Zelenskyy welcomes US aid to Ukraine, urges rapid transfer of weapons | Russia-Ukraine war News

Zelenskyy welcomes US aid to Ukraine, urges rapid transfer of weapons | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine president says the passage of the aid bill would send a powerful message to Russia that the US stands by Kyiv. Ukraine’s president has welcomed the passage of $60bn in military aid for his country by the US House of Representatives and urged Washington to quickly turn the bill…

Kiptum remembered in Kenya’s London Marathon double | Athletics News

Kiptum remembered in Kenya’s London Marathon double | Athletics News

Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir and Alexander Mutiso Munyao won the women’s and men’s elite races on a poignant day at the London Marathon. Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the London Marathon in a women’s-only world record as Alexander Mutiso Munyao’s victory in the men’s race made it a Kenyan double. The…

Russian, Ukrainian families arrive in Qatar for healthcare and support | News

Russian, Ukrainian families arrive in Qatar for healthcare and support | News

Doha says families will receive medical, psychological and social support, state media report. Qatar says 20 Russian and Ukrainian families have arrived in Doha to be provided healthcare and comprehensive support within Qatar’s ongoing mediation efforts to reunite families separated due to Russia’s war on Ukraine, Qatari state media have…

US lawmakers rebuked for waving Ukraine flags as aid bill is passed | Russia-Ukraine war

US lawmakers rebuked for waving Ukraine flags as aid bill is passed | Russia-Ukraine war

NewsFeed This is the moment the US House of Representatives approved a military aid package worth $95 billion to support Ukraine, along with Israel and Taiwan. Lawmakers were told to stop waving Ukrainian flags on the floor of the US Congress. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his thanks. Published On 21…

US House approves aid package worth billions for Ukraine, Israel | Politics News

US House approves aid package worth billions for Ukraine, Israel | Politics News

The Democratic-majority Senate is expected to vote on the bill next week, sending it to President Joe Biden to sign into law. The United States House of Representatives with broad bipartisan support has passed a $95bn legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, despite bitter objections from…

Thousands protest against over-tourism in Spain’s Canary Islands | Tourism News

Thousands protest against over-tourism in Spain’s Canary Islands | Tourism News

Demonstrators say mass tourism is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have hit the streets of Spain’s Canary Islands to demand changes to the model of mass tourism they say is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago. An estimated 57,000 people joined the protests, which began at midday (11:00…

UK returns looted Ghana artefacts on loan after 150 years | Arts and Culture News

UK returns looted Ghana artefacts on loan after 150 years | Arts and Culture News

The objects were stolen from the court of the Asante king during the 19th century Anglo-Asante wars. The United Kingdom has returned 32 gold and silver treasures stolen from the Asante Kingdom more than 150 years ago in what is today’s Ghana on a six-year loan, Ghanaian negotiators have said….

In Serbian village, women fight to escape encroaching mine | Mining

In Serbian village, women fight to escape encroaching mine | Mining

Before dawn, 78-year-old Vukosava Radivojevic prepared breakfast for her husband and then walked to guard a barricade in her village in eastern Serbia to stop trucks from entering an open-pit copper mine that residents say is contaminating the land and water. Radivojevic is among two dozen women who, since January,…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 786 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 786 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 786th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Fighting Russia’s Ministry of Defence reported Ukrainian drone strikes overnight and into Saturday. It said 26 drones were detected over the Belgorod region, 10 over Bryansk, and eight over…

Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on ‘historic’ return of villages | Conflict News

Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on ‘historic’ return of villages | Conflict News

Azerbaijan had demanded the return of the four villages as a condition for a peace deal after decades of conflict. Armenia has agreed to return several villages to Azerbaijan in what both countries say is an important milestone as they edge towards a peace deal after fighting two wars since…