Belgrade: Tens of thousands of Serbians protested, demanding better security, a ban on violent TV content and the resignation of key ministers, days after two mass shootings killed 17 people. Crowds in numbers not seen in the Balkan country for years solemnly marched through the centre
New York: The Pulitzer Prizes for 2023 were announced in New York. It is clear that coverage of the ongoing war in Ukraine and Russia's invasion of the country was a major theme among the winners. The New York Times was awarded the prize for international
London: A British-led group of European countries has asked for expressions of interest to supply Ukraine with missiles with a range of up to 300 km (190 miles) in what would be another step-up in military support for Kyiv against Russia’s invasion. The call for responses
Churachandpur, India: The stench of death hangs heavy over the morgue at an Indian hospital -- and relatives are refusing to bury the rotting corpses in protest at their killings in ethnic violence. Kamlallian Ype, 35, from the mainly Christian Kuki tribe, was killed fleeing attackers
Washington: United States (US) President Joe Biden’s public approval was at 40 percent in recent days, close to the lowest level of his presidency, with Americans unhappy about his handling of immigration and inflation, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll showed. The three-day poll, showed a marginal increase
Madrid: United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that he sees no immediate possibility of reaching a comprehensive ceasefire in the war in Ukraine as both sides are convinced they can win, according to an interview published by Spanish newspaper El Pais on
Shanghai: China has said that it was expelling Canada’s consul in Shanghai, in a tit-for-tat move after Ottawa announced it was sending home a Chinese diplomat accused of trying to intimidate a lawmaker. The expulsions have plunged the two nations into a fresh diplomatic row after
Geneva: More than 600 people died in gang violence last month in Haiti, where the authorities did not have the capacity to protect civilians, the United Nations said on Tuesday. "Every report I get from Haiti underlines the scale of the suffering and rams home the
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was a very positive step, the European Union ambassador to China said on Tuesday, while urging greater efforts to achieve peace. Xi's hour-long call with Zelenskiy for the first time since Russia's invasion of
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Victory Day speech in the Red Square Tuesday said that the world has arrived at a "decisive turning point" and that a "real war has been initiated against his motherland". Victory Day is celebrated when the former USSR