Kyiv vows to restore Ukrainian rule in Russia-annexed Crimea
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed today to restore Ukrainian rule over Russia-annexed Crimea, a move that he said would help re-establish “world law and...
Twitter’s former security head alleges company misled regulators about security, bots, say reports
NEW YORK: Twitter Inc misled federal regulators about its security defences and spam accounts, CNN and the Washington Post reported today, citing whistleblower disclosures...
Death toll in Austria storms rises to five
VIENNA: Five people, including two children, died in Thursday as storms wreaked havoc in Austria, according to the country’s news agency and officials. Three people...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro gets in spat with heckler
BRASILIA: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro got into an altercation Thursday with a social media personality who questioned and insulted him, grabbing the man by the...
Batgirl directors shocked after the movie is shelved: ‘We wish fans had the opportunity to embrace the final film’
Filmmakers of Batgirl, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah said that they are 'saddened' and 'shocked' after the movie was shelved. On Tuesday, the...
B K Syngal: The man who brought the internet to India
In the early days of the internet in India, the man responsible for establishing some of the subcontinent's first online connections was besieged with calls...
US vows to use all means to stop Iran nuclear bomb in new Israel pact
JERUSALEM: The US and Israel signed a new security pact Thursday reinforcing their common front against Iran, as President Joe Biden vowed to use “all”...
UN: Pandemic behind ‘largest backslide in childhood vaccination in a generation’
LONDON: Around 25 million children around the world missed out on routine vaccinations that protect against life-threatening diseases last year, as the knock-on effects...
Street party draws curtain on Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa era
COLOMBO: Exhausted and drained after nearly 100 days of protests, a small crowd gathered its remaining strength Thursday to celebrate the resignation of Sri Lanka’s...
Ukrainian forces will have to leave embattled Sievierodonetsk, says governor
KYIV: Ukrainian troops will “have to be withdrawn” from the mostly Russian-occupied battleground city of Sievierodonetsk, the regional governor said today. Some of the heaviest...