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Top diplomats for U.S., Russia meet in Geneva on soaring Ukraine tensions
The top diplomats of Russia and the United States were to meet in Switzerland on Friday to discuss soaring tensions over Ukraine after a ...Germany wants to attract 400,000 skilled workers from abroad each year
Germany’s new coalition government wants to attract 400,000 qualified workers from abroad each year to tackle both a demographic imbalance and labour ...At least 17 dead after explosion in Ghana mining region
At least 17 people were killed and 59 injured in an explosion in western Ghana when a truck carrying explosives to a ...Tongans deafened by volcanic blast as they fled for safety
When Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano violently erupted, sending shockwaves and tsunami across the Pacific, the blast in the small island nation was so deafening that fleeing families could only ...Biden sees Russia moving on Ukraine, sows doubt on Western response
U.S. President Joe Biden predicted on Wednesday that Russia will make a move on Ukraine, saying Russia would pay dearly for a ...Blinken vows ‘relentless’ diplomacy to avert Russian attack on Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Russia could launch a new attack on Ukraine at very short notice but Washington ...Water crisis looms for tsunami-hit Tonga; New Zealand help on the way
Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water supplies for the Pacific island nation reeling from a volcanic eruption and tsunami and largely ...Afghan acting PM calls for official recognition of Taliban administration
Afghanistan’s acting prime minister, Mullah Hasan Akhund, on Wednesday called for international governments to officially recognise the country’s Taliban administration, saying at ...Germany signals it could halt gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine
Germany signalled on Tuesday that it could halt the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia if Moscow invades Ukraine, and Western nations ...Tsunami-hit Tonga islands suffered extensive damage, more deaths feared
Tonga’s small outer islands suffered extensive damage from a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, with an entire village destroyed and many buildings missing, a Tongan diplomat ...