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Russia steps up attacks in Ukraine after landmark NATO summit

Published On: June 30, 2022 08:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

MADRID/KYIV, June 30: Russia pressed on with its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Thursday after NATO branded Moscow the biggest "direct threat" to Western security and agreed plans to modernise Kyiv's beleaguered armed forces.

Turkey lifts veto on Finland, Sweden joining NATO, clearing path for expansion

Published On: June 29, 2022 08:14 AM NPT By: Reuters

MADRID/HELSINKI, June 29 (Reuters) - NATO ally Turkey lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden's bid to join the Western alliance on Tuesday after the three nations agreed to protect each other's security, ending a weeks-long drama that tested allied unity against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia security forces detain mayor of Ukrainian city of Kherson -officials

Published On: June 29, 2022 08:04 AM NPT By: Reuters

June 29: Russia-installed officials in Ukraine's Kherson region said their security forces had detained Kherson city mayor Ihor Kolykhayev on Tuesday after he refused to follow Moscow's orders, while a Kherson local official said the mayor was abducted.

46 dead, 16 hospitalized after trailer of migrants found

Published On: June 28, 2022 08:27 AM NPT By: Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO, June 28: Forty-six people were found dead and 16 others were taken to hospitals after a tractor-trailer rig containing suspected migrants was found Monday on a remote back road in southwest San Antonio, officials said.

Pakistan orders masks on domestic flights as COVID numbers rise

Published On: June 27, 2022 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

KARACHI, Pakistan, June 27: Pakistan’s aviation regulator has made masks mandatory on domestic flights given a gradual rise in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country, it said a statement.

Russian forces turn sights on Lysychansk in battle for eastern Ukraine

Published On: June 27, 2022 08:25 AM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV/POKROVSK, Ukraine, June 27: Russian forces were fighting to achieve one of their strategic objectives in Ukraine on Monday as Moscow-backed separatists said they were pushing into Lysychansk, the last major city still held by Ukrainian troops in eastern Luhansk province.

Russia fires missiles across Ukraine, cements gains in east

Published On: June 26, 2022 07:20 AM NPT By: Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine, June 26: Russian forces were seeking to swallow up the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Luhansk region, pressing their momentum after taking full control Saturday of the charred ruins of Sievierodonetsk and the chemical plant where hundreds of Ukrainian troops and civilians had been holed up.

Inflation sparks global wave of protests for higher pay, aid

Published On: June 25, 2022 04:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

July 25: Rising food costs. Soaring fuel bills. Wages that are not keeping pace. Inflation is plundering people’s wallets, sparking a wave of protests and workers’ strikes around the world.

Gunman opens fire at Oslo gay bar, killing two on Pride parade day

Published On: June 25, 2022 03:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

OSLO, June 25: A gunman went on a terrifying rampage in a gay bar and surrounding streets in Oslo on Saturday, killing two people and seriously injuring 10 on the day the city's LGBTQ community was due to celebrate its annual Pride parade.

U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ends constitutional right to abortion

Published On: June 25, 2022 07:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, June 25: The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women's constitutional right to abortion, a decision condemned by President Joe Biden that will dramatically change life for millions of women in America and exacerbate growing tensions in a deeply polarized country.