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British-Iranians reunited with family in UK after Tehran release
Two British-Iranians imprisoned for years in Iran were reunited with their families in the early hours of Thursday, tears of joy and long hugs marking the culmination of years of campaigning and earlier false hopes.
Macron to unveil programme as election looms
French President Emmanuel Macron, riding high in the polls ahead of elections next month, is to reveal his programme for a second term on Thursday in his first major campaign event.
Honduran judge grants extradition of ex-president Hernandez to US
A judge in Honduras on Wednesday granted the extradition of former president Juan Orlando Hernandez to the United States where he is wanted for alleged drug trafficking, the Central American country's Supreme Court of Justice said on Twitter.
Lonely passengers ride ghost trains back to Ukraine
The station in the west Ukraine city of Lviv teems with outgoing passengers, vying for seats on trains leaving the war-torn nation.
Theatre bombed in Ukraine, Biden slams 'war criminal' Putin
Ukraine accused Russia Thursday of bombing a theatre that was sheltering more than 1,000 civilians in the city of Mariupol, after US President Joe Biden branded Vladimir Putin a "war criminal".
North Korea silent after missile explodes over Pyongyang
North Korea's state media was silent Thursday after a suspected missile test ended in what Seoul said was total failure, exploding mid-air in the skies above the capital Pyongyang almost immediately after launch.
Asian markets rally again as Hong Kong extends surge
Asian markets rallied again Thursday with another blistering surge in tech firms helping Hong Kong extend its recovery from the recent rout, while traders also cheered soothing comments on the US economy by the Federal Reserve after it lifted interest rates.
Yemen war turns nature reserve back into waste dump
Yemen's Al-Heswa nature reserve was once hailed as a beacon of conservation efforts by the United Nations, but civil war has turned it into a rubbish-strewn wasteland reeking of sewage.
Two British Iranians arrive in UK after Tehran release
Two British-Iranians landed back in the United Kingdom in the early hours of Thursday morning after being freed from years of detention in Iran.
'My life's at risk': Mexican journalists fear death every day
Each time Maria Martinez leaves home, she fears it will be the last. Only her bodyguards prevent her from joining the eight journalists murdered already this year in Mexico, she believes.
Canadian leaves a life behind to go help Ukraine
Vartan Davtian bought a ticket to Ukraine, on Wednesday leaving behind a job and a safe, quiet life in Canada to go defend the country in which he grew up.
Biden slams 'war criminal' Putin as Ukraine civilian horror grows
US President Joe Biden branded Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" Wednesday as the Russian leader's onslaught in Ukraine claimed more civilian lives, and a theatre where "hundreds" were sheltering was destroyed by bombing.
Global stocks rally as Fed hikes interest rates
Global stocks rallied Wednesday, bolstered by China's pledge to help stabilize markets and another pullback in oil prices as the US Federal Reserve announced its first interest rate hike since 2018.
Iran nuclear deal 'close', Tehran frees captives as obstacles narrow
Washington said Wednesday it was "close" to a deal with Iran on reviving a 2015 pact that saw Western powers provide sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on Tehran's nuclear programme, the latest sign of advancement following prolonged deadlock.
Zelensky urges US help against Russia -- and gets $1 bn more weaponry
Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky made a desperate appeal for help against Russia to the US Congress on Wednesday, and within hours of the speech, President Joe Biden responded by promising $1 billion in new weapons to fight "war criminal" Vladimir Putin's invading army.
Zelensky urges US help against Russia -- and gets $1 bln more weaponry
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky invoked September 11 and Pearl Harbor in an impassioned address to the US Congress on Wednesday pleading for weapons to fight Russia -- and earning a promise from President Joe Biden just hours later for $1 billion in new arms.
'Lost everything': Ukrainians sail to new lives in Sweden
"We didn't even have time to get our things," says Ukrainian refugee Ludmila Nikiforova, one of hundreds fleeing the brutal conflict to Sweden on ferries from Poland every day.
TV comedy that launched Zelensky to presidency back on Netflix
The comedy satire in which Volodymyr Zelensky unexpectedly becomes Ukraine's president -- his now war-time job in real life -- will be aired again on Netflix, the streaming platform announced Wednesday.
Russia exits Council of Europe over Ukraine invasion
Russia on Wednesday ceased to be a member of the Council of Europe after over a quarter of a century of membership in the pan-European rights body, the council said in a statement.
Battleground Ukraine: Day 21 of Russia's invasion
On the 21st day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday, Russian forces remained in place around major cities including Kyiv but showed little sign of real progress in taking them.
Two British Iranians fly back to UK after Tehran release
Two British-Iranians flew home on Wednesday after being released from years of detention in Iran, as the UK government confirmed it had paid a longstanding debt over a cancelled defence contract.
Ukraine president invokes 9/11 as Putin says invasion on course
Ukraine's leader on Wednesday issued an emotive appeal to US lawmakers for greater Western intervention against Russia, which insisted its invasion was going "successfully" despite the West rallying to Kyiv's side via arms and sanctions.
IEA fears global oil supply 'shock' over Russia sanctions
The world could face its biggest oil supply "shock" in decades as major crude exporter Russia is hit by sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, the International Energy Agency warned Wednesday.
Путин, ты азоциальный вор, ты воруешь самолеты
Владимир Путин (69 лет) сидит как кремлевский деспот, самовлюбленный психопат, диктатор и военный преступник, с тяжелым раком и болезнью спины, ежедневно принимающий сильные обезболивающие и, как когда-то массовый убийца Адольф Гитлер, трусливо сидящий в бункере, где он окружает себя своими поджигателями войны Сергеем Нарышкиным, Виктором Солотовым, Николаем Патрушевым, Александром Бортниковым, Сергеем Лавровым, Сергеем Шойгу, Валерием Герасимовым и необразованным коррумпированным чеченским преступником Рамзаном Кадыровым.Те, кто считает эти слова необоснованной полемической тирадой, еще не знают, что российский диктатор Путин в настоящее время также превратился в антисоциального вора, который нагло, под девизом: "Репутация все равно испорчена", ворует самолеты и пускает их в полет по России как российские краденые вещи, без обслуживания и без западных запчастей, и при этом в первую очередь подвергает риску жизни своих столь любимых россиян!
Putin, you azocial thief, you steal planes
Vladimir Putin (69) sits as a Kremlin despot, narcissistic psychopath, dictator and war criminal, with a severe cancer and a back ailment, dependent on strong painkillers every day and like once the mass murderer Adolf Hitler, cowardly in a bunker, where he surrounds himself with his warmongers, Sergei Naryshkin, Viktor Solotov, Nikolai Patrushev, Alexander Bortnikov, Sergei Lavrov, Sergei Shoigu, Valery Gerasimov and the uneducated corrupt Chechen criminal Ramzan Kadyrov.Those who believe these words to be an unfounded polemical rant do not yet know that the Russian dictator Putin has currently also turned into an antisocial thief, who brazenly, according to the motto: "the reputation is ruined anyway", steals aircraft and lets them fly across Russia as Russian stolen goods, without maintenance and without Western spare parts, and in doing so primarily puts the lives of his oh so beloved Russians at risk!
'Protect our sky,' pleads Ukraine leader in gut-punch US address
Ukraine's besieged leader invoked September 11 and Pearl Harbor in an impassioned address Wednesday to the US Congress, imploring Washington to step up military aid and impose a no-fly zone to counter the Russian invasion closing in on Kyiv.
Ukraine president urges US Congress to reconsider 'no-fly zone'
Ukraine's besieged leader urged the United States Wednesday to reconsider his plea for a no-fly zone, invoking the terror of the September 11 attacks as he ratcheted up pressure on the White House to move aggressively against the Russian invasion closing in on Kyiv.
Ukraine slams Russian proposals and appeals to US Congress
Ukraine's leader on Wednesday issued an emotive appeal to US lawmakers for greater Western intervention against Russia, which insisted its invasion was going "successfully" despite the West rallying to Kyiv's side via arms and sanctions.
Russia faces debt payment amid default fears
Russia is due to make an interest payment on its foreign debt Wednesday as sanctions over the Ukraine conflict have raised concerns that Moscow could default.
'Close the sky', Kyiv residents beg after new strikes
Inside her glass-strewn Kyiv apartment, Alla Ragulina cries as she surveys the wreckage of a life shattered by a surge in Russian strikes on the capital.
Ukraine shoots down Russian neutrality idea as US steps up aid
Ukraine on Wednesday dismissed Russian neutrality proposals, refused to surrender and vowed prosecution of "war crimes" three weeks into an invasion that is drawing ever-increasing Western support against Moscow.
Putin and the peoples' hatred of Russia
Vladimir Putin is a narcissistic psychopath, antisocial dictator and war criminal, with a severe cancer and a back condition, dependent on strong painkillers on a daily basis and, like the mass murderer Adolf Hitler, sitting cowardly in a bunker.The fact that this bestial Kremlin despot Putin is currently plunging his own Russian people into the abyss for his perverted world power fantasies does not seem to bother Putin and his pack of war aides, such as Sergei Lavrov, Sergei Shoigu, Valery Gerasimov as well as the uneducated corrupt Chechen criminal Ramzan Kadyrov - because it is the normal Russian who suffers, who has no sunny life in Russia, a country with a miserable infrastructure, anyway!