First aid flights leave for Tonga after big volcano eruption

Wellington: The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga were finally able to…

Israel hopes UN will unanimously condemn Holocaust denial

United Nations: Israel is hoping the UN General Assembly will unanimously adopt a resolution rejecting and…

NZ says it won’t use lockdowns when omicron spreads

Wellington: New Zealand is among the few remaining countries to have avoided any outbreaks of the…

China cites corona on packaging, despite doubts abroad

Chinese state media say parcels mailed from overseas may have spread the omicron variant of the…

Blinken in Ukraine as tensions with Russia soar

Kyiv: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Russian counterpart in Switzerland this…

UN: Worse now for women peace builders than before COVID

United Nations: Women seeking to participate in shaping and building peace and defending human rights face…

Still no deal in Czech, Poland lignite mine dispute

Warsaw: The environment ministers of Poland and the Czech Republic said Tuesday they have made progress…

US, allies pledge unity on Russia; to do what isn’t as clear

Washington: President Joe Biden has rallied European allies to pledge as one that they will take…

Russia denies looking for pretext to invade Ukraine

Russia’s top diplomat on Monday angrily rejected US allegations that it was preparing a pretext to…

US: Snow, ice blast through South with powerful winter storm

A dangerous winter storm combining high winds and ice swept through parts of the US Southeast…