Tonga volcano: drinking water is priority as aid begins to arrive for stricken nation...
Tonga’s government said drinking water was the priority as the clean-up continued a week after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.A national emergency team had already distributed 60,000...
Sudanese hold ‘day for martyrs’ after anti-coup protest killings | Protests News
Civil society groups hold a day of solidarity with families of dozens of protesters killed since October 25 coup.Sudanese anti-coup protesters have held a “day for the martyrs”,...
Ukraine tension: Urgent US-Russia talks in Geneva as invasion fears grow
After discussions in Berlin with British, French and German officials on Thursday, Mr Blinken said allowing a Russian incursion into Ukraine would "drag us all back to a...
Fact-checking six claims from Biden’s news conference
Biden made at least three inaccurate claims during the extended proceedings, which he allowed to run for nearly two hours. He also made a claim about surprise medical...
Free masks are coming, but making more in the U.S. will be challenging
American mask manufacturers are getting whiplash, having gone from sleepy sector to mission-critical industry overnight — only to see sales collapse before now being suddenly in demand again.Why...
Russia is looking for a pretext to invade Ukraine, Trudeau says
As it debates whether to send weapons to Ukraine, the federal government is taking into account Russia's quest for "excuses" to invade, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today. ...
Fears for Tonga’s tiny Mango island as every house destroyed | Tonga volcano
The Tongan government has raised concerns about the tiny islands of Mango and Fonoifua islands – north-east of the main island of Tongatapu – which both suffered catastrophic...
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Boston’s Refusal to Fly Christian Flag
Even as the Supreme Court seemed poised to reject the view that the hundreds of flags the city had allowed were all government speech, some justices worried about...
Russian bonds sink as Ukraine worries mount; EM stocks hit
Rising U.S. Treasury yields hit EM stocksRussian bonds inch closer to March 2020 lowsGermany to hold talks with Moscow on TuesdaySri Lanka repays $500 mln, plans new measures...
