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Kyiv, June 26 (AP) Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Sunday morning, striking at least two residential buildings, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, as elsewhere Russian troops consolid
Elmau, June 26 (AP) President Joe Biden on Sunday praised the continued unity of the global alliance confronting Russia, as he and other heads of the Group of Seven leading economies strategised on sustaining t
Tehran, June 26 (AP) Iranian state television said Sunday that Tehran had launched a solid-fueled rocket into space, drawing a rebuke from Washington ahead of the expected resumption of stalled talks over Tehra
Washington, June 25 (AP) President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, includin
Kabul, June 25 (AP) Afghanistan's deadly earthquake this week struck one of the poorest corners of a country that has been hollowed out by increasing poverty. Even as more aid arrived Saturday, many resi
London, June 25 (PTI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday is facing another brewing rebellion against his leadership of the Conservative Party after the governing party faced two crushing by-electi
Kyiv, June 25 (AP) Russian forces are trying to block a city in eastern Ukraine, the region's governor said Saturday, after their relentless assault on a nearby city forced Ukrainian troops to begin withdra
London, June 25 (AP) Train stations were all but deserted across Britain on Saturday, as the third day of a national strike snarled the weekend plans of millions. Train companies said only a fifth of passeng
Washington, June 24 (AP): President Joe Biden said Friday that it's a sad day for the court and the country after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalised abortion
Seoul, June 24 (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un doubled down on his nuclear arms buildup to overwhelm hostile forces at a key meeting where military leaders approved unspecified new operational duties for
Brussels, June 24 (AP): A day after endorsing Ukraine's candidacy to join the European Union, the bloc's leaders turned their attention Friday to the severe economic turbulence looming over the coming m
Berlin, June 24 (AP): The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces catastrophe because of the growing shortage of food around the globe. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the wa
Seoul, June 24 (AP): Is North Korea preparing to deploy tactical nuclear weapons along its tense border with rival South Korea, which is only a short drive from the 26 million people living around Seoul, its ca
Moscow, June 23 (PTI) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the need for the BRICS nations to work jointly to build a multipolar world has become crucial as never before, as he slammed the "tho
New Delhi, June 23 (PTI) China is the "largest security anxiety" for Australia and India and Beijing's actions along the Line of Actual Control in 2020 as well as in South China Sea were reflectiv
Gayan (Afghanistan), June 23 (AP) Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that killed
Bangkok, June 23 (AP) Myanmar's military government on Thursday confirmed that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to a prison compound in quarters separate from other detainees. Suu Kyi was ar
Kuala Lumpur, June 23 (AP) Military-ruled Myanmar's promise of free and fair elections next year is preposterous, a UN expert said Thursday as he warned the international community not to fall for the army
