Category: World News

India’s Modi tells Putin: Now is not an era of war

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Sept 16 – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that now was not a time for war, directly assailing the Kremlin chief in public over the nearly seven-month-long conflict in Ukraine. Locked in a confrontation with the West over the […]

Federer, Serena retire; tennis moves on to Alcaraz, Swiatek

SEP 16, 2022 The timing of it all hardly could be more symbolic: Within a span of two weeks, Serena Williams plays what is believed to be her last match at age 40, Roger Federer announces he’ll be retiring at 41, Iga Swiatek wins her third Grand Slam title at 21, and Carlos Alcaraz gets his […]

Xi, Putin meet in Uzbekistan as Ukraine war dominates

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin met for talks on boosting ties between their countries Thursday, an encounter that follows a major setback for Moscow on the battlefield in Ukraine. The two leaders met in Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the eight-nation Shanghai […]

End of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight – WHO chief

Sept 14 – The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, urging nations to keep up their efforts against the virus that has killed over six million people. “We are not there […]

King Charles, William and Harry walk together behind queen’s coffin

LONDON, Sept 14 – King Charles, his sons Princes William and Harry and other senior royals joined a solemn procession taking Queen Elizabeth’s coffin as the late monarch made her final journey from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. Huge crowds gathered in central London to witness the queen being […]

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits recently retaken strategic city

IZIUM, Ukraine — His hand on his heart, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched as his country’s flag was hoisted Wednesday above the recently recaptured city of Izium, a rare foray outside the capital that highlighted Moscow’s embarrassing retreat in the face of a lightning Ukrainian counteroffensive. Russian forces left the […]

Ukraine piles pressure on retreating Russian troops

KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops piled pressure on retreating Russian forces Tuesday, pressing a counteroffensive that has produced major gains and a stunning blow to Moscow’s military prestige. As the advance continued, Ukraine’s border guard services said the army took control of Vovchansk — a town just 3 kilometers (2 […]

Queen Elizabeth’s coffin travels through Scotland, mourners line streets

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept 11 – Queen Elizabeth’s coffin was taken from her summer home in the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh on Sunday, past tens of thousands of mourners lining the route to pay tribute, many in sombre silence, some applauding and others in tears. Shortly after 10 a.m. […]

9/11 attacks still reverberate as US marks 21st anniversary

NEW YORK — Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes, and pleas to “never forget,” 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Bonita Mentis set out to read victims’ names at the ground zero ceremony wearing a necklace with a photo of her slain […]

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Sept 10 – Moscow has abandoned its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine, a sudden apparent collapse of one of the war’s principal front lines after Ukrainian forces moved to encircle the area in a shock advance. read more FIGHTING * The state-run TASS news agency quoted Russia’s defence ministry […]

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