Create your page here
We cannot find results, please try another search request.
photo: Presidential Office of Ukraine / https://www.president.gov.ua/en
Russia uses new laser weapons in Ukraine, Zelenskiy mocks ‘wonder weapon’
Indian Express 19 May 2022
The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards ... trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards.
photo: Creative Commons / PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY Official website
'Hell' in Ukraine's Donbas as Russia piles on pressure, warns Zelenskiy
Post Bulletin 20 May 2022
"The occupiers are trying to exert even more pressure ... The Donbas is completely destroyed," he said ... ADVERTISEMENT ... U.S ... Forum Communications Company uses content from agencies such as Reuters, Kaiser Health News, Tribune News Service and others to provide a wider range of news to our readers. Learn more about the news services FCC uses here. .
photo: AP / Mark Schiefelbein
Xi calls on BRICS countries to build global community of security for all
Xinhua 19 May 2022
BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on the BRICS countries to work together to build a global community of security for all. Xi made the remarks while delivering a video address at the opening session of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting ... ■ ... .
photo: AP / Terry Renna
NASA, Boeing launch key uncrewed test flight to space station
China.dot.org 20 May 2022
NASA and Boeing launched the Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, a critical uncrewed test flight for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Starliner spacecraft aboard lifted off at 6.54 p.m ... .
photo: AP / Mark Schiefelbein
Economy, China, climate dominate as Australia set for polls
Madison 20 May 2022
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians will go to the polls on Saturday following a six-week campaign that has focused on pandemic-fueled inflation, climate change and fears of a Chinese military outpost being established less than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off Australia’s shore ... People are also reading… ... -- Kathleen Fullin Watch now ... .
photo: UN / Mark Garten
‘Freudian slip’: Bush decries ‘invasion of Iraq’ – not Ukraine
Al Jazeera 19 May 2022
Former United States President George W Bush has decried the “wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq” in a gaffe during a speech in the US state of Texas ... Instead, while criticising Russia’s political system, he said ... “I mean, of Ukraine,” he said quickly. He then said “Iraq too” to laughter from the crowd ... Freudian slip of the century… ... .
photo: AP / Chen Si
Shanghai finds cases after five days of ‘zero COVID’ but end of lockdown on track
Metro USA 20 May 2022
The commercial hub of 25 million found three new cases in the same family in Qingpu district ... ‘NEW NORMAL’ ... “This new normal should allow manufacturing supply chains to gradually resume normal operation, but will continue to weigh on consumption, the services sector and small business,” Gavekal analysts wrote in a note ... .
photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena
'We are going to die': Sri Lanka warns of food shortages
The Times of India 20 May 2022
COLOMBO. Sri Lanka's prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season to boost productivity ... "I sincerely urge everyone to accept the gravity of the ... situation." ... P ... Looking for Something? ... .
photo: AP / Jose Luis Magana
Oklahoma lawmakers pass ban on nearly all abortions
RTE 20 May 2022
The Oklahoma state legislature has passed a bill banning abortions from the moment of fertilisation, with some exceptions, the strictest ban so far in the United States. The action by Oklahoma follows steps taken in other Republican-led states to restrict access to abortions in anticipation of the US Supreme Court soon overturning Roe v ... .
photo: Public Domain / Timothy Pike
Finland against hosting nuclear weapons, NATO military bases: PM
Al Jazeera 19 May 2022
Finland is opposed to NATO deploying nuclear weapons or setting up military bases on its territory even if it succeeds in its bid to become a NATO member, Prime Minister Sanna Marin has said ... Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has also said her country does not want permanent NATO bases or nuclear weapons on its territory ... (Al Jazeera). .
photo: White House / Adam Schultz
Biden leaves for Asia under Ukraine, N.Korea nuclear shadows
Arab News 20 May 2022
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE. President Joe Biden left Thursday for South Korea and Japan to cement US leadership in Asia at a time when the White House’s attention has been pulled back to Russia and Europe — and amid fears of a North Korean nuclear test during his trip ... “We know what we will do to respond to them ... 'Wind at our back' ... ....
photo: Unsplash / C.C. Francis
Asylum seekers stuck on Diego Garcia start hunger strike
Al Jazeera 20 May 2022
Dozens of Tamil asylum-seekers have launched a hunger strike after eight months stranded on a secretive military base in the Indian Ocean, demanding that the government of the United Kingdom allow them to claim asylum in a safe third country ... “They want an answer as to when they will be taken elsewhere.” ... Mike Corder/AP Photo] ... US Air Force/AFP] ... .
photo: Unsplash / Jeremy Bezanger
Timeline of Canada's decision to bar Huawei, ZTE from 5G networks
North Shore News 20 May 2022photo: AP / Ernesto Vargas
‘Russia no threat’: China to receive 2 million barrels of Iran oil
Press TV 19 May 2022
A very large Iranian crude carrier is set to discharge 2 million barrels into an oil terminal in China this week after Western media reports claimed that Beijing might be replacing Iran’s barrels with cheaper Russian shipments ... China officially reported the first imports of Iranian crude oil in a year in January ... The shipments are on the rise ... ....
photo: WN / Emico Silalahi
Indonesian press freedom still on edge especially in Papua, observers say
The Jakarta Post 20 May 2022
The country was ranked 119 in 2020 and 124 in 2019 ... We accept. Register to read 3 premium articles for free. Already subscribed?. login. Topics .. .