Live: Russia bristles as Zelenskyy calls for NATO membership
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg pays his first visit to Kyiv since Russia’s invasion began in a show of solidarity for Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
Chinese state media slams ‘hype’ about India’s population boom
Government mouthpiece accuses Western media of using China’s population decline to ‘bad mouth’ country. Western media reports on China’s population being overtaken by India deliberately ignore China’s...
Cuban lawmakers vote in new five-year term for current president
The vote comes as Cuba struggles with an economic crisis that has pushed hundreds of thousands out of the country. Cuba’s National Assembly has ratified...
Pakistan foreign minister to attend SCO meet in India: Ministry
Islamabad says Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s foreign ministers’ meeting next month Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will attend the Shanghai Cooperation...
Tesla’s profits drop by one-quarter after vehicle price cuts
Electric carmaker’s profits come in at $2.5bn in first quarter, down 24 percent year-on-year. Tesla has reported a drop in first-quarter earnings as price cuts...
Arrests of Tunisia opposition leaders draw global condemnation
The US says the arrests ‘represent a troubling escalation by the Tunisian government against perceived opponents’. Several global powers have condemned the arrests of political...
So long Singapore: expats flee city as rents go through the roof
Southeast Asian city-state is losing international talent as some expats report rent hikes as high as 80 percent. Singapore – Australian national Ben Dunn and his...
Confusion reigns over flash in skies above Kyiv
The local military administration rules out the possibility of a Russian attack as NASA offers a denial and Ukrainians joke of an alien invasion. A...