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
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.
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.
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
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
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian teenager in West Bank clashes: Palestinian ministry
A 17-year-old boy was killed, and an 18-year-old was critically wounded by the Israeli occupation’s bullets during its aggression on Jenin
