Macron Defeats Le Pen And Vows To Unite Divided France
France election: Macron pledges to unite France
Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France's president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right's highest share of the vote yet.
He won by 58.55% ... Read More
Biden Announces $800 Million In New Military Aid For Ukraine...
President Joe Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden authorized another $800 million in U.S. military assistance to Ukraine on Thursday, declaring it was necessary to help Kyiv's forces repel Russian fighters in the critical battles unfolding in the eastern region of ... Read More
Kenya’s Jepchirchir, Chebet Win Boston Marathon Titles
Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir celebrates winning the elite women’s race at the Boston Marathon.PHOTO: BRIAN SNYDER/REUTERS
Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir made a thrilling sprint to the line to win the women’s division of the 126th Boston Marathon on Monday, as fellow Kenyan Evans Chebet dominated ... Read More
Russia’s Putin Says Western Sanctions Have Failed
Russia President Vladimir Putin
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said that the barrage of Western sanctions imposed against Russia over its invasion of neighbouring Ukraine has failed.
Putin said on Monday that the West “expected to quickly upset the ... Read More
Ukraine War: Can India Feed The World?
India is one of the world's top producers of wheat
Last week, Indian PM Narendra Modi told US President Joe Biden that India was ready to ship food to the rest of the world following supply shocks and rising prices due ... Read More
Ukraine War: Donbas Tourist Town Braces For Russian Assault
Most of Sviatohirsk's residents have fled the town
In a picturesque resort town on the northern edge of Ukraine's Donbas region, people can hear the shelling coming closer. The Russians are just five miles to the north.
Sviatohirsk was once a staple ... Read More
Zelenskyy Says Russian Forces Conducting ‘Deliberate Terro...
In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, April 15, 2022. Zelenskyy said his country was seeking to break Russia's siege of Mariupol.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russian ... Read More
UN Chief: Ukraine War Fallout Threatens Economic Crisis In D...
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
The U.N. Secretary-General warned Wednesday that as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the developing world is facing a “perfect storm” threatening to devastate many of economies.
“As many as 1.7 billion people — one third ... Read More
US To Send $800 Million In New Military Aid To Ukraine
FILE - Ukrainian service members unpack Javelin anti-tank missiles, delivered by plane as part of the U.S. military support package for Ukraine, at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 10, 2022.
The White House on Wednesday reinforced President Joe ... Read More
Russia Names New Commander For Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, receives a picture taken in Syria from Gen. Alexander Dvornikov during an award ceremony at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, March 17, 2016.
With its plans thwarted for a quick takeover of Ukraine, Russia has named ... Read More