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Global Covid cases top 455 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 455 million as the pandemic enters into its third year. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case

Outcry at air strike on Ukraine children’s hospital

Shawdesh Desk: An apparent Russian air strike destroyed a children’s hospital in the besieged Ukrainian port of Mariupol on Wednesday, triggering renewed global outrage two weeks into Moscow’s invasion of

Global Covid cases top 451 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 451 million as Omicron infections keep rising across the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case

Ukraine refugee influx sparks rare EU unity

Shawdesh desk: The flood of refugees escaping war in Ukraine for the European Union has sparked a rare show of unity from the bloc’s 27 nations after years of disputes over the

Western nations halt Russian oil as Ukrainians flee

Shawdesh desk: The United States led a Western assault on Moscow’s economic lifeline Tuesday, banning imports of Russian oil as civilians fled besieged Ukrainian cities in a desperate evacuation push

Russia destroys 2,581 Ukrainian military infrastructure

Shawdesh desk: Russian Armed Forces destroyed a total of 2,581 Ukrainian military infrastructure objects since the beginning of the special operation, including 123 S-300, Buk-M1 and Osa missile air defense

Australia flood toll rises to 20 as thousands evacuate Sydney

Shawdesh desk: The death toll from week-long floods battering Australia’s east coast rose to 20 on Tuesday, after the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered in floodwaters

Russia warns on oil import ban

Shawdesh desk: Fears of an energy war between Russia and the West grew on Tuesday after the United States pushed its allies to ban Russian oil imports as punishment for