New weather maps show the exact date a “snow bomb” is set to hit the UK as temperatures drop across the nation. The new month is expected to bring more “wintry conditions”, with February 8 marking the start of snow showers across
The Russian government has approved a three-day voting window for its presidential elections in 2024. Ella Pamfilova, chairwoman of the Russia Central Election Commission, said that although the extended election window was originally conceived as a pandemic accommodation in 2020, its “other benefits”
BBC staff in Cairo on Wednesday concluded their three-day strike for equal pay with colleagues across the Middle East but threatened future collective action if their demands are not met. During a news conference outside the BBC’s office in Cairo, Khaled el-Balshy,
Hordes of revelers toted colorful water guns Thursday as Thailand kicked off its exuberant three-day Songkran festival at full blast for the first time since 2019, hoping for a significant boost in tourism after the industry was devastated by coronavirus travel restrictions.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is due in Beijing to begin a three-day state visit Tuesday as geopolitical tensions rise over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. China says the visit is an “opportunity to promote the