On April 20, 2022, a humanitarian corridor was approved to evacuate women, children and the elderly from the besieged city of Mariupol. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Temporary Occupied Territories Reintegration Minister Iryna Vereshchuk on Telegram ...

Twenty people were killed and one person was injured in a road accident Tuesday morning in Nigeria's northeastern state of Bauchi, traffic police said, according to Xinhua. The accident, which involved a commercial bus and a Sharan Volkswagen vehicle ...

India successfully test-fired the aircraft version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on Tuesday, the Defense Ministry of India said in a statement, published on the government’s official website on Wednesday, according to TASS. "The aircraft version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully launched ...

Rescuers have evacuated a whale stranded ashore to deep waters in east China's Zhejiang Province after 20 hours of a rescue operation, according to Xinhua. Rescuers on Wednesday morning towed the massive whale to shallow waters until it was able to swim back to the sea ...

A British court on Wednesday issued a formal order to extradite WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to the US to face espionage charges, according to Anadolu Agency. Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring approved ...

European Council chief Charles Michel on Wednesday arrived in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, according to Anadolu Agency. "In Kyiv today. In the heart of a free and democratic Europe," Michel said on Twitter. He is expected to meet ...

Turkish security forces "neutralized" a total of 26 PKK terrorists since the launch of Operation Claw-Lock in northern Iraq, the country’s National Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports. The anti-terror operation successfully continues as planned, the ministry said in a statement ...

Launched back in September 2019, the iPhone 11 is likely to be discontinued later this year. As per the latest report, Apple may discontinue the iPhone 11 following the launch of the iPhone 14 series this fall. The iPhone 14 series is expected to go official in September, but there is no date available for now. The report comes from iDropNews ...

Germany’s L&HC producer Henkel has decided to exit its business activities in Russia, the company said in a statement on Tuesday, according to TASS. "Against the background of the current developments of the war in Ukraine, Henkel has decided to exit its business activities in Russia," the company said, adding that "the execution ...

Stellantis will suspend the production of cars at its plant in Russia’s Kaluga, the automaker said in a statement on Tuesday, according to TASS. "Given the rapid daily increase in cross sanctions and logistical difficulties, Stellantis has suspended its manufacturing operations in Kaluga to ensure full compliance with all cross sanctions ...

Casualties were feared as a blast rocked the western edge of the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, an eyewitness said, according to Xinhua. The eyewitness confirmed that the blast took place next to an educational center named Amozishgah Mumtaz ...

A 1-kilogram batch of hand-rolled new Japanese tea leaves from central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture sold for a record 1.96 million yen (about $15,466) at the season's inaugural auction on Monday, according to Kyodo. The green tea leaves ...

Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi has tested positive for COVID-19, the government said in a statement on Monday, according to Xinhua. Draghi, 74, who is fully vaccinated, "is asymptomatic," according to the statement. His schedule has been curtailed, including a planned trip to Angola and the Republic ...

At least 12 people were buried under the rubble of a mini market building which collapsed in Banjar district of South Kalimantan province, Indonesia on Monday afternoon, according to Xinhua ...

The Georgian Government is launching large-scale infrastructure projects in the country under about a ₾2.5 billion ($817mln/€757mln) initiative, the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced on Monday, according to Agenda.ge ...

The former long-serving head of Montenegro’s top court has been arrested for allegedly helping cover up her son’s drug-smuggling operation, local media in the Balkan country reported on Monday, according to AP. Vesna Medenica, who was the head of Montenegro’s Supreme Court for 17 years ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged US president Joe Biden to visit Ukraine and reiterated that he is not willing to cede territory in the country’s east to end war with Russia, during an extended interview with CNN broadcast on Sunday, according to The Guardian. “I think he will,” Zelenskyy ...

Actress Catherine Spaak has died, aged 77, Italian media report. Born in France to a Belgian family, Spaak became famous in Italy as an actress, singer, television presenter and dancer. Two years ago, she had suffered a cerebral haemorrhage ...

China's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 4.8 percent year on year in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, despite disruptions caused by the resurgence of COVID-19 cases and uncertainties in the international environment, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday, according to CGTN. The figure beats ...