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Over 1,000 dead dogs found in horrific animal abuse case in South Korea

Over a thousand dead dogs were found on the grounds of a house in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province, and police are investigating a man in his 60s on charges of violating animal protection law. The man said he collected abandoned dogs and starved them to death, but animal rights activists allege that he was paid by dog breeders to get rid of dogs who couldn’t get pregnant anymore or whose commercial value had dippe...

‘Everyone should be concerned’: Antarctic sea ice reaches lowest levels ever recorded | Antarctica

With the continent holding enough ice to raise sea levels by many metres if it was to melt, polar scientists are scrambling for answers

Poisoned Iranian Schoolgirls Threatened In Hospitals (Iran)

Khamenei says poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran is an "unforgivable crime"

Iran's supreme leader said on Monday that poisoning schoolgirls is an "unforgivable" crime which should be punished by death if deliberate, state TV reported, amid public anger over a wave of suspected attacks in schools.

‘No babies, no Japan’: PM Kishida's aide says country ‘will disappear’ if people don’t have more children

Masako Mori, an upper house lawmaker and former minister who advises Kishida on the birth rate problem, said, 'if we go on like this, the country will disappear'

Wagner chief says Russian position at Bakhmut at risk without promised ammunition

The founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force said his troops now tightening their grip on the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut were being deprived of ammunition and if they were forced to retreat the entire front would collapse.

"Devil Has Returned": Taliban Force Divorced Afghan Women Back To Husbands

Abused for years by her ex-husband who broke all of her teeth, Marwa has retreated into hiding with her eight children after Taliban commanders tore up her divorce.

Frightened Africans flee Tunisia after president's anti-migrant tirade.

Hundreds of nationals of Ivory Coast and Mali return home from Tunisia after President Kais Saied claimed refugees and migrants were behind most crime in the North African country, fuelling a spate of sackings, evictions and attacks.

Mayor: 'Hundreds' of Russian soldiers may have been killed in Ukrainian strike on occupied Melitopol

Exiled Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov said in an interview on TV on March 5 that two powerful explosions were heard in the northern part of the occupied...

Russia’s Wagner Mercenary Group Launches Youth Club in St. Petersburg

Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has launched a youth club aimed at fostering patriotism and preparing young Russians for military service.

Russia's Wagner chief warns of frontline collapse if forced to retreat from Bakhmut

The founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force said his troops now tightening their grip on the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut were being deprived of ammunition and if they were forced to retreat the entire front would collapse.

Israeli finance minister's call to erase Palestinian village was 'inappropriate,' Netanyahu says

Israel's prime minister did not appear to condemn Bezalel Smotrich's remarks outright. Instead, he implied the minister misspoke.

A Russian scientist who helped develop the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine was found dead, authorities say

Andrey Botikov, who helped develop Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, died in his Moscow apartment on Thursday,

Iran says suspected schoolgirl poisonings occurred in more than 50 schools

A crisis over suspected poisonings targeting Iranian schoolgirls escalated Sunday as authorities acknowledged over 50 schools were struck in a wave of possible cases.

Germany’s Scholz says China ‘declared it will not deliver’ weapons to Russia

European Commission chief von der Leyen says the EU has seen ‘no evidence’ that China is considering sending arms to Russia.

India funded warlords instead of Afghan govt, say US documents

SIGAR report focuses on sudden collapse of Afgahn govt and Taliban's advance

Only Putin can break Russia-Ukraine stalemate, Germany's chancellor says

Olaf Scholz made it clear the West has not lost its resolve to combat Russian aggression.

Israelis protest against proposed judicial reforms for ninth straight week

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Russian reservists fighting with 'shovels' - UK defence ministry

Troops are likely engaging in hand-to-hand combat in Ukraine, Britain's defence ministry says.