Poland to build wall on border with Russia

  Poland has concluded plans to construct a temporary wall along its border of Russia’s Kaliningrad amid fears that it has turned into a channel for illegal migration. Defense Minister…

Ethiopia, rebel forces reach cease-fire agreement after two-year conflict

  The Ethiopian government has agreed to end the two-year conflict with rebel forces in the country’s northern Tigray region. The agreement on the “permanent cessation of hostilities” was reached…

Civil unrest worsens as police beat 14-yr-old girl to death in Iran

  Iranian police have beaten a 14-year-old schoolgirl, Parmis Hamnava to death after she tore away the portraits of the country’s founder Ruhollah Khomeini out of her school books. The…

Senegal Seizes Record Cocaine Haul Worth $36m

  Senegalese customs say they have seized 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of cocaine worth around $36 million aboard a truck near the Malian border, in the biggest land seizure of…

98 Dead, 63 Missing In Philippines Floods, Landslides

  Philippine rescuers on Monday waded through thigh-deep mud using long pieces of wood to search for bodies buried by a landslide, as the death toll from a powerful storm…

100 killed, 300 injured as two car bombs explode in Somalia’s market

  At least 100 people have been confirmed dead while 300 were wounded as two car bombs exploded at a busy market intersection near the education ministry in Somalia on…

Tropical Storm Lashes Philippines, At Least 45 Dead

  Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae whipped the Philippines on Saturday after unleashing flash floods and landslides that officials said left at least 45 people dead. Nalgae pounded the archipelago nation’s…

Russia Undertakes Nuclear Drills As Fighting Grows Heavier Near Bakhmut

  Russia’s strategic forces carried out drills Wednesday, including a test launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine, further stoking concerns that a nuclear weapon could be deployed in…

Ukraine stopped peace talks on US directive —Kremlin

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that Ukraine pulled out of peace talks with Moscow in March on an “order” from the United States, the Kremlin said Thursday. “The…

28 Dead In Bangladesh Cyclone, Millions Without Power

  Bangladesh rescue workers found the bodies of four missing crew of a dredger boat, taking the death toll from Cyclone Sitrang to 28 as millions remained without power, officials…

Putin Declares Martial Law In Ukraine Regions Russia Says Annexed

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday introduced martial law in Ukraine’s Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions that Moscow claims to have annexed. “I signed a decree to introduce…

Indonesia Bans All Syrup, Liquid Medicines After Children’s Deaths

  The Indonesian government announced on Wednesday a ban on all syrup and liquid medicine prescription and over-the-counter sales, after the deaths of nearly 100 children from acute kidney injury…

Russia-Ukraine: Bombs fly towards everything I love – Shevchenko

  Ukrainian football legend Andriy Shevchenko has admitted in an interview with AFP he cried when he “saw children running through a field strewn with missile craters” in Irpin, a…

Russia fighter jet crashes in residential area, kills 13

  A Russian fighter plane crashed into a residential building in the southern city of Yeysk shortly after it took off Monday killing 13 people following an inferno that engulfed…

UN condemns discovery of 92 naked migrants at Greece-Turkey border

  The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said it is “deeply distressed” by the discovery of almost 100 naked men at the border between Greece and Turkey.…