LONDON, England: A UK government spokesman has said Britain might consider taking over sanctioned oligarchs’ lavish mansions to house newly arrived Ukraine refugees. It’s “something we’re looking at,” the spokesman from the office of Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. The announcement came shortly before the UK revealed plans to pay Britons some $460 a month […]

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican has protested the expulsion of its ambassador to Nicaragua, stressing that the unilateral action was unjustified. Ambassador to Mangua since 2018, Archbishop Waldemar Sommertag had to leave the country this week after the government of President Daniel Ortega withdrew its diplomatic approval of the envoy. The Central American country’s slide away […]

During the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, which took place from March 11 to March 13, 2022, the Kyrgyz Republic’s Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev told Helga Maria Schmid, the secretary-general of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), that his country would be happy to host Russian-Ukrainian talks and serve as the […]

NEW DELHI, India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has won the majority of parliamentary seats in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, with a large majority, offering clues to the national mood before the 2024 general election. According to the Election Commission of India, Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won or was […]

ROME, Italy: Three government officials have told Reuters that Italy canceled the sale of a military drone company to Chinese investors. The move is the latest in the efforts by Prime Minister Mario Draghi to curb Beijing’s influence on the Italian economy, the third-largest in the eurozone. In 2021, the government opened an investigation into […]

MIAMI, Florida: Florida wildlife officials have said that more than 55 tons of lettuce have been fed to starving manatees as part of an experimental program to help the marine mammals, as their natural food is being destroyed by water pollution. Funded by more than 1,000 individual donations, the lettuce was dropped to manatees that […]

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Due to the surging cost of fuel caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S. airlines have begun to reduce the number of flights offered to customers. Citing a sharp rise in fuel costs, Alaska Air said it will reduce its offerings by as much as 5 percent in the first […]

SEOUL, South Korea: Following a closely fought election, conservative South Korean opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol has been elected president, marking a turnaround for the main conservative bloc, now known as the People Power Party. Yoon, 60, edged out the ruling centre-left Democratic Party’s Lee Jae-myung to replace Moon, whose single five-year term ends in May. […]

KIEV, Ukraine: As Ukrainian authorities work to ensure adequate supplies of food during Russia’s intensifying war, the country’s government has banned the export of wheat, oats and other crucial staples that are essential for global food supplies. According to a government announcement, new rules on agricultural exports, introduced this week, also prohibit the export of […]

LONDON, England: The British Army has confirmed that some British soldiers have disobeyed orders and gone AWOL to fight in Ukraine. An army spokesperson said the soldiers were absent without leave and may have gone to Ukraine “in a personal capacity,” adding, “We are actively and strongly encouraging them to return to the UK.” All […]