Singapore to end quarantine for vaccinated arrivals
Singapore will end quarantine for vaccinated travellers from April 1, the latest country to ease restrictions in a region that has lagged behind the rest of the world in reopening…
Russian regulator blocks Google News over “inauthentic” war info
Russia’s communications regulator has blocked Google News, accusing the news aggregator service of spreading false information about the country’s military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Interfax news agency said on Wednesday.…
Orphaned refugees from Ukraine arrive in UK to start new life in Scotland
A planeload of 54 orphaned Ukrainian refugees have touched down in England on a trip to new lives away from the war. The children cheered and clapped as they landed…
Why is Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg set to stay on?
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is poised to stay in post beyond the end of his term in October after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine plunged the alliance into crisis. Mr…
Nigeria’s Atiku Abubakar to run for president
Nigeria’s former vice president Atiku Abubakar has said he will run for president in next year’s election. Mr Abubakar, 75, a member of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party, made…
London Tube workers given 8.4% pay rise
Tube workers in London are set for an 8.4 per cent pay rise in a move which will cost the network £100 million at a time when its finances are…
Biden in Brussels as Nato kicks off three summits on Ukraine
Nato leaders including US President Joe Biden assembled in Brussels on Thursday for the first of three back-to-back summits aimed at strengthening the West’s response to the Russian invasion of…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges global protests to mark 1 month of war
Ukraine’s leader calls for global solidarity, says he expects ‘serious’ action from NATO and the West to end the month-long war. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for global protests…
Boeing 737 with 133 passengers on board crashes in China
The aircraft reportedly hit a mountain. There is no word yet on casualties. A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 with 133 people on board crashed in China’s Guangxi. The aircraft,…
Plane Carrying 133 Crashes In China, Causes Mountain Fire
The jet involved in the accident was a Boeing 737 aircraft and the number of casualties was not immediately known, CCTV said. Rescue was on its way, it said. Beijing:…