Ukraine: Russian forces making no headway in Bakhmut, Avdiivka
Reuters :Russian forces remain relentless in their attempts to capture the bombed-out eastern Ukrainian towns of Bakhmut and Avdiivka but were not making progress, Ukraine’s...
International
World’s usable nuke arsenal rose in 2022: Study
AFP :The world’s number of operational atomic warheads increased in 2022, driven largely by Russia and China, a new report out Wednesday said as nuclear...
Kim Jong Un seeks expanding nuclear arsenal
Deutsche Welle :North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un called on his officials to focus “on increasing nuclear arsenals exponentially,” the state’s Korean Central News Agency...
Fire at migrant detention facility in Mexico kills 39 men
Al Jazeera :Dozens of people have been killed and injured after a fire broke out in an immigration detention facility in northern Mexico near the...
Russia to decide on future of ties with West on its own terms: Lavrov
BSS :Russia will determine the future prospects of interaction with Western countries on its own terms, when and if their leadership sobers up, Foreign Minister...
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles
Reuters :North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Monday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a flurry of weapons tests that Pyongyang says...
Myanmar junta chief vows no let up in crackdown, then polls
AFP :Myanmar’s junta chief, flanked by tanks and missile launchers, vowed no let up in a crackdown on opponents and said Monday elections would be...
Two dead after 15 migrants found trapped in train in Texas
AFP :An anonymous emergency telephone call on Friday led authorities to halt a train that contained a group of “suffocating” migrants, two of whom were...
World must listen to China to end Ukraine war: Spain
Reuters :The world should listen to China’s voicein order to find a way out of the warin Ukraine, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on...
US, Canada end loophole that let asylum-seekers cross border
AP :US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced a plan to close a loophole to an immigration agreement that...
Ukraine: NGOs help prosecutors document Russian war crimes
Deutsche Welle :Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year, Ukrainian authorities have recorded over 75,000 war crimes committed by the Russian armed...
N. Zealand tells China of concerns over rights abuses, Taiwan tensions
AFP :New Zealand’s foreign minister said Saturday she raised concerns over China’s human rights abuses and growing tensions with Taiwan in a meeting with her...