WASHINGTON (CMC): The Antigua and Barbuda ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders, Friday said that his Caribbean island is instituting measures to ensure it implements international sanctions against named Russian persons and entities...
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday reiterated that the Biden administration remains resistant for now on banning Russian oil imports. Psaki raised concerns that such a ban could have a negative impact on US...
MOSCOW — Russia's state communications watchdog has been ordered to completely block access to Facebook in Russia amid the tensions over the war in Ukraine. The agency, Roskomnadzor, said Friday it decided to cut access to Facebook over...
DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Russians could face prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading information that goes against the Russian government's position on the war in Ukraine, a move that comes as authorities block access to...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian attack at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant in Ukraine did not result in any radiation being released and firefighters extinguished a blaze at the facility, UN and Ukrainian officials said, as...
SAN PEDRO (CMC): Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have “strongly” condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and have called for an “immediate ceasefire and an end to all aggression” as well as the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Eastern...
BEIJING (AP): China on Thursday denounced a report that it asked Russia to delay invading Ukraine until after the Beijing Winter Olympics as “fake news” and a “very despicable” attempt to divert attention and shift blame over the conflict. Foreign...
HELSINKI (AP): Through the Cold War and the decades since, nothing could persuade Finns and Swedes that they would be better off joining NATO – until now. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has profoundly changed Europe’s security outlook, including for...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The number of people sent fleeing Ukraine by Russia's invasion topped one million on Wednesday, the swiftest refugee exodus this century, the United Nations said, as Russian forces kept up their bombardment of the...
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit down for talks while urging the West to offer stronger military assistance to Ukraine to fight the Russian invasion. In a...
GENEVA — The United Nations human rights office says its latest count of casualties in Ukraine since Russia's invasion last week has risen to 249 civilians killed and 553 injured. That was only a small increase from its previous tally a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health, widening government scrutiny of the wildly popular video platform. The...
SEOUL, South Korea – A South Korean pharmaceutical company manufacturing Russia's COVID-19 vaccine says it's bracing for business complications as the US-led West escalates sanctions against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine....
LVIV, Ukraine — As Russian forces advance on strategic points in southern Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities on Thursday called for compatriots to launch a guerrilla war against Russian forces. In a video message posted online, Ukrainian...
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Medicines Agency said it has authorised Moderna's coronavirus vaccine for children aged six to 11, in addition to recommending booster shots of Pfizer's vaccine for those aged 12 and over, in decisions...
SAN PEDRO (CMC): Guyana has presented a proposal to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders outlining an “action-oriented and solution-based” initiative aimed at reducing by 25 per cent the region’s multibillion-dollar food bill by 2025. President Dr...
JOHANNESBURG (AP): Another damning report into government corruption in South Africa has recommended further investigations and the possible prosecution of former President Jacob Zuma, current and former cabinet ministers, and senior leaders of the...
KYIV (AP): Most of the world lined up against Moscow in the United Nations on Wednesday to demand that it withdraws from Ukraine, as invading Russian forces renewed their bombardment of the country’s second-biggest city, menaced its capital, and...
WASHINGTON (AP): Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring US inflation and deal with the fading but still...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court's prosecutor opened an investigation Wednesday into possible war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide in Ukraine dating back to 2013, but also covering the conflict sparked...
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine gave children five and older strong protection against hospitalisation and death even during the omicron surge that hit youngsters especially hard, United States health officials reported Tuesday. New data from...
GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases reported globally dropped by 16% last week, marking a month-long decline in COVID-19 infections, according to figures from the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A spokesman for the Russian Defence Ministry says 498 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine and 1,597 wounded. Major General Igor Konashenkov rejected reports about “incalculable losses” of the...
BRUSSELS — The European Union is stepping up aid for Ukraine and is moving toward granting temporary protection to those fleeing Russia's invasion. The EU Commission announced Wednesday it will give temporary residence permits to the...
NEW YORK (AP) — The leaders of OPEC and its oil-producing allies are deciding Wednesday how much oil to release while Russia's invasion of Ukraine rattles markets, reshapes alliances, kills civilians and sends the price of crude...
