EU removes Vanuatu from Visa Waiver list, who to blame?
In a major development, the European Council has expelled Vanuatu from the EU’s Visa Waiver List.
Ukraine invasion: Australia freezes $33 million funds in Russian accounts
As a result of additional sanctions imposed in reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 45 million Australian dollars (USD 33 million) have been frozen...
Ship carrying 4,000 luxury cars sinks 2 weeks after catching fire
Nearly two weeks after catching fire, a cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars sank off the coast of the Portuguese Azores archipelago.Around 4,000...
Ukrainian city Mariupol ‘near to humanitarian catastrophe’
The major Ukrainian port city of Mariupol was "on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe" on Wednesday, according to the city's deputy mayor, following...
You have no idea what’s coming: Biden to Putin
Vladimir Putin miscalculated how the West would retaliate after invading Ukraine, according to US Vice President Joe Biden.Mr. Biden promised "an unshakeable conviction that...
WA ready to reopen border from March 3
The new Safe Transition Plan will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2022, following a review of Western Australia's border restrictions...
Open borders to Africans fleeing Ukraine: UN urges nations
According to UNHCR, authorities in countries bordering Ukraine have been asked to open their borders to African residents fleeing the war there, despite allegations...
Russia imposes fine on Google, Meta as deadline passes to open local offices
Google (GOOGL.O) and Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) are among the internet corporations facing possible sanctions in Russia for failing to build local...
Taliban restrict Afghans going to foreign countries
The United States and the United Kingdom expressed alarm this week about the Taliban administration's announcement that it would limit Afghans from leaving the...