Won’t start war with NATO: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin scoffed at the possibility of his country launching an attack on a NATO member, calling it “sheer nonsense,” but warned that any Western air base hosting US-made F-16 fighter jets that are slated for deployment in Ukraine would be a “legitimate target” for the Kremlin’s forces. “Their...
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Pope issues marching orders to priests during Holy Thursday Mass
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‘King Charles III continuing to serve whole-hearteadly’
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Rishi Sunak shares ‘hard balance’ of being good dad and UK PM
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Airstrip being built on Yemeni island
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4 killed, 7 hurt in Illinois stabbings, suspect in custody
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‘Cargo ship underwent maintenance prior collision’
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Hunter Biden’s lawyers push judge to toss out tax case charges
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Doctors stunned by war’s toll on Palestinian children
An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst. But the gruesome impact Israel’s war against Hamas is having on Palestinian children still left them stunned. One toddler died from a brain injury caused by an Israeli strike that fractured his skull. His cousin,...
Palestinian Authority announces new Cabinet
The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of the incoming ministers...
Farmers block Brussels to protest EU policies
Dozens of tractors on Tuesday sealed off streets close to European Union headquarters where the 27 EU agriculture ministers were planning to discuss the crisis in the sector that has led to months of protests across the bloc. The farmers were protesting anything from what they see as excessive red tape...
Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons
Ukraine needs any edge it can get to repel Russia from its territory. One emerging bright spot is its small but fast-growing defence industry, which the government is flooding with money in hopes that a surge of homemade weapons and ammunition can help turn the tide. The effort ramped up sharply...
Multiple victims of Moscow attack in serious condition: Russian officials
(): Twenty-two victims of the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people remain in serious condition in the hospital, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said Tuesday, according to state news agency Tass. Two of them are children, it said. Russia is still reeling from the attack Friday in which...
NZ joins US, UK in alleging it was targeted by China-backed cyberespionage
(): Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a state-sponsored operation that targeted New Zealand’s Parliament in 2021, the country’s security minister said Tuesday. New Zealand’s allegation comes a day after American and British authorities announced a set of criminal charges and sanctions against seven hackers, all believed to be living...
Prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release: HK leader
(): Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that prisoners convicted for serious national security crimes would not likely be granted early release under the tightened rules of a new national security law, signalling a hardening government stance against jailed political activists. Chief Executive John Lee said the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance...
