change in the Commonwealth says president
Encouraging young people to bring about change on important issues is a priority, according to President Nicos Christodoulides during a debate at a Commonwealth event in London on Friday.
Christodoulides ...
WHO revokes COVID’s global health emergency status
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared that COVID-19 was no longer a global health emergency, and the virus that led to more than 6.9 million deaths, disrupted the global ...
Defence minister Giorgallas meets Israeli counterpart (Update)
Cyprus and Israel are starting a new chapter in their bilateral relations where defence and military cooperation is concerned, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Friday.
“We have set an ...
PM Sunak’s Conservatives rebuffed by voters at local elections
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives were facing a bleak set of local election results on Friday with voters punishing his party after a year of political scandals, surging ...
World leaders gather in London for King Charles’ coronation
King Charles will hold a reception on Friday for world leaders gathered in London for his coronation this weekend, the biggest ceremonial event to be staged in Britain for 70 years.
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Russian mercenaries threaten to quit Bakhmut as counteroffensive nears
Russia’s main mercenary group threatened on Friday pull out of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in a new sign of tension among Russian armed forces as Ukraine readies ...