AirAsia Aviation Group unveiled plans for a low-cost air ridesharing service in Southeast Asia after signing a non-binding deal with lessor Avolon for at least 100 Vertical Aerospace VX4 electric vehicles.

AirAsia to lease at least 100 flying taxis to launch air ridesharing service

Since the beginning of this year as more and more evidence began to emerge that showed that UK PM Boris Johnson and his staffers enjoyed multiple wine and cake parties during Britain's strictest Covid-19 lockdown period, Johnson has been fighting to hold on to his position.

Poll: Partygate impact damaging to Boris Johnson

Former US President Donald Trump's visitors logs will soon be turned over to Capitol Riot investigating agency, this is after President Joe Biden rejected his predecessor's request to shield the visitors log including appointments for individuals that came to the White House on the 6th of January 2021.

Capitol Riots: Biden rejects Trump's attempt to shield White House visitor logs

Standoff between the United States and Mexico over Avocados continues. The United States department of agriculture has said that US imports of new Mexican avocado will stay suspended for as long as necessary to ensure safety of American inspectors who were threatened verbally in Mexico.

United States suspend Mexican avocado imports

French President Emmanuel Macron who's due for election later this year in fact hosted a summit which was to consider to withdraw the French troops that have been stationed in western African nation of Mali.

Macron hosts African leaders ahead of expected withdrawal of troops from Mali

World powers remain engaged in one of the biggest crisis to have hit the east and the west that is Russia and the US-led alliance in several decades. The American President Joe Biden spoke with German chancellor Olaf Scholz, both the leaders have urged Russia to take some real steps to try and defuse tensions.

Biden, Scholz urge Russia to defuse tensions along the Ukrainian border

Ukraine's geostrategic location is one of the crucial reasons why the West is trying to avert war. Ukraine happens to be the bridge between Russia and the NATO nations, the bordering nations happens to be Poland and hence to understand the crisis better, our principal diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal spoke with Poland's deputy minister of foreign affairs Marcin Przydacz.

'Russia is trying to stop integration of Ukraine, EU,' says Polish DY minister Marcin Przydacz

Trouble for the British PM Boris Johnson is not limited to the partygate scandal. The United Kingdom has also hit the highest inflation levels in the last three decades adding pressure to the cost of living and also to the Bank of England to keep raising rates.

UK inflation hits 30-year high

The Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, one of the most recognizable monoliths of the late Paleolithic period built some 5,000 years ago there are still questions about its origin and purpose and a new exhibition in London's British museum is trying to dig deeper here's a look into the world of the Stonehenge.

London's British museum unravels significance of Stonehenge

Negotiators engaged in talks in Vienna are days away from a final decision on salvaging the Iran nuclear pact. Both the United States and Iran have indicated that they are closer than ever to an agreement.

Nuclear deal negotiators days away from a final decision

Canada's capital continues to remain paralyzed for over three weeks now as truckers refuse to leave protest sites, this even after Ottawa police started handing out notices.

No end to freedom convoy protest in Ottawa; police threatens arrest, license revocation

It's a year since NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars. It is on a two-year mission to find evidence of life some 3-4 billion years ago. In our next report, we bring you all the Perseverance rover's findings.

One year since Perseverance rover landed on Mars

While the purported Russian invasion plan of Ukraine on February 16 didn't materialize, the West remains alert, wary of Russian military build-up at the border.

US: Russia's claims of withdrawing troops 'false'

Europe limps back to normalcy as cases decline after a surge driven by the Omicron variant of the COVID-19. Austria, Germany, Switzerland relaxes COVID curbs.

Europe limps back to normalcy: Austria, Germany, Switzerland relaxes COVID curbs as cases decline

Indians planning to holiday abroad can plan the foreign trips in the coming few months because regular global flights are set to resume. India's aviation ministry has set an integral target of resumption of services once domestic capacity touches eighty percent of pre-covid flights.

International flights set to resume soon, Indians may get to holiday abroad

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced heckling in the House of Commons after he invoked the rarely used emergency powers against the ongoing truckers protests. It is only the second time Canadian history that such powers have been invoked in peace time.

Canada: Opposition heckles Trudeau in Parliament after invoking emergency powers

A bloody conflict between the government and the rebellious forces in second largest African nation might be easing. Ethiopian parliament is voted for an early end to a six-month state of emergency effective immediately, diplomats who are mediating between the two sides are cautiously optimistic as Ethiopia imposed the state of emergency in November 2021.

Ethiopian parliament lifts state of emergency early

While tensions persist over the threat of a possible Russian invasion, websites of the Ukrainian army, defence ministry and major banks were knocked offline in a series of cyber attacks. Ukraine's information security center pointed the finger at neighboring Russia.

Russia behind cyberattack on Ukrainian websites?

For weeks after hearing about Russian troop deployment, more and more troops gathering near Ukraine's borders but now Moscow has announced that some troops are returning back to the base which could be a sign of de-escalation, more in our next report.

Russia begins partial troop pullback from Ukraine border; NATO urges caution

UK's prince Andrew will be striking a settlement with Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was a minor. The UK royal maintains that he did not commit any wrongdoing and is ready to pay his accuser an undisclosed sum, take a look at our next report.

UK Prince Andrew settles lawsuit by sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre

US President Joe Biden has made an appeal to Russian president Vladimir Putin to step back from war with Ukraine. He pointed out that Moscow could cause needless death and destruction and Putin could face international outrage.

Ukraine crisis: Russian invasion still a possibility, warns Biden, demands proof of troops pullback

For the past few weeks in India's southern state of Karnataka, a religious symbol has become one of the most polarizing debates in the recent past and as matter continues to be discussed in the state's highest court by a full judicial bench, similar protests are being witnessed in other parts of the country as well.

India: Women take to streets to protest Karnataka hijab ban

Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced an Islamic school teacher to life in prison for raping 13 student. The case has drawn national attention to sexual abuse that has spotlighted the need to protect children from sexual violence in the country's religious boarding schools.

Indonesian court jails Islamic school teacher for raping 13 students

Ukrainians are unfolding a 200-meter-long national flag to celebrate unity day, the new public holiday was announced by President Zelensky, all in a bit to keep the patriotic spirit alive among citizens especially during a fear of war.

Ukraine marks national 'unity day,' Zelensky dismisses warnings of invasion | World English News

Russian lawmakers have called on Vladimir Putin to recognize rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine as independent states. Putin has called for the conflict in Donbass to be resolved through the Minsk peace process while also describing the situation in the region as a genocide.

'Kyiv's actions in Donbass genocide,' says Russian president Vladimir Putin

Russia ends its military drills in Crimea and Moscow has now said that its soldiers were returning to their garrison. The announcement comes a day after Russia had earlier announced a first troop pullback from Ukraine's borders.

Russia begins pulling back troops, ends drill in Crimea | Russia-Ukraine crisis

Ukraine crisis: 'Donbass is committing genocide,' says Russian President Vladimir Putin

Global stock markets have been on a recovery part since the Russian defense ministry published footage to demonstrate that it was in returning some troops to base after exercises. Shares in Asia Pacific rose today morning on signs of easing tensions.

Global stock markets on a recovery path as Russia-Ukraine tensions

Amid heightened tensions between the West in Moscow over Ukraine, Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu visited Syria and held talks with President Bashar Assad. He also inspected Russian air base in the country which has served at Russia's main outpost in Syria.

Russia’s defense chief arrives in Syria to inspect Russian airbase

Woman in the United States has become the third person ever to be cured of HIV, the cured woman with Leukemia had received a stem cell transplant from a donor. The case of a middle-aged woman of mixed race is the first involving umbilical cord blood, it is a new approach that may make the treatment available for more people now.

Woman cured of HIV using novel treatment

US president Joe Biden has made an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to step back from war with Ukraine. He pointed out that Moscow could use needless death and destruction and Putin could face international outrage.

As Russia pullback its troops, US President Joe Biden warns attack on Ukraine still a possibility

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