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Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into war for more control

Russia is seeking to slice the country in two in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories

US migration policy 'incoherent' and 'differentiated', laments Cuba

Two days before the opening of migration talks between Cuba and the US, which have been paralysed for four yrs, a Cuban official lamented Washington's incoherent and differentiated migration policies.

Boris Johnson says sorry for partygate as critics prep censure bid

Johnson told lawmakers in the House of Commons that it simply "did not occur to me that the birthday gathering, complete with a cake, was a party

Joe Biden launches $6 billion effort to save distressed nuclear plants

Biden administration is launching a $6 billion effort to save nuclear power plants at risk of closing, citing the need to continue nuclear energy as a carbon-free source of power

Explained: How Russia's eastern push in Ukraine's Donbas may unfold

Some predict Russia also may try to use its forces north of Crimea to try to capture the industrial hubs of Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro on the Dnieper River, effectively cutting Ukraine in half

US urges Serbia to join West on sanctions against its ally Russia

Serbia voted in favor of three United Nations resolutions condemning the Russian aggression against Ukraine but it has not joined international sanctions against Moscow

Hydropower: Energy shift creates opening for ''world's largest batteries''

Sprawled like a gigantic swimming pool atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan is an asphalt-and-clay pond holding enough water to produce electricity for 1.6 million households

Blasts near Afghan's Kabul schools kill at least 6 civilians; 17 injured

Explosions targeting educational institutions killed at least six people, including students, and injured 17 in a mostly Shiite neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital city, police said.

Citing Russia's war, IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.6%

The war and the darkening outlook came just as the global economy appeared to be shaking off the impact of the highly infectious omicron variant

British PM Boris Johnson offers 'wholehearted apology' over 'partygate'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered a wholehearted apology for attending illegal party during lockdown, but says he didn't knowingly break rules or mislead Parliament.

South Africa allocates $67 mn in relief for Durban flooding; 443 dead

South African President Cyril Ramophosa blamed climate change for the unprecedented rains, the heaviest in at least 60 years

Johnson & Johnson suspends its Covid-19 vaccine sales forecasts

Johnson & Johnson is suspending sales forecasts for its COVID-19 vaccine only a few months after saying the shot could bring in as much as $3.5 billion this year.

Russia ratchets up battle for control of east Ukraine in new phase of war

Russia ratcheted up its battle for control of Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland, intensifying assaults on cities and towns along a front hundreds of miles long

United's Cristiano Ronaldo won't play game at Liverpool after son's death

Cristiano Ronaldo will not play for Manchester United at Liverpool after the death of one of his newborn twins.

Global finance meeting focuses on Ukraine war-driven food insecurity

Global finance leaders are putting the growing crisis over food insecurity and skyrocketing food prices at center stage as IMF and World Bank members meet in Washington

Ukraine operation is in new stage, says Russian Foreign Minister

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavroc said that Moscow's campaign in Ukraine is entering a new stage.

Afghanistan: Multiple blasts near Kabul school hurt at least 7 children

The blasts, which occurred in rapid succession, hurt several children and more casualties were feared, according to Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran and the city's Emergency Hospital

Yellen to see Ukrainian PM Shmyhal, avoid Russians at global meetings

On Tuesday, Yellen will convene a panel of finance ministers, the international development banks and other institutions to talk about how they will use resources to address food insecurity

Japan approves fourth Covid-19 vaccine Novavax; jabs expected by late May

The ministry approval comes the day after its experts panel endorsed use of Novavax's protein vaccine, which is designed with similar technology used to fight diseases such as the flu and hepatitis B

Janet Yellen to see Ukraine PM, avoid Russians at global meetings

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during this week's big meetings of global economic leaders in Washington