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Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier

Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova's office has said it has been investigating more than 10,700 alleged war crimes committed by Russian forces and has identified over 600 suspects

FIFA video game to disappear as EA Sports decades-long partnership ends

Months of tense negotiations between EA and FIFA ended without an agreement to extend a partnership

Ukrainians stop Russian natural gas at one hub, make gains in east

In 11 weeks, the war has played out on battlefields in Ukrainian towns and cities but also in energy and financial markets

US House approves $40 bn in Ukraine aid, beefing up Biden request

The House approved a fresh $40 billion Ukraine aid package as lawmakers beefed up President Biden's initial request, signalling a magnified, bipartisan commitment to thwart Russia's invasion

EU lifts mask requirement for air travel from next week as pandemic ebbs

The European Union will no longer require masks to be worn at airports and on planes starting next week amid the easing of coronavirus restrictions across the bloc, authorities said Wednesday.

US inflation might have slightly dipped in April from 40-year high: Report

US President Biden sought to take the initiative Tuesday and declared inflation the No. 1 problem facing families today" and my top domestic priority

Bosnia crisis at worst since 1992-1995 war, says peace accord official

Christian Schmidt said leaders of the country's Bosnian Serb-dominated entity have systematically challenged 1995 peace agreement provisions

Bill Gates tests coronavirus positive, experiencing mild symptoms

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Tuesday he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms.

US senator Angus King questions intel for misjudging Afghanistan, Ukraine

U.S. intelligence believed the U.S.-backed Kabul government would hold out for months against the Taliban and thought Russian forces would overrun Ukraine in a few weeks, both assessments were wrong

EU coordinator to meet Iranian leaders in bid to save nuclear deal

EU coordinator Enrique Mora said he'd meet with Iranian negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani during his visit to the Iranian capital

Italian PM Draghi meets Joe Biden; calls for ceasefire in Ukraine

Italian Premier Mario Draghi said leaders should work toward the possibility of bringing a ceasefire and starting, again, some credible negotiations

Russia-Ukraine crisis: UN chief meets refugees in Moldova, assures aid

The UN chief told Moldovan President Maia Sandu in a meeting Tuesday that the UN would bolster its support for her country to help it deal with the refugee crisis

Dubai delivery workers go on second rare strike this month: Report

The foreign workers contracted by Talabat, the Middle East unit of Delivery Hero, began their walkout late Monday after organising on social media

Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter's ban of Donald Trump

Musk, speaking virtually at a Future of the Car summit hosted by the Financial Times, said Twitter's Trump ban was 'a morally bad decision and foolish in the extreme'

Emirates to start paying back Dubai for its $4-bn lifeline

The cash infusion of close to 15 billion dirhams ($4 bn) provided a lifeline to one of the world's biggest airlines at a time when travel had come to a near standstill globally due to Covid

Ukraine crisis: Russia pounds vital port of Odesa, targeting supply lines

Russian troops pounded the vital port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, an apparent effort to disrupt the supply lines and Western weapons shipments critical to Kyiv's defence.

Musk says he's 'aligned' with EU approach to digital rules

Elon Musk, who is offering to buy Twitter, has given his support to a new European Union law aimed at protecting social media users from harmful content after he met with the bloc's single market

Shanghai disinfects homes, closes all subways in Covid fight: Official

Teams in white protective suits are entering the homes of coronavirus-infected people to spray disinfectant as Shanghai tries to root out an omicron outbreak under China's strict zero-COVID strategy

Xi promotes Communist Party youth wings' role ahead of key congress

Addressing a meeting marking the centenary of the Communist Youth League of China, Xi said the body should always be a vanguard force in mobilising China's youth in continuous endeavour

Vladimir Putin marks Victory Day with little to show for 11-week war

Many Western analysts had expected Putin to use the holiday to trumpet some kind of victory in Ukraine or announce an escalation, but he did neither.