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Netherlands: Healthcare workers will go on strike on March 16 at 64 hospitals nationwide as their campaign for higher pay continues
Russian minister’s claim Ukraine war ‘launched against us’ met with laughter
During his remarks at the Raisina Dialogue conference in India, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, said that Moscow was “trying
The German company that makes Leopard and Panther tanks wants to build a factory in Ukraine, report says
Rheinmetall, which produces Leopard 2 and Panther tanks, is in talks with the Ukrainian government, CEO Armin Papperger told the Rheinische Post.
Sanctions leave Russia unable to produce vital radar plane - Ukraine intel
Russian Ship Loaded With Military Equipment Enters Black Sea Towards Ukraine
A Russian cargo ship slipped quietly into the Black Sea with a suspected load of war supplies for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The ship, Sparta IV, was loaded in Syria and sailed with a Russian Navy escort. Although Turkey closed the waterway between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea to Russian warships, the flow of military supplies continues.
Zuckerberg quietly buries Metaverse | The Express Tribune
After a failed idea and its expected revolutionary impact, Metaverse is quietly taken down to focus on AI
China says should advance peaceful reunification with Taiwan
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan on Sunday as well as resolute steps to oppose Taiwan independence, with Taipei responding that Beijing should respect the Taiwanese people's commitment to democracy and freedom.
Russian policy of deporting Ukrainian children under investigation by ICC
Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, visited sites in southern Ukraine as part of his investigation into the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
China to increase defense spending by 7.2%
China's defense budget grew by 7.1% last year to 1.45 trillion yuan, faster than the 6.8% increase in 2021, according to official data.
Russia Doesn’t Belong in the United Nations | Times
It took a full-scale invasion for the world to begin talking about this swindle in international politics, but a year later, the problem still hasn’t been addressed
NATO commander in Europe: Russia's losses in Ukraine amount to over 200,000 troops
NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, U.S. Army General Christopher Cavoli, said that Russia has lost more than 200,000 troops since the start of its invasion in Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, describing the extent of the war as "unbelievable." He added
Ukraine to use $460 million worth of confiscated Russian assets for reconstruction
The government will use the assets seized from two Russian banks, MR Bank and Prominvestbank, to rebuild the country, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said during a conference on March 4. The fund had been added to the budget after the banks’ liquidations on Feb. 25, 2022, after Russia’s full-scale invasion. In early December, the World Bank estimated that the cost of Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction was upwards of 600 billion euros. Following Russia’s continuous attacks on the country’s critical infrastructure since early October, the World Bank’s estimate of the cost of Ukraine’s post-war recovery had increased by over 200 billion euros since June, when the forecast was set at 350 billion euros. In December 2022, the U.S. Senate approved an amendment allowing the transfer of seized assets belonging to Russian oligarchs to the people of Ukraine.
A regiment of drafted Russian soldiers who made video plea to Putin to stop them being 'slaughtered' are now mostly dead, report says
In the video, the drafted Russian soldiers asked President Vladimir Putin's help to deal with commanders' "lawless and criminal orders."
Israel tells top U.S. general it sees need to cooperate against Iran
Israel hosted the top U.S. military officer, Army General Mark Milley, on Friday for discussions that it said included the need for cooperation on denying Iran nuclear weaponry.
‘Everyone should be concerned’: Antarctic sea ice reaches lowest levels ever recorded
With the continent holding enough ice to raise sea levels by many metres if it was to melt, polar scientists are scrambling for answers
UK reasserts Falklands are British territory as Argentina seeks new talks
LONDON (AP) — Britain has reasserted its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after Argentina pulled out of a cooperation agreement and demanded new talks over the South Atlantic territory that sparked a 1982 war between the two countries.
Russia's foreign minister gets laughed at over Ukraine remarks at a global conference
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was not the aggressor in the Ukraine war, but that his country was simply trying to defend itself, to which the crowd laughed and groaned.
UK to provide Ukraine with twice as many Challenger 2 tanks as promised – ambassador
Ukraine will receive twice as many Challenger 2 tanks from the UK than London originally promised.
Two-Year-Old Killed In Iran As Police Open Fire At Family Car
A two-year-old child was killed on Friday after Iranian special forces opened fire at the car carrying him and his family in the central city of Esfahan.