Foreign

June 10, 2022

Ukrainian armed forces kept the spearhead of Russian forces engaged in the eastern city of Severodonetsk while launching successful counterattacks...

U.S. approves $120 million sale to maintain Taiwanese warships

The United States has approved a possible $120 million sale of parts to help Taiwan maintain its warships, which the...

EU lawmakers back ban on new fossil-fuel cars from 2035

The European Parliament approved a draft law that prohibits the sale of new carbon dioxide-emitting vehicles and is set to...

Millions could starve because of Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports- Zelenskiy

Millions of people could starve because of Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on...

UN plan to get Ukraine grains out faces hurdles

Turkey has said a United Nations plan to set up a sea corridor for Ukrainian grain exports overseen by Ankara...

US woman accused of leading all-female ISIL unit pleads guilty

An American woman accused of leading an all-female ISIL (ISIS) battalion has pleaded guilty in United States court to conspiring...

Russian parliament votes to tighten ‘foreign agents’ law

The lower house of Russia’s parliament has given initial approval to a bill further tightening the country’s laws against “foreign...

US Supreme Court: Abortion, guns among cases still to be decided

Curbing abortion rights and expanding the right to be armed in public are long-sought goals of the conservative legal movement...

Russia’s flagship Aeroflot plans $3bn emergency cash infusion

Under heavy pressure from Western sanctions and airspace bans, Russian state flagship airline Aeroflot is planning to raise up to...

Battle for Ukraine’s Severodonetsk rages as Russia warns the West