Putin visits Crimea on anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine March 18, 2023 at 03:55AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Crimea on Saturday on an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine. Putin was greeted by the Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, and taken to see a new children's centre and art school on what the official said was a surprise visit.

Tony Blair: Putin can't use Iraq as justification for Ukraine March 18, 2023 at 01:12AM

Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts, spews hot lava March 18, 2023 at 12:51AM

Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted late Friday and continued to spew hot ash and other volcanic material on Saturday.

Pakistan reports first polio case of 2023 March 18, 2023 at 12:02AM

Pakistan reported its first polio case of 2023 after a three-year-old boy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district became the latest victim of the disease, confirmed the country's health ministry, Pakistan-based Dawn newspaper reported. The case has been reported at a time when delegations of the French Agency for Development and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are in the country to analyse efforts to eradicate the disease.