EU agrees gradual Russian oil embargo, gives Hungary exemptions
The target to cut 90% of all Russian imports by the end of 2022 includes seaborne deliveries. European Union leaders have agreed an…
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Lebanese parliament re-elects Nabih Berri as speaker
Berri, who leads the Shi’ite Amal Movement, has held the role of speaker since 1992 and is a close ally of Hezbollah. Lebanon’s…
Bodies of all 22 victims of plane crash recovered – Nepal
Nepali soldiers and rescue workers had retrieved 21 bodies from the wreckage, strewn across a steep slope at an altitude of around 14,500…
US National Guard planning ‘cooperation’ with Taiwan military – President Tsai
China’s military said last week it had recently conducted an exercise around Taiwan as a “solemn warning” against its “collusion” with the United…
Ukraine-Russia War: Ukrainian court sentences two Russian soldiers for war crimes
Russian troops slowly advancing towards Sievierodonetsk * City administration head says evacuations are not possible A Ukrainian court sentenced two captured Russian soldiers…
Blinken, Saudi FM discuss Iranian nuclear threat in call
The call between the two comes on the heels of Biden’s decision to retain Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp on its foreign terror…
Turkey tells US it wants ‘concrete steps’ from Finland, Sweden for NATO bids
Turkey has objected to the two countries joining the Western defense alliance. A chief adviser to Turkey’s president told his US counterpart that…
Belarus to conduct military mobilization exercises near Ukraine border
The Gomel region of Belarus, where the country’s military plans to hold exercises, borders Ukraine, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and Russia. Belarus will…
EU agrees to cut 90% of Russian oil imports
EU resolves impasse over Russian oil ban • Zelensky says situation remains ‘extremely difficult’ • Russian forces enter fringes of Sievierodonetsk – governor…