Erdoğan gives public workers 45 percent pay rise in Turkey's tight election race
Turkey’s president is facing the toughest challenge to his 20-year rule on Sunday.
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Chinese woman denied access to freezing her eggs as she is unmarried
Pentagon confirms downing of Russian 'hypersonic' missile by Ukraine
The Kinzhal missile was first used in combat in March against a Ukrainian position and has been used several more times during the war
Putin ‘one-tank’ military parade was an embarrassment for Russia
Russia's scaled-down Victory Day military parade highlighted the country's depleted resources.
Ukraine’s defenders defeat 72nd Russian brigade near Bakhmut, liberate territory and capture prisoners
Defenders of the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine defeated the units of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces near the city of Bakhmut, liberated part of the territory and captured the occupiers.
How Russia is staging fake protests in Europe to discredit Ukraine
Social media posts claim to show demonstrations against Ukraine and NATO in Paris, Brussels, The Hague and beyond. Internal documents from Russian intelligence services, obtained by Le Monde and its partners, show that they were staged by Russia.
Microbes discovered that can digest plastics at low temperatures | Microbiology
Scientists have found microbes that can do this at 15C, in a potential breakthrough for recycling
Japan is in talks to open a NATO office as Ukraine war makes world less stable, foreign minister says
‘Sharp increase’ in LGBTQ+ Ugandans trying to flee country after Anti-Homosexuality Bill
There’s been a significant uptick in the number of LGBTQ people wanting to flee Uganda – and it’s “directly related” to a new anti-gay bill.
Russian army brigade flees Bakhmut
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have confirmed the statement of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group, that the 72nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces fled Bakhmut.
Female UN employees in Afghanistan are being harassed, detained, report says
The U.N. says some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements since being banned by the Taliban from working for the world body.
Wagner should be labelled terrorist group, France tells EU
Report says UK will also blacklist as terrorists the mercenaries who have led months-long assault on Bakhmut, Ukraine
EU preparing sanctions against countries that help Russia evade penalties, potentially hitting China
After 10 rounds of sanctions against Russia, the EU is turning its focus on enforcement and circumvention. #EuropeNews
AFP journalist Arman Soldin was killed by rocket fire in eastern Ukraine
Arman Soldin and his Agence France-Presse (AFP) colleagues came under fire in eastern Ukraine while they were with a group of Ukrainian soldiers.
The US Justice Department said Tuesday that it had disabled a "sophisticated" malware network used by Russia's FSB intelligence agency for two decades to spy in 50 countries including a NATO ally
Canada will not be intimidated by China, PM Trudeau says amid latest dispute
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Canada will not be intimidated by China following tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions by Ottawa and Beijing.
US announces $1.2 billion aid package to Ukraine with counteroffensive looming
The US has announced a $1.2 billion aid package to Ukraine intended to "bolster its air defenses" and "sustain its artillery ammunition needs," with Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian forces looming.
Textbooks giant Pearson takes legal action over use of its content to train AI
Pearson has already sent out a cease-and-desist letter over use of its intellectual property
Polish mayor falls to death from hotel balcony in Sardinia, Italy
Lukashenko leaves Moscow before the end Victory Day celebrations with a bandaged hand
The self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, immediately returned to Minsk after the military parade organised by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow, without waiting for the end of all the celebrations.