News Archives for World - 2022-05-21

World Published 21 May, 2022 07:06pm

Russia imposes travel ban on 963 Americans, including President Biden

Foreign Ministry says it adds 26 new names to a list of Canadians it has barred from travelling to the country

World Published 21 May, 2022 03:40pm

Biden, Yoon signal expanded military drills due to N. Korea ‘threat’

Biden and Yoon also extended an offer of help to Pyongyang, which has recently announced it is in the midst of a Covid-19 outbreak, a rare admission of internal troubles.

World Published 21 May, 2022 03:14pm

Russia advances in Ukraine’s Donbas as Mariupol steelworks siege ends

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the last defenders at the steelworks had been told by Ukraine’s military that they could get out and save their lives.

World Published 21 May, 2022 03:05pm

Voting closes in Australia’s east as election heads for tight finish

Polls showing the opposition Labor Party narrowly ahead of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition

World Published 21 May, 2022 01:42pm

North Korea reports over 200,000 fever cases for 5th day amid COVID wave

The ongoing COVID wave, declared last week, has fuelled concerns over a lack of vaccines, inadequate medical infrastructure and a potential food crisis in the country of 25 million