Previously neutral Finland announces it wants to join NATO
Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced the country wants to join NATO.
Ukrainian band wins Eurovision song competition as war with Russia continues
Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest Sunday in a show of support for the war-ravaged country.
Ukraine’s Lviv region struck by missile, military infrastructure hit
A missile hit some of Lviv’s military infrastructure early Sunday morning.
North Korea reports 15 more suspected COVID-19 deaths
North Korea has confirmed 15 more coronavirus-related deaths and hundreds of thousands of additional patients with fevers amid the country’s first COVID-19 outbreak.
Russia has likely lost one-third of its combat forces in Ukraine, UK Defense Ministry says
Russia has likely lost one-third of its combat forces in Ukraine, according to a new report from the United Kingdom’s Defence Ministry.
COVID surge in South Africa driven by omicron sub-variants, experts say
A COVID-19 surge in South Africa is being driven by omicron sub-variants, including BA.4 and BA.5. The World Health Organization (WHO) said there was no evidence that BA.4…
Ukraine says Russia withdrawing from nation’s second-largest city
Russian troops are reportedly withdrawing from Ukraine’s second-largest city. Kharkiv has been under assault since the start of the war.
Finland’s president tells Putin his country will apply to join NATO
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country will apply for NATO membership. The conversation was initiated by Finland.
Russia will manipulate Kherson election results to support leaving Ukraine, UK says
Moscow is moving forward with its plan to annex the Ukrainian region of Kherson by carrying out a “rigged” election intended to manipulate local support for joining the…
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE’s president
Rulers in the United Arab Emirates announced Saturday that they unanimously appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the president of this hereditarily ruled nation on the…