International
Zelensky issues an order to leave the Donetsk region in the Ukraine War.
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, has commanded all citizens who are still residing in the eastern Donetsk region that is under Ukrainian control to leave. During a late-night statement from Kyiv, Mr. Zelensky issued a warning about the likelihood of increased fighting. The more people who leave the Donetsk…
Read More »War in Ukraine: According to Ukraine, the UN and Red Cross should look into prisoner deaths
On Friday, after the prison attack, the Russian embassy in the UK tweeted that Azov “militants deserve execution, but death not by firing squad but by hanging, because they’re not real soldiers. They deserve a humiliating death”. Daniil Bezsonov, a spokesman for the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, said the strike had been…
Read More »Russian occupation is being resisted by Ukraine’s shadow army.
There is a second force at work as Ukraine’s military intensifies its attacks on Kherson and suggests a fresh push to retake the area. They are a network of operatives and informers that work behind the lines of the adversary; they are Ukraine’s shadow army. We travel to Mykolaiv to…
Read More »Ukraine war: Russia denies causing global food crisis
Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, denied suggestions that his country was to blame for the world food crisis while on a diplomatic offensive in Egypt. In a Cairo address to Arab League ambassadors, he claimed that Western countries were misrepresenting the effects of sanctions on world food security.…
Read More »Ukraine war: Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘barbarism’ over Odesa attack
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of “barbarism” after a missile attack on the port of Odesa. A landmark deal to resume Ukraine’s grain exports – signed hours before the strike – now hangs in the balance. Moscow has not commented on the attack and Kyiv has said preparations…
Read More »After widespread protests, Ranil Wickremesinghe is sworn in as acting president of Sri Lanka.
Ranil Wickremesinghe, the prime minister of Sri Lanka, has been sworn in as acting president as the nation struggles with economic hardship and turmoil. He succeeds Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who left for Singapore following unprecedented large-scale riots in which the presidential palace was seized by protesters. A curfew was broken by…
Read More »To rebuild Sri Lanka, we urgently need leaders who are truthful and honest.
In a speech on television, Mr. Wickremesinghe urged demonstrators to vacate his office and other state structures and cooperate with law enforcement. “We are unable to amend our constitution. Fascist rule cannot be tolerated. This fascist danger to democracy must be eliminated “added said. Bhavani Fonseka, a human rights lawyer…
Read More »PM of Sri Lanka orders military to take all necessary action to reestablish order.
After protestors stormed his office on Wednesday, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ordered the military to take “whatever action is necessary to restore order.” President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has left the country, has appointed Mr. Wickremesinghe to serve in that capacity. However, the choice to leave him in charge…
Read More »Covid: Pfizer says booster shot promising against Omicron
Pfizer and BioNTech have said a booster jab of their coronavirus vaccine promises to be an effective defence against the new Omicron variant. Three doses provide a similar level of antibodies against Omicron to that of two doses against other variants, the companies said after a small study. The World…
Read More »Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar court sentences ousted leader to four years jail
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison, the first in a series of verdicts that could jail her for life. She was found guilty on charges of inciting dissent and breaking Covid rules under a natural disasters law. Ms Suu Kyi faces…
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