Browsing: World News

The Guardian says the Taliban are facing international condemnation after they announced on Wednesday that girls would not be allowed to attend secondary school.

France24 says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on French companies including carmaker Renault, supermarket group Auchan and DIY retailer Leroy Merlin to leave Russia.

Euronews says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged people in the west to take a stand against the Russian invasion in a speech in English on the month anniversary of the invasion.

TRT World says Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi-who became the 1st female US secretary of state has died of cancer at the age of 84, her family said.

VOA says Idaho on Wednesday became the first state to enact a law modeled after a Texas statute that bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and that can be enforced through lawsuits.

The Metro says Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson has refused to rule out the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine in case of an ‘existential threat’ to Russia.

The Independent says US president Joe Biden’s approval ratings have plunged to a new low this week, mirroring the ratings received by his predecessor Donald Trump.

The Guardian says several European countries lifted their coronavirus restrictions too soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

The Guardian says a large tornado touched down in New Orleans on Tuesday evening, causing damage and destruction to the city’s lower ninth ward.

France24 says World number one Ash Barty has decided to retire from professional tennis at the age of 25 and at the peak of her game.

Arab News says the Saudi health ministry has ended the need for key COVID-19 travel requirements for those entering the Kingdom.

Aljazeera says Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said in an interview that Russia would only use nuclear weapons if its very existence were threatened.

TRT World says Climate change is now “the greatest threat to the future and security” of Australia, senior defence figures in the country have warned.

Burnt wreckage and charred personal belongings have been found at the site of the plane crash in southern China, according to rescuers at the site.

The Guardian says China has locked down an industrial city of 9 million people overnight and reported more than 4,000 virus cases, as the nation’s “zero-Covid” strategy is confronted by an Omicron wave.

The Guardian says a man who was trapped 15ft (4.5m) underground for two days in a San Francisco Bay area storm pipe the width of a large pizza was rescued.

The Independent says Vladimir Putin is resorting to extreme tactics because his “back is against the wall”, according to Joe Biden, including using hypersonic missiles in Ukraine.

The Metro says a 95-year-old survivor of four Nazi concentration camps has been killed by Russian shelling in Ukraine, according to a Holocaust memorial body.

Euronews says an alleged fatal attack on a Russian teenager in Germany by a group of Ukrainians is “fake,” police have said.

France24 says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed an offer of direct peace talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin overnight to Tuesday.

Arab News says the EU said that it “strongly condemns” recent attacks on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi militia.

Aljazeera says Biden’s nominee to the country’s highest court Ketanji Brown Jackson has defended her record as a federal judge as one of independence and fairness.

The Metro says as many as 133 people are feared dead after their plane crashed into a mountainous area and caught fire, Chinese state media have reported.

The Metro says a shopping centre and several homes were destroyed by Russian shelling in Kyiv, killing at least four people, city authorities said.

The Independent says Donald Trump has promised supporters that he will return to the White House in 2024 during a speech in Florida on Saturday.