Some residents of Ukraine’s Mariupol are fleeing on foot, says governor
LVIV, Ukraine: Some residents of Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol have resorted to escaping the blockade on foot as official evacuation efforts have mostly failed...
Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘war crimes’ in Macron call: Kremlin
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (Mar 18) accused Kyiv of “war crimes” in a call with his French counterpart, saying that Moscow was doing...
Xi says improper handling of Taiwan issues will hit China-US ties
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Joe Biden on Friday (Mar 18) that the Taiwan issue needs to be handled properly to avoid...
Bulgaria’s former PM Borissov released from custody without charge
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and two members of his GERB party were released without charges late on Friday (Mar 18) after spending...
Kyiv residents adapt to monotonous routine in metro shelters
KYIV: With air raid sirens and the thump of explosions now a familiar night time sound to residents of Kyiv, increasing numbers have taken to...
CDC reports fewer COVID-19 pediatric deaths after data correction
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 966,575 deaths from COVID-19 on Friday (Mar 18) after it corrected the data earlier this week, which...
Syria’s Assad visits UAE, first trip to Arab state since war began
DUBAI: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited the United Arab Emirates on Friday (Mar 18) in his first visit to an Arab state since the Syrian...
Commentary: The truth about war is messy — just read Wikipedia
Crowdsourcing truth does not sound like the best idea in partisan times. But although Wikipedia should not work in theory, it mostly does in practice....
Concern for civilians in Mariupol grow as rescuers search for hundreds trapped in bombed Ukraine theatre
KYIV: Rescuers in Ukraine searched on Friday (Mar 18) for hundreds of civilians feared trapped under the wreckage of a bombed theatre in Mariupol, as local forces...
Zelenskyy says it is time for meaningful security talks with Moscow
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday (Mar 19) called for comprehensive peace talks with Moscow, saying Russia would otherwise need generations to recover from losses suffered...