Russia-Ukraine war highlights: The fighting between the two countries entered its 74th day with no signs of peace. Thousands of people have been killed in the war, with the latest attack on Azovstal steel work plant.
Published on May 08, 2022 07:33 AM IST
Russia-Ukraine war highlights: The fighting between Vladimir Putin’s Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky’s Ukraine is continuing for the 74th straight day, with no signs of peace between the two countries. All women and children were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged Mariupol port city, Kyiv said on Saturday.
US president Joe Biden, UK PM Boris Johnson and other G-7 leaders are set to meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky via a video call on Sunday. Ahead of the virtual meeting, the UK announced an aid of $1.3 billion in military assistance to the war-torn nation.
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Ukraine war live: Ukraine evacuates civilians from steel plant under siege
Russia-Ukraine war highlights: The fighting between the two countries entered its 74th day with no signs of peace. Thousands of people have been killed in the war, with the latest attack on Azovstal steel work plant.
Published on May 08, 2022 07:33 AM IST
South Africa Covid positivity rate at 5-month high and other global developments
- South Africa, which together with Botswana, identified the Omicron variant in November last year, was the first country to experience a wave driven by the strain, and the way it played out was seen as an indication of what could happen elsewhere.
Published on May 08, 2022 07:21 AM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Swati Bhasin, New Delhi
On Mother’s Day, Google has this heartwarming doodle
- In the first slide, the child is holding their mother’s finger; in the second, both are shown reading in braille. In the third slide, they have illustrated washing hands together while in the final slide, the mother and the child are planting a sapling.
Published on May 08, 2022 07:06 AM IST
Biden, other G-7 leaders to meet Zelensky virtually today amid war: 10 points
Ukraine war: Cities have been damaged, millions have been displaced and thousands have died in ten weeks of war.
Published on May 08, 2022 06:37 AM IST
Russia steps up assaults on Ukraine
The Azovstal steel mill is the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the devastated port city and its fate has taken on a symbolic value in the broader battle since Russia’s invasion.
Published on May 08, 2022 06:31 AM IST
Al-Qaida chief blames US for Ukraine invasion in new video
- Al-Zawahri says in the video that “US weakness” was the reason that its ally Ukraine became “prey” for the Russian invasion.
Published on May 08, 2022 06:07 AM IST
Russia’s Putin ‘doesn’t believe he can afford to lose’ in Ukraine: CIA chief
- Despite the failure of Russian forces to capture Kyiv and their struggle to advance along the war’s main frontlines in the southeastern Donbas region, the Russian leader has not changed his view that his troops can defeat Ukraine’s, Burns said.
Updated on May 08, 2022 05:57 AM IST
South Africa Covid positivity rate nears record amid Omicron spread
South Africa’s daily coronavirus test positivity rate neared a record, rising above 30% on Saturday for the first time in almost five months as two sublineages of the omicron variant spread rapidly ahead of the nation’s winter season.
Published on May 08, 2022 05:51 AM IST
What happened when Trump appeared for a fundraiser
Whispers of Trump’s arrival passed through the crowd that backed up for twenty minutes. Some shouted his name, “Trump, Trump, Trump.” Others seemed irritated at the delay.
Published on May 08, 2022 05:45 AM IST
Ukraine says all women and children now evacuated from Mariupol steel mill
Russian forces backed by tanks and artillery tried again on Saturday to storm Azovstal, Ukraine’s military command said, part of a ferocious assault to dislodge the last Ukrainian defenders in the strategic port city on the Azov Sea.
Published on May 07, 2022 11:51 PM IST
‘You are amazingly strong…’: US First Lady Jill Biden tells Ukrainian refugees
US First Lady Jill Biden’s visit to the region is the latest show of US support for Ukraine and the countries assisting it, and follows a trip to Kyiv by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who met with President Volodymyr Zelensky a week ago.
Published on May 07, 2022 09:44 PM IST
Did Trump ‘encourage’ Musk to buy Twitter? Tesla CEO breaks silence
There have been rumours that Trump’s Twitter handle might be restored after Musk’s Twitter buyout deal is complete, more than a year after it was banned. Twitter had alleged some of the former US president’s tweets had incited riots at the capitol in Washington DC.
Published on May 07, 2022 09:03 PM IST
Bali to deport Russian couple for posting nude pics on sacred tree on Instagram
- The husband-wife duo will be banned from Indonesia for at least six months, and also had to take part in a cleansing ceremony at the sacred area in line with local belief, Bali immigration chief Jamaruli Manihuruk told reporters Friday.
Published on May 07, 2022 07:14 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, New Delhi