New York supermarket shooting probe to weigh if warning signs were missed
Police officers secure the scene after a shooting at TOPS supermarket in Buffalo, New York, US, May 14, 2022. — Reuters pic BUFFALO, May 16...
Somalia’s foreign partners hail peaceful election of new president
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud(right), Somalia’s newly elected president with Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, the incumbent president in Mogadishu, Somalia. May 16, 2022. — Reuters pic MOGADISHU, May...
Lacking vaccines, N.Korea battles Covid with antibiotics, home remedies
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wears a face mask amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, while inspecting a pharmacy in Pyongyang, in this undated...
Lukashenko urges Russia-led CSTO military alliance to unite against West
Alexander Lukashenko,said ‘hellish sanctions’ against his country and Russia could have been avoided. — Reuters pic i MOSCOW, May 16 — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko...
Covid-19 may spread rapidly in North Korea, WHO warns
In the same statement, the WHO said it had yet to receive information about the reported outbreak directly from local authorities. — Picture by Hari...
Churches condemn Israeli police charge at Al Jazeera reporter’s funeral
Israel and the Palestinians remain at loggerheads over Abu Akleh’s shooting in Jenin on Wednesday. — Reuters pic JERUSALEM, May 16 — An organisation representing...
Iran hopes for expansion of ties with new UAE president
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi had congratulated Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his appointment. — Reuters pic TEHRAN, May 16 — Iran said today...
‘I feel free’: France lifts Covid mask rule on public transport
Health minister Olivier Veran announced last week that masks would no longer be mandatory on public transport and in taxis. — Reuters pic PARIS, May...
Nordic neighbours vow to help Finland and Sweden in case of attack
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said his country would ‘stand ready’ to assist its Nordic neighbours. — Reuters pic OSLO, May 16 — Norway,...
Sweden launches Nato bid, seeks to overcome Turkish objections
Sweden’s governing Social Democrats dropped their 73-year opposition to joining Nato yesterday and are hoping for a quick accession, following Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of...