After 100 days of war, Ukraine is fighting for time, trying to hold out against overwhelming Russian fire on its eastern front long enough for Western weapons to arrive and give it a badly needed edge. With casualties mounting and some delays in Western capitals with deliveries, Ukrainian officials fear the relief may not come quickly enough ... ....
New Delhi, Jun 3. Twitter Inc. said on Friday the waiting period under the HSRAct for Elon Musk's $44-billion acquisition of the social media firm has expired. Completion of the deal is now subject to remaining customary closing conditions, ... .
Estonia’s center-right Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is set to start power-sharing talks with two small center-leaning parties after her governing coalition broke up due to a dispute over welfare policy amid soaring inflation ... .
In bad news for Bitcoin and Blockchain lovers, the New York State on Friday passed a bill to halt new permits for certain fossil fuel power plants to be used in Bitcoin mining... The measure also initiates a study on the environmental impact mining facilities are having in New York state. The Senate voted 36-27 in favour of the new bill ... Also Read ... .
The gunman who killed four people at a Tulsa hospital on Wednesday blamed a doctor at the facility for ongoing pain after back surgery and vowed to kill him and anyone who got in his way, police said Thursday ...FrancisHospital Drs. PrestonPhillips and Stephanie Husen ... "We grieve with the families after this senseless tragedy ... "And we pray ... St ... ... .
WASHINGTON, June 2 (Xinhua) -- The Boston Celtics stormed back Thursday and rode the most lopsided fourth quarter in NBA Finals history to beat the Golden State Warriors 120-108 in Game 1 on the road ... There were jitters early on for Boston as everyone took the floor for their first Finals game ... AndrewWiggins had 20 points in the defeat ... ■ ... .
A group of NGOs filed a criminal complaint against three major French weapons manufacturers for “possible complicity in alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Yemen.” ... “We’re hoping that French courts can play a role in starting to fill the current cavernous accountability gap in Yemen,” he said ... .
Cheers greeted Prince Harry and his wife Meghan outside St Paul's Cathedral on Friday as they made their first public appearance in Britain for two years ... But opinions were split among the throng of fans waiting at the London landmark to catch a glimpse of the royals, reflecting a generational divide ... But Ana said the "backseat" role was "unfair".
Riyadh. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) plans to construct the tallest building in the world within the $500Billion NEOM project. The brainchild of SaudiCrown PrinceMohammed bin Salman, plans to build two skyscrapers, each about 500 meters high (1,640 feet), extending horizontally for dozens of miles ... Also Read ... .
PresidentBiden said Friday he does not have “direct plans” to soon travel to Saudi Arabia but acknowledged the trip was a possibility ... “I have no direct plans at the moment,” Biden said Friday when asked by reporters, adding he is focused on bringing “more stability and peace to the Middle East.” ... ... A declassified U.S ... ... ... . .