Summary Ukraine war changed public opinion in Finland and Sweden Coming week crucial in decision on joining NATO More a question of when, not if, they will apply Both want security guarantees in any transition period HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM, May 11 (Reuters) – Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland and […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s defense ministry ordered security forces on Tuesday to shoot anyone causing injury to people or property to contain widespread arson and mob violence targeting government supporters. The order came after violent clashes a day earlier left eight people dead and prompted the […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The South Asian nation of Sri Lanka is experiencing an unprecedented economic collapse that has pushed the government into a deep crisis. The island is struggling to import basic necessities for its 22 million people because of diminishing foreign reserves and crippling debt, spurring […]
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Ukraine stopped the flow of Russian natural gas Wednesday through one of the hubs that feed Western European homes and industry, while a Kremlin-installed official in a southern region seized by Russian troops said the area will ask Moscow to annex it. The talk of […]
The world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent, with nearly a 50-50 chance that Earth will temporarily hit that temperature mark within the next five years, teams of meteorologists across the globe predicted. With human-made climate change continuing, there’s a 48% chance that […]
Summary Country of 22 million amid worst economic crisis in history Military, police free to detain people without arrest warrants More than 200 injured in clashes that prompted PM’s resignation Islandwide curfew until 7 a.m. on Wednesday COLOMBO, May 10 – Protesters and a key trade group in […]
Summary Companies Price rises sparked by war worsening food crisis in Africa Ukraine, Russia are major suppliers of wheat, fertilizers Aid agencies hit by rising costs and drop in donor funding HARARE, May 10 – Zimbabwean security guard Edwin Dapi was already struggling to provide for his wife […]
MANILA, Philippines — Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s apparent landslide victory in the Philippine presidential election is giving rise to immediate concerns about a further erosion of democracy in the region, and could complicate American efforts to blunt growing Chinese influence and power in the Pacific. Marcos, the son and namesake of […]
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Russian troops pounded away at the vital port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, an apparent effort to disrupt the supply lines and weapons shipments that have been critical to Kyiv’s defense. Ukraine’s ability to stymie a larger, better armed Russian military has surprised many […]
HAVANA — Search crews with dogs hunted through the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital Sunday for survivors of an apparent gas explosion and officials raised the number of known dead to 30. The Hotel Saratoga, a five-star 96-room hotel in Old Havana, was preparing to […]
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