Tibetans Say the Dalai Lama’s ‘Suck My Tongue’ Viral Video Is Being Misinterpreted
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader has often courted controversy for his off-the-cuff jokes that his supporters say are “lost in translation.”
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Zelenskyy tells global finance leaders in Washington that his country needs $14.1 billion immediately for critical reconstruction projects, pleading with officials to use frozen Russian assets to help pay the cost
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a gathering of global finance leaders in Washington that his country needed $14.1 billion immediately for critical reconstruction needs and pleaded with officials to use frozen Russian assets to help pay the cost.
Polish media claims France is blocking EU decision on financing ammunition supplies to Ukraine
France is allegedly blocking an EU decision to finance the supply of ammunition to Ukraine, which requires unanimity among member states. Source: Polish news agency PAP citing a senior EU official The decision to finance the supply of ammunition to Ukraine by the European Union was made at the EU summit in March.
Putin Personally Approved Arrest of US Reporter on Spying Charges
PLA calls 'Taiwanese independence forces' tumor that must be removed | Taiwan News | 2023-04-12
Colonel warns 'operation' must be conducted, responsibility is not of 'scalpel' | 2023-04-12 11:54:00
Netherlands to end all LNG imports from Russia, Dutch energy minister says
The Dutch government's decision shall apply to both short and long-term contracts.
Occupiers take more than 100,000 Ukrainian children from the east
Russian invaders have taken more than 100,000 Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, deporting them under the excuse of alleged “treatment”.
Germany Said It Was Going To Legalise Weed. Europe Said Nope.
Six months ago Germany said it would legalise recreational weed and create a £3.3bn market. But the slow process has been described as “snail racing after the snails had too many edibles.”
UK imposes sanctions on ‘enablers’ accused of helping oligarchs hide assets
Two Cyprus-based individuals alleged to have aided Roman Abramovich and Alisher Usmanov among those targeted
China records world's first human death from H3N8 bird flu -WHO
A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, but the strain does not appear to spread between people.
Zelenskyy suggests terminating agreement and revealing secrets of Belarus
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, has introduced a bill about terminating an agreement with Belarus about mutual protection of state secrets to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Cannabis plans announced in Germany: Legal adult use expected by end of 2023
The hotly anticipated plans for cannabis legalisation in Germany have been announced today. Legalisation will take a two-phase approach, with home-growing and non-profit cannabis social clubs to be permitted by the end of the year, followed by a 5 year pilot of ‘specialist shops’.
First Thing: Zelenskiy urges world leaders to act over beheading videos
Ukrainian president calls for action after videos circulated online appear to show soldiers beheaded by Russian forces. Plus, Nasa prepares for life on Mars
Putin’s Eurotrip Options Slashed With Another Vow to Arrest Him
(REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)Austria will arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he visits the country, pursuant to the arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karolina Edtstadler, Austria’s Minister for the European Union and Constitutional Affairs said this week.“Austria will comply with its obligations under international law and criminal law,” Edtstadler said in an interview with Tagesspiegel. “If he sets foot on Austrian soil, an arrest must be made.”Austria is a party to th
Kyiv compares Russia to Islamic State after beheading video
Ukraine compared Russia on Wednesday to Islamic State and called on the International Criminal Court to investigate after a video emerged online showing apparent Russian soldiers filming themselves beheading a Ukrainian captive with a knife.
Zelenskyy calls on world leaders to react to video of murder of Ukrainian prisoner of war
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has called on world leaders to react to the video in which Russian occupiers cut off the head of a Ukrainian prisoner of war.
More Iranian Schoolgirls Poisoned amid Increased Censorship (Iran)
Head cut off with a knife: Russian soldiers brutally killed Ukrainian prisoner of war
Russian occupiers have brutally murdered a captured Ukrainian serviceman and recorded it on video, and the President’s Office has reacted to the shocking footage posted on the Internet.
Taiwan badge depicting China's President Xi Jinping as Winnie the Pooh being punched in the face goes viral
Taiwanese rush to buy patches being worn by their air force pilots that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh, as a defiant symbol of the island's resistance to Chinese war games.
Russia is set to pass a measure that bans people who have been drafted to the military from leaving the country
The law — which would track draftees and ban them from leaving the country — is set to be sent to Vladimir Putin's desk to be signed and implemented.