Ukrainian YouTubers in Japan make #NoWar plea
Their "extremely noisy" YouTube videos usually show them playing Mario Kart and goofing around, but two Ukrainian brothers are now using their popular Japanese-language channel to speak out against war.
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Shanghai official says virus response lacking as city grinds to halt
A top Shanghai official conceded Thursday that the Chinese financial hub had been "insufficiently prepared" for its latest Covid outbreak, as criticism mounts over lockdowns that have caught residents off guard.
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England's Wyatt, Ecclestone set up World Cup final with Australia
England continued their fairytale revival at the Women's World Cup Thursday when Danni Wyatt's century set up a 137-run semi-final thrashing of South Africa to set up a final showdown with Australia.
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Japan rules out withdrawal from joint Russia gas project
Japan has no plans to withdraw from a joint Russian oil and gas project, despite joining tough sanctions on Moscow over its Ukraine invasion, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday.
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Cuba sentences protester to 5 years for 'enemy propaganda'
A Cuban man who staged a rare protest over the detention of a dissident rapper has been slapped with a five-year prison term for disobedience and "enemy propaganda," according to a sentencing document seen by AFP on Wednesday night.
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Central Asian migrants eye Russia exit amid economic pain
Weeks after returning from Russia amid sanctions triggered by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Emomali Safarov has swapped construction tools for a video camera and his old low-paid journalism job in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe.
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Ukraine sends evacuation buses to besieged city
Ukraine said Thursday it was sending dozens of buses to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol after a Russian ceasefire announcement, but dismissed Kremlin promises to scale back attacks on the capital saying forces were simply regrouping to target the east.
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H&M sees boosted sales but Russian closures start to weigh
Swedish clothing giant H&M said Thursday its revenue increased in the first quarter, but its closure of Russian stores has started to impact growth.
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One-legged Indonesian keeps football dream alive
Syaiful Arifin loved football as a child but feared his playing days were over when he lost his left leg aged 12 after falling off a train.
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Sri Lanka runs out of diesel, faces longest-ever blackout
Diesel was no longer on sale across Sri Lanka on Thursday, crippling transport as the crisis-hit country's 22 million people endure record-long power blackouts.
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