Ukraine says ‘everything’ being done to defend Donbas from Russian onslaught
LYSYCHANSK: Ukraine has pledged to do “everything” to defend Donbas, where an intensifying Russian offensive is prompting Kyiv’s forces to consider a strategic retreat from some...
Samoa signs China agreement amid South Pacific push
APIA: Samoa signed a bilateral agreement with China on Saturday (May 28), promising “greater collaboration” as Beijing’s foreign minister continues a tour of the South...
Iran police tear-gas protesters after building collapse: Reports
TEHRAN, Iran: Iranian police fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse protesters in the southwestern city of Abadan where a tower block collapse killed 28...
Beijing to relax COVID-19 curbs in some areas
SHANGHAI: Beijing will ease curbs in some low-risk areas of the Chinese capital on Sunday to allow a return to normal life, city officials said...
Ukraine receives Harpoon missiles and howitzers, says defence minister
Ukraine has started receiving Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark and self-propelled howitzers from the United States, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Saturday (May...
Russia shows off Zircon hypersonic cruise missile in test-launch at sea
Russia successfully test-fired a hypersonic Zircon cruise missile over a distance of about 1,000km, the defence ministry said on Saturday (May 28). The missile was fired...
Disease experts call on WHO, governments for more action on monkeypox
NOT THE SAME AS COVID-19 More than 300 suspected and confirmed cases of monkeypox, a usually mild illness that spreads through close contact, causing flu-like...
Climate change effect on Peruvian glaciers debated in German court
HUARAZ: German judges and experts have arrived at the edge of a melting glacier high up in the Peruvian Andes to examine a complaint made by...
US doctors reconsider Pfizer’s Paxlovid for lower-risk COVID patients
LOS ANGELES: Use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid spiked this week, but some doctors are reconsidering the pills for lower-risk patients after a US public health...
Putin says he’s willing to discuss resuming Ukrainian grain shipments
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of France and Germany in a phone call on Saturday (May 28) that Russia was willing to discuss...