[BBC] Turkey quake: Heavy rain hampers rescue efforts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a three-month state of emergency in 10 provinces worst-affected by an earthquake tha...

about 17 hours

[Reuters] Iran's supreme leader issues pardon for 'tens of thousands' of prisoners

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3 days

[The Guardian] ‘We’ll fight until the end’: a journey through the centre of Peru’s uprising

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[BBC] Pakistan mosque blast: Police targeted in attack that kills 47

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9 days

[CNBC] China’s population drops for the first time in decades

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22 days

[CNN] Armed men kidnap 50 women and girls foraging for food in Burkina Faso | CNN

A group of women and girls foraging for wild fruits were abducted by armed men in separate incidents in Burkina Faso, the government said...

23 days

[The Guardian] Warning of unprecedented heatwaves as El Niño set to return in 2023

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23 days

[MSN] China renews threat against Taiwan as island holds military exercise

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28 days

[NBC] Scientists say restoration of the ozone layer is back on track

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30 days

[The Hill] Four million Pakistani children imperiled by flood waters, months after monsoons: UNICEF

About 4 million children in Pakistan are still living near potentially life-threatening flood waters, more than four months after monsoon...

about 1 month

[Wapo] Half of Earth’s glaciers could melt even if key warming goal is met, study says

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about 1 month

[CNBC] The UK recession will be almost as deep as that of Russia, economists predict

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about 1 month

[ABC] Expect more strikes 'deeper and deeper' into Russia, Ukraine’s spy chief tells ABC News

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about 1 month

[CNN] Video shows Pope Benedict XVI lying in state

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about 1 month

[Forbes] Nearly 28% Of Mainland China Arrivals At Taiwan’s Busiest Airport Test Positive For Covid Sunday

Nearly 28% of the 524 passenger arrivals from mainland China at Taiwan’s top international airport on Sunday tested positive for Covid, a...

about 1 month

[CNN] Lula da Silva to be sworn in as Brazil's president, amid fears of violence from Bolsonaro supporters | CNN

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about 1 month

[Reuters] At least 14 dead in armed attack on prison in Mexican border city Juarez

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about 1 month

[Guardian] Drone attack on Kyiv after air alerts issued across eastern Ukraine

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about 1 month

[Huff Post] Kim Jong Un Vows North Korea Will 'Exponentially' Increase Nuclear Arsenal

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about 1 month

N Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles capable of reaching Japan

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about 2 months

[CNN] Peru’s President impeached and arrested after he attempts to dissolve Congress

CNN — Dina Boluarte became Peru’s first female President on Wednesday, capping off a dramatic day which saw her predecessor arrested fo...

2 months

[BBC] Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup

Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government.The group of far-right...

2 months

[CBS] Russian President Vladimir Putin signs expanded anti-LGBTQ+ law

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed expanded anti-LGBTQ+ legislation on Monday. The law was originally introduced by the lower house ...

2 months

[Reuters] NATO's Stoltenberg: Putin trying to use winter as war weapon against Ukraine

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2 months

[BBC] Philippines sees a pandemic boom in child sex abuse

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2 months

[CNN] Mauna Loa is erupting for the first time since 1984, prompting an ashfall advisory for Hawaii's Big Island | CNN

The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years, sparking an ashfall advisory Monday for...

2 months

[BBC] Gujarat election: PM Modi looms large in India state polls

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2 months

[The Guardian] OneLove armband sends ‘very divisive message’, says Qatar official

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2 months

[NBC] Protests sweep across China in a challenge to Xi's 'zero-Covid' policy

Asked about the protests Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said the Chinese government was adjusting its Covid measures base...

2 months

[The Hill] Biden notifies Congress it has approved $323 million arms sale to Finland

The Biden administration on Monday notified Congress it has approved a possible $323 million arms sale to Finland as the country seeks to...

2 months

[CNN] Poland's foreign ministry: "Russian-made missile" fell on the village of Przewodów

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3 months

[CBS] World population reaches 8 billion

The world's population reached 8 billion on Tuesday, growing by 1 billion in the last dozen years and reflecting the rapid population spi...

3 months

[Reuters] Both Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN says

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3 months

[The Guardian] Israel will not cooperate with FBI inquiry into killing of Palestinian American journalist

Israel has said it will not cooperate with an FBI investigation into the killing of the Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh...

3 months

[The Guardian] Afghan supreme leader orders full implementation of sharia law

Afghanistan’s supreme leader has ordered judges to fully implement aspects of Islamic law that include public executions, stonings, flogg...

3 months

[Sky News] Ukraine's troops are on a roll - and now they have the key city of Kherson in their sights

The Ukrainian army is on a roll – they are taking advantage of Russia's faltering military, and now they have the city of Kherson in thei...

3 months

[CNN] Tunnel discovered beneath Egyptian temple may lead to Cleopatra's tomb, archaeologist says

Kathleen Martinez, an archaeologist at the University of Santo Domingo, has been searching for the lost tomb of Cleopatra for nearly 20 y...

3 months

[USA Today] Biden to meet with China's Xi amid increasing tensions over trade, Taiwan

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, a meeting that comes amid increasing tensions...

3 months

[The Guardian] World Cup stadium workers ‘had their money stolen and lives ruined’, says rights group

Migrant workers who constructed stadiums for the World Cup in Qatar have endured “persistent and widespread labour rights violations”, wh...

3 months

[AP] Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats

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3 months

[The Guardian] Pelosi accuses Republicans of treating climate crisis like ‘it’s all a hoax’ at Cop27

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3 months

[CNBC] 'This is not going to stop': Pakistan says apocalyptic flooding shows the need for reparations

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3 months

[The Guardian] Xi Jinping tells China’s army to focus on preparation for war

Xi Jinping has told the People’s Liberation Army to “focus all its energy on fighting” in preparation for war, a Chinese Communist party ...

3 months

[WSJ] U.S. Refuses Advanced Drones for Ukraine to Avoid Escalation With Russia

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration won’t give Ukraine advanced drones despite pleas from Kyiv and a bipartisan group of members of Congr...

3 months

[BBC] Ukraine war: US estimates 200,000 military casualties on all sides

The most senior US general estimates that around 100,000 Russian and 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured in the war in...

3 months

[Reuters] Russia's Putin will not attend G20 summit in Bali in person

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3 months

[Yahoo News] UN to vote on resolution saying Russia must pay reparations

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3 months

[The Guardian] ‘Russia kaput!’: Ukraine brigade eyes victory as enemy retreats from Kherson

n the edge of a copse, Danilo and two fellow soldiers stared intently at a screen. On it was a live video feed from a drone. “It’s quite ...

3 months

[The Guardian] France to require all large car parks to be covered by solar panels

All large car parks in France will be covered by solar panels under new legislation approved as part of president Emmanuel Macron’s renew...

3 months

[NBC] Brittney Griner, jailed in Russia, being moved to penal colony, lawyer says

American basketball player Brittney Griner, jailed in Russia in what the United States calls a wrongful detention, is being moved to a pe...

3 months

[BBC] Ukraine war: Why is control of Kherson so important?

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3 months

[THE GUARDIAN] Climate crisis: past eight years were the eight hottest ever, says UN

The past eight years were the eight hottest ever recorded, a new UN report has found, indicating the world is now deep into the climate c...

3 months

[THE HILL] U.S. privately asking Ukraine to drop public refusal of peace talks with Russia: Washington Post

The United States privately asked Ukraine to drop its public refusal of peace talks with Russia and signal a willingness to engage in neg...

3 months

[AP] North Korea: Missile tests were practice to attack South, US

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s military said Monday its recent barrage of missile tests were practices to attack its rivals’ air...

3 months

[AP] Kyiv prepares for a winter with no heat, water or power

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, is warning residents that they must prepare for the worst this winter if Russi...

3 months

[CNBC] China posts 6-month high Covid count as it sticks with strategy

China on Sunday reported its highest number of new Covid-19 infections in six months, a day after health officials said they were stickin...

3 months

[Huff post] ‘It’s F**king Over!’ Lula da Silva’s Victory In Brazil Injects Hope Into Global Climate Fight

The environment does not typically play a leading role — or any role at all — in Brazilian elections. But during this campaign, da Silva ...

3 months

[The Hill] UNESCO says a third of World Heritage glaciers will vanish by 2050

A third of global glaciers located at World Heritage sites will disappear by 2050, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultura...

3 months

[BBC] Bank of England expects UK to fall into longest ever recession

The Bank of England has warned the UK is facing its longest recession since records began, as it raised interest rates by the most in 33 ...

3 months

[WAPO] Countries vowed to ramp up climate pledges in 2022. Very few have.

Last fall, at a high-profile global climate summit in Scotland, the countries of the world embraced what seemed like a significant commit...

3 months

[BBC] COP27: What have global leaders done on climate change in 2022?

And the UK has not increased its ambition to tackle its role in climate change, according to analysis by Climate Action Tracker of plans ...

3 months

[WSJ] North Korea Fires 3 Missiles Including One Triggering Alarm in Japan

SEOUL—North Korea fired one long-range and two short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, including a missile that triggered emergency w...

3 months

[NBC] North Korea launches 23 missiles as Kim climbs the 'escalation ladder'

Hours before firing its first missiles, North Korea threatened the United States and South Korea over resuming joint military exercises t...

3 months

[The Guardian] Europe’s climate warming at twice rate of global average, says report

Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average in the last 30 years, according to a report from the World Me...

3 months

[The Guardian] ‘It’s over’: Jair Bolsonaro reportedly accepts defeat in Brazil election

Jair Bolsonaro has reportedly thrown in the towel after his presidential election defeat in Brazil on Sunday, telling members of the supr...

3 months

[WAPO] Glaciers in Yosemite and Africa will disappear by 2050, U.N. warns

PARIS — Glaciers in at least one-third of World Heritage sites possessing them, including Yosemite National Park, will disappear by mid-c...

3 months

[AP] Officials: Saudis tell US that Iran may attack the kingdom

WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with American officials that suggests Iran could be preparing for an imminent atta...

3 months

[Reuters] Putin calls for modernisation of Russian military weapons

(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the weapons used by Russia's military should be modernised. "Weapons must con...

3 months

[ABC News] South Korea air raid sirens blare after North fires missiles

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Air raid sirens sounded in South Korea after the North fired about a dozen missiles in its direction Wednesday,...

3 months

[ABC] Concerns rise as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia resumed its blockade of Ukrainian ports on Sunday, cutting off urgently needed grain exports to hungry parts of t...

3 months

[BBC] Ukraine war: Wave of 'massive' strikes hits major cities including Kyiv

The US ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, tweeted: "Like millions of Ukrainians, our @USEmbassyKyiv team is once again taking shelter ...

3 months

[BBC] Cheers and tears as Lula wins Brazil election

Supporters of Brazil's former President Luiz Inácio 'Lula' da Silva erupted with joy as he won the run-off of the country's presidential ...

3 months

[ABC] Witnesses say 'it was like a hell' inside South Korean crush

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3 months

[Vice] US to Put Nuclear-Capable B52s in Australia as Taiwan Invasion Fears Grow

The U. S. is set to deploy six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to northern Australia, and build dedicated facilities to house them, accordin...

3 months

[CNN] Arshad Sharif, prominent journalist who fled Pakistan, killed in shooting in Kenya

Arshad Sharif, a prominent Pakistani journalist who fled the country after he was charged with sedition, has died in Kenya after he was s...

3 months

[BBC] Inside a US military cyber team’s defense of Ukraine

Ukraine has been subject to continued cyber-attacks which, if successful, could have affected infrastructure. But the country has continu...

3 months

[BBC] Nigeria floods: 'I have nowhere to go'

By the time Ifeanyin Ashley returned home from work, floodwaters had swept through his bungalow which housed his wife, children, and pare...

3 months

[The Guardian] Iranian forces kill three in unrest after protester’s funeral

Iran appears to have entered a cycle of deadly violence after three more people were killed by security officers overnight during a prote...

3 months

[The Guardian] Climate crisis study finds heatwaves have cost global economy $16tn

Heatwaves brought on by human-caused climate breakdown have cost the global economy about $16tn since the 1990s, according to a study. T...

3 months

[The Guardian] Young girls being sold in India to repay loans, says human rights body

Young girls in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan are being sold as “repayment” for loans their parents cannot afford, the national b...

3 months

[NPR] What to know about Brazil's crucial election as Bolsonaro faces Lula

SÃO PAULO — Brazilians head to the polls Sunday to vote in a crucial presidential election that is testing the world's fourth-largest dem...

3 months

[Reuters] Putin says world faces most dangerous decade since World War Two

LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the world faced the most dangerous decade since World War Two, ...

3 months

[WAPO] Pentagon: Ukraine to get advanced air defense systems early next month

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters Thursday that Ukraine is expected to receive advanced U. S. air defense systems “early next...

3 months

[The Guardian] World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies

The climate crisis has reached a “really bleak moment”, one of the world’s leading climate scientists has said, after a slew of major rep...

3 months

[NBC] Griner faces difficult conditions at Russian penal colony, former prisoners and advocates say

Brittney Griner will enter a system of isolation, grueling labor and psychological torment when she is transferred to a penal colony, the...

3 months

[AP News] Same-sex marriage is now legal in all of Mexico's states

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lawmakers in the border state of Tamaulipas voted Wednesday night to legalize same-sex marriages, becoming the last of...

3 months

[The Hill] Zelensky says Ukraine ‘preparing good news’ in fight against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said there would soon be “good news” for Ukraine as heavy fighting with Russia contin...

3 months

[The Guardian] Current emissions pledges will lead to catastrophic climate breakdown, says UN

Pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions will lead to global heating of 2.5C, a level that would condemn the world to catastrophic climate...

3 months

[BBC] Iran protests: Police fire on Mahsa Amini mourners - witnesses

The crowds were heard shouting "Woman, life, freedom" and "Death to the dictator" - two of the signature chants of the protest movement -...

3 months

[CNN] Israeli President says he is 'extremely pleased' with Kanye West fallout after antisemitic remarks

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday said he is “extremely pleased” with the “overwhelming reaction” to recent antisemitic comment...

3 months

[WAPO] Ukrainian forces advance against Russian fighters in Kherson and Bakhmut

The renewed fears of some kind of radiation attack added to the ominous sense that Putin’s war in Ukraine is growing even more deadly and...

4 months

[Reuters] Russian forces "preparing to work under radioactive contamination" - Moscow

LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Monday that it had prepared its forces to work in conditions of radioactive ...

4 months

[The Guardian] Tory backer says UK economy is ‘frankly doomed’ without Brexit renegotiation

The billionaire businessman Guy Hands has accused the Conservatives of putting the UK “on a path to be the sick man of Europe”, as he iss...

4 months

[The Guardian] Myanmar airstrike kills dozens at concert, says Kachin separatist group

More than 60 people attending the anniversary celebration of the main political organisation of Myanmar’s minority ethnic Kachin people h...

4 months

[Huff Post] The World Made A Big Pledge To End Deforestation. It Immediately Fell Off Track.

The world remains wildly off track of its goal to halt forest loss by the end of the decade despite making some progress toward curbing d...

4 months

[Reuters] Factbox: China's new elite Communist Party leadership

BEIJING, Oct 23 (Reuters) - China's Xi Jinping on Sunday secured a third term as leader of the Communist Party and unveiled a new seven-m...

4 months

[CBS] 5,000 people march in Downtown LA to protest Iranian government

Across Downtown Los Angeles, thousands of people marched to chants for woman, life and freedom joined worldwide protests calling for regi...

4 months

[The Guardian] China’s leader Xi Jinping secures third term and stacks inner circle with loyalists

Xi Jinping has been confirmed as leader of China for a precedent-breaking third term, after a week-long political meeting eliminated key ...

4 months

[AP] Russia's defense chief warns of "dirty bomb" provocation

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s defense chief on Sunday alleged that Ukraine was preparing a “provocation” involving a radioactive device, ...

4 months

[The Guardian] Australia will join Biden’s global pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030, Albanese confirms

The Albanese government has confirmed it will join Joe Biden’s global pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030, as the prime minist...

4 months

[AP] Boris Johnson out of race to be next UK prime minister

LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will not run to lead the Conservative Party, ending intense speculation...

4 months

[The Guardian] Sharp fall in China’s global standing as poll shows backing for Taiwan defence

China’s reputation has deteriorated rapidly over the last four years, particularly in the west, and a large share of global opinion would...

4 months

[The Guardian] Climate activists throw mashed potatoes at Monet work in Germany

Claude Monet has become the latest artist to be the focus of food-related climate protests, after members of a German environmental group...

4 months

[Fox News] US military ranked 'weak' for first time: Heritage Foundation report

A Heritage Foundation report has ranked the U. S. military as "weak" for the first time in the annual assessment's nine-year history. Th...

4 months

[Forbes] China’s Energy Vulnerabilities Drive Xi’s Policies

The long-anticipated 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, widely seen as Chinese President Xi Jinping's stage-managed coro...

4 months

[Reuters] Putin declares martial law in four unilaterally annexed regions of Ukraine

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he was introducing martial law in four Russian-occupied regions of ...

4 months

[Reuters] Israel offers help with air-attack alerts, but Ukraine wants interceptors

JERUSALEM, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Israel offered on Wednesday to help Ukrainians develop air attack alerts for civilians, signalling a soften...

4 months

[CNN] Watch: US warns China might have military capability to seize Taiwan in 2027

China now boasts the world's largest navy, with some of the newest and most powerful warships afloat. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has vowed...

4 months

[Reuters] India stops Pulitzer-winning journalist from travelling to US

NEW DELHI, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Indian authorities have stopped a photojournalist from boarding a flight to the United States, where she ha...

4 months

[The Guardian] Saudi Arabia sentences US citizen to 16 years over tweets critical of regime

An American citizen has been sentenced to 16 years in prison in Saudi Arabia for tweeting critically about the Saudi regime, in another s...

4 months

[Reuters] Ukraine receives 2 billion euros in aid from EU - Ukrainian PM

KYIV, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine received 2 billion euros in financial assistance from the European Union on Tuesday, the first tranche o...

4 months

[WAPO] China plans to seize Taiwan on ‘much faster timeline,’ Blinken says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of speeding up plans to seize Taiwan as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks set to secure ...

4 months

[Reuters] Iran agrees to ship missiles, more drones to Russia, defying the West-sources

A view of drones during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on August 24, 2022. Irania...

4 months

[The Guardian] Ukraine says 30% of its power plants destroyed in last eight days

Nearly a third of Ukraine’s power stations have been destroyed by Russian drone and missile attacks in the past eight days, Volodymyr Zel...

4 months

[Reuters] Ukraine moves to cut diplomatic ties with Iran after drone attacks

KYIV, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine's foreign minister said on Tuesday he was submitting a proposal to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to form...

4 months

[MSN] Saudi prince sends threat to the West after Biden warns of consequences for kingdom

A Saudi prince related to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's seemingly took aim at President Biden and the U. S., warning leaders not to ...

4 months

[CNBC] UK's new finance minister scraps almost all planned tax cuts in bid to appease markets

LONDON — U. K. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt used his first Monday on the job to announce that almost all of the controversial tax measure...

4 months

[The Guardian] Australia quietly drops recognition of West Jerusalem as capital of Israel

Australia has quietly dropped its recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, unwinding language adopted by Scott Morrison’s ...

4 months

[The Guardian] Iran breaching nuclear deal by providing Russia with armed drones, says UK

Britain has joined France in viewing the Iranian supply of armed drones to Russia for devastating use in Ukraine as a breach of Iran’s ob...

4 months

[Reuters] United Nations condemns Russia's move to annex parts of Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly condemned Russia's "attempted illegal ...

4 months

[Reuters] Iranians keep up protests over Mahsa Amini death despite growing death toll

DUBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Iranians kept up anti-government protests on Wednesday despite an increasingly deadly state crackdown, social m...

4 months

[Insider] Biden escalates feud with Saudi Arabia, warning of 'consequences' for cutting oil production in coordination with Russia

* Biden made an nonspecific threat to Saudi Arabia after its decision to cut oil output. * The call, which will drive up prices, was mad...

4 months

[WSJ] Russia Detains Eight Suspects in Crimea Bridge Explosion

MOSCOW—Russian authorities said they had detained eight people in connection with the blast that brought down part of the bridge linking ...

4 months

[The Guardian] Almost 70% of animal populations wiped out since 1970, report reveals

Earth’s wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% in just under 50 years, according to a leading scientific assessment, as h...

4 months

[Reuters] Putin says Nord Stream sabotage is 'act of international terrorism'

MOSCOW, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that major leaks which suddenly erupted in the Nord Stream ...

4 months

[ABC] Biden believes Putin won't use nuclear weapons on Ukraine

"The mistakes that can be made, miscalculations, who knows what would happen.” President Joe Biden said he does not believe that Russian...

4 months

[Reuters] Lavrov says Russia open to talks with West, U.S. dismisses comments as 'posturing'

LONDON/WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was open to talks with the West ...

4 months

[The Guardian] Democratic senator threatens to freeze weapons sales to Saudi Arabia over support of Russia

The congressional backlash against Saudi Arabia escalated sharply on Monday as a powerful Democratic senator threatened to freeze weapons...

4 months

[Reuters] Kremlin: U.S. air defense supplies will extend conflict, inflict pain for Ukraine

MOSCOW, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday that U. S. promises to supply advanced air defense systems to Ukraine will...

4 months

[The Guardian] Ministers may face legal action over documents on Queen’s hidden wealth

Ministers could face contempt of court proceedings unless they respond to a request for documents that could reveal how the late Queen co...

4 months

[The Guardian] Female students chant ‘get lost’ at Iranian president on campus

Female students in Tehran chanted “get lost”, according to activists, as the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, visited their university c...

4 months

[Reuters] North Korea fires two ballistic missiles after allied military drills

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday, authorities in neighbouring countries said, the seventh such launch by Pyongyan...

4 months

[CNN] Top US officials hold first in-person meeting with the Taliban since the US killed al Qaeda's leader in July

Top US officials hold first in-person meeting with the Taliban since the US killed al Qaeda’s leader in July Top Biden administration of...

4 months

[WAPO] Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made the Marshall Plan relevant again

One reason for the confusion was the anodyne nature of Marshall’s speech itself. “It is logical that the United States do whatever it is ...

4 months

[BBC] Ukraine says mass burial sites found in retaken town of Lyman

Hundreds of graves were also found outside the eastern city of Izyum days after Russian troops retreated, according to Ukrainian authorit...

4 months

[BBC] Ethiopia civil war: My patients are doomed to die in Tigray blockade

Dr Fasika Amdeslasie speaks in a matter-of-fact voice, but what he has to say is devastating. "We have a lack of anaesthesia drugs, lack...

4 months

[NBC] 'Free El Chapo': Mexicans March for Jailed Drug Lord

More than a thousand people marched in support of captured Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the capital of his home state o...

4 months

[Reuters] Turkey's 'disinformation' bill to have pre-election 'chilling effect' -Europe watchdog

Turkey's proposed "disinformation" bill threatens free speech and could further harm journalism ahead of next year's elections, a Europea...

4 months

[AP] Thai town struggles with sudden loss of so many of its young

UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — Paweenuch Supholwong sits on her mother’s lap and fidgets with her pigtails as her mother tells the remarkab...

4 months

[BBC] Crimean bridge fire: Blaze erupts on only bridge linking peninsula to Russia

Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) said: "At 06:07 Moscow time today [03:07 GMT], an explosion was set off at a cargo vehic...

4 months