World Jun 10 Ukrainian ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ underway against Russia, Zelenskyy says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions are underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top commanders are in a “positive” mindset as their troops engaged in intense fighting along the front line.
World Jun 09 Latest drone strike in Russia damages residential building amid surge in Ukraine fighting Three people were lightly wounded after a drone crashed into a residential building in southwestern Russia near the border with Ukraine. The incident exposes the latest vulnerabilities in the country’s air defense systems.
World Jun 08 Russia shells flooded Ukrainian city hours after Zelenskyy visit Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of purposely destroying the dam, which is located in an area controlled by Russian forces.
World Jun 04 Ukrainian troops not backing down despite Russia’s claim of victory in Bakhmut Russian forces declared victory in Bakhmut last month, but Ukrainian defenders aren't retreating. Instead, they are keeping up the pressure and continuing the fight from positions on the western fringes of the city.
World May 17 Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain shipping deal another 2 months Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Russia has agreed to extend a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger.
Health May 05 WHO downgrades COVID-19 pandemic, says it’s no longer global emergency WHO said that even though the emergency phase was over, the pandemic hasn't come to an end, noting recent spikes in cases in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
World Apr 25 UN warns of health lab risk, more displacement amid Sudan conflict U.N. officials say one side in the Sudan conflict has seized control of a national health lab in the capital of Khartoum that holds biological material, calling it an "extremely dangerous" development.
Science Apr 18 T. rex fossil sells for more than $5M at Zurich auction Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus rex bones that were dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton sold at Tuesday at a Switzerland auction for 4.8 million francs ($5.3 million), below the expected price.
Politics Mar 29 Credit Suisse violated plea deal with failure to report offshore accounts for clients’ tax evasion, U.S. lawmakers U.S. lawmakers say Credit Suisse violated a plea agreement by failing to report secret offshore accounts that wealthy Americans used to avoid paying taxes.
World Mar 27 Evidence of crimes against humanity in Libya, experts say The investigators commissioned by the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council also faulted the European Union for sending support to Libyan forces that they say contributed to crimes against migrants and Libyans.