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Lufthansa to suspend flights to Kyiv, Odessa from Monday

FRANKFURT: Germany's Lufthansa group is suspending flights to and from the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Odessa, a spokesperson said on Saturday amid growing fears of a possible Russian invasion.The company, which...

Mead gives England winning start in Women’s European Championship

MANCHESTER, England: Beth Mead scored the only goal of the game as host England beat Austria 1-0 in front of a tournament-record crowd of 68,871 at Old Trafford in the Women's European...

Minister: First grain shipments to leave Ukraine ‘this week’

Kyiv expects the first grain deliveries under a UN-brokered deal to leave Ukrainian ports "this week," Ukraine's infrastructure minister said Monday, despite Russian strikes on Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odessa. "We expect...

China summons US ambassador over Pelosi’s Taiwan trip

BEIJING: China summoned the US ambassador in Beijing Tuesday to rebuke him over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's "egregious" trip to Taiwan, state media reported.Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng voiced "strong protests" over...

Dozens of people dead or missing as flash floods hit southern India

NEW DELHI: Dozens of people were reported dead or missing on Saturday after heavy rainfall and flash floods hit the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Environmentalists say deforestation and excessive development...

Boris Johnson: ‘We must not get carried away’

Boris Johnson says it will be "some months before all the most vulnerable are protected" and we must not get "carried away with over-optimism".

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