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Zelenskyy tells other countries to act before Russia attacks nuclear plant

In his nightly address, Zelenskyy said he expected other nations to give appropriate signals and exert pressure on Moscow

New voter ID law stopped thousands from casting ballots: UK polls watchdog

The Electoral Commission said 0.25 per cent of people who went to polling stations were unable to cast ballots because they didn't have the right ID

UN enters Oppn-held Syria from govt territory first time since earthquake

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, announced that an aid convoy carrying humanitarian supplies crossed from Aleppo to northwest Syria

2024 Olympics: Flame to be carried for 68 days before cauldron is lit

Paris 2024 is greatest collective project in our history, organizing committee president Estanguet said. The torch relay plays an important role because it has the capacity to touch so many people

Japan's fisheries head against pumping treated radioactive water into sea

Sakamoto met Economy and Trade Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Thursday and handed him a statement of objection to the treated wastewater release plan

An explosion at a Chinese steel mill kills 4 and injures 5, says city govt

An explosion at a steel mill in China's northeast killed four people and left five hospitalised with injuries, the city government said on Friday

Infighting among Putin's lieutenants reveals signs of 'deep dysfunction'

Yevgeny Prigozhin, outspoken millionaire head of private military contractor Wagner, stood in front of bloodied bodies of his slain troops in Ukraine and yelled expletive-riddled insults

Titan sub's implosion draws attention to deep-sea expeditions regulations

It's a space on the high seas where laws and conventions can be sidestepped by risk-taking entrepreneurs and the wealthy tourists who help fund their dreams. At least for now

Malaysia to take legal action against Meta over harmful content on Facebook

Malaysia's government said Friday it will take legal action against Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms, for failing to remove undesirable and harmful content from its social media platform.

Nearly 1.5 mn foreign pilgrims arrive in Saudi so far for Hajj pilgrimage

This year's pilgrimage will be the first without the restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic, starting in 2020. More pilgrims are expected to arrive

S Korean firm plans $72M Georgia plant to make battery parts, hiring 140

\NVH Korea said that it would invest $72 million in a plant in Locust Grove, south of Atlanta, hiring 140 workers. The plant will make sensors, connections and protectors for electric vehicles

Tornadoes, hail and hurricane-force winds tear through west Texas, kills 4

The storms produced strong winds that swept across Texas, from the Panhandle to Houston, causing damage north of the city, weather officials said

GOP moves to push off Biden impeachment, as hard-right clamours for action

The ability of single lawmaker, Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., to push forward the impeachment resolution caught Republicans off guard by the unscripted move this week

Pak collects DNA samples from 200 families of those missing after boat sank

The families had approached authorities, saying they suspect their loved ones were on the boat, spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch of the Foreign Ministry told a news conference

NSAs from Western countries, developing nations to meet for Ukraine talks

The U.S. will send national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland to the meeting in Copenhagen, which will focus on how to achieve a just peace in Ukraine

UN puts Russian forces on blacklist for killing children, attacking schools

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in the report to the Security Council that he is appalled by the high number of grave violations against children in Ukraine in 2022

Zambia reaches deal with China, other nations to rework $6.3 bn in loans

The agreement covers loans from countries including France, the UK, South Africa, Israel and India as well as China Zambia's biggest creditor at $4.1 billion of the total

Google backs creation of cybersecurity clinics with $20 mn donation: Pichai

Pichai said the new initiative addresses both the rising number of cyberattacks up 38 per cent globally in 2022 and the lack of candidates trained to stop them

'Debris field' found near Titanic wreck in search for missing submersible

The Titan submersible was estimated to have about a four-day supply of breathable air when it launched Sunday morning in the North Atlantic

Swiss central bank urges review of 'too big to fail' bank safeguards

The central bank concluded that several too big to fail rules designed to avoid the collapse of a major global bank were inadequate and may even have delayed action to ward off disaster