New Zealand PM Ardern is self isolating after exposure to COVID-19 positive case
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has gone into self-isolation until Tuesday (Feb 1) after being deemed a close contact of a person...
Asian prices rise on Japan’s colder weather, Russia-Ukraine tensions
LONDON : Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose this week as cold weather in Japan and parts of northern China lifted demand and amid...
US-backed Kurdish-led forces retake Syrian prison from IS
The operation ended a weeklong assault by the extremists on one of the largest detention facilities in the country. US-backed Kurdish-led forces said they...
Russia threatens retaliation if Ukraine demands not met
Russia has demanded guarantees that Nato will never admit Ukraine and other ex-Soviet nations as members. Russia has warned it would quickly take “retaliatory measures”...
UAE intercepts Houthi attack, Saudi Arabia reports two injured by fallen missile
Monday's attack was the second on UAE soil since last week's strike that hit a fuel depot in Abu Dhabi, killing three people, and causing...
Biden’s pandemic fight: Inside the setbacks of the first year
Biden took office in January 2021 with a 200-page coronavirus response strategy, promising a “full-scale wartime effort” rooted in science and competence. The CDC’s July...
Julian Assange wins right to appeal extradition in UK Supreme Court
The 50-year-old is wanted in America over the leak of thousands of classified documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. WikiLeaks Founder...
Covid: New Zealand PM Ardern cancels wedding amid Omicron wave
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has cancelled her wedding after announcing new Covid restrictions. The entire country is set to be placed under the...
Russia-Ukraine tensions: UK warns of plot to install pro-Moscow ally
The UK has accused President Putin of plotting to install a pro-Moscow figure to lead Ukraine's government. The Foreign Office took the unusual step of...
Afghanistan: UN pressures Taliban over missing women’s activists
A panel of UN human rights experts said there have been a series of restrictive measures that target women since the militant group's takeover of...