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‘Deplorable living conditions’: 64 Mexicans rescued from Ontario human trafficking ring
York Regional Police say 64 Mexican-born nationals have been rescued from a human labour trafficking ring operating in Ontario and several people have been charged.
Finland seeking to reduce economic dependence on China
It is estimated that half of the mobile phones and two-thirds of the laptops used in Finland are produced in China.
Putin's top troops are being 'decimated' as Russia relies too much on so-called 'elite' forces to wage war in Ukraine.
Military experts told Insider that the loss of Russia's better-trained soldiers poses a huge problem for Moscow on the battlefield.
Chechen warlord Kadyrov reportedly having health problems
Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia’s Chechnya, is becoming increasingly overweight with a visibly swollen face, suggesting significant health problems, German newspaper Bild’s Russia service reported via Telegram on March 3.
'I can't get my money out': German billionaire investor Mark Mobius says China is restricting flows of capital out of the country
"I would be very, very careful investing in China," Mobius told Fox Business about being unable to pull investment funds from Shanghai.
Zelenskyy says 70,000 war crimes committed in Ukraine as Kyiv moves to open ICC office
Ukraine is taking steps to open an office of the International Criminal Court, as Kyiv says it has registered more than 70,000 war crimes since fighting began.
Russian COVID Vaccine Creator found strangled to death with belt
Telegram / Investigative Committee of RussiaA prominent scientist who helped develop Russia’s COVID vaccine, Sputnik V, was killed in his apartment in Moscow on Thursday, according to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.Andrey Botikov, who worked as a senior researcher at the Gamaleya National Research Center for Ecology and Mathematics, was found dead in his apartment on Thursday. His death is being investigated as a murder, the committee said in a Telegram statement.“Accordin
Biden, Scholz pledge to punish Russia over Ukraine war
An EU official also said China providing arms to Russia would be an ‘absolute red line’ and lead to sanctions: Report
Russian Foreign Minister ridiculed in India
Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, was ridiculed during his speech in India when he claimed that Russia wants to stop the war in Ukraine. Source: European Pravda Lavrov made a speech at a separate panel within the framework of Raisina Dialogue, the main Indian conference for geopolitics and geoeconomics.
Newly discovered chemicals are so deadly to fungi they are named after Keanu Reeves
Russian oligarch warns his country could be broke by 2024
Brother, can you spare a ruble? Oligarch Oleg Deripaska told attendees at an economic summit in Siberia that Russia could be out of money by 2024. “There will already be no money next year,” he said, according to the Moscow Times. “We will need foreign investors.” The 55-year-old billionaire industrialist has close ties to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who ordered troops into Ukraine in 2022 ...
Ukrainian commander says there are more Russians attacking the city of Bakhmut than there is ammo to kill them
Volodymyr Nazarenko, a deputy commander in the National Guard of Ukraine, called the situation in Bakhmut "critical."
Russia will be out of 'military tools' by spring, Ukraine's top military spy says
US sending bridge-launchers to Ukraine for spring fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. announced a new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine on Friday that for the first time includes armored vehicles that can launch bridges — allowing troops to cross rivers or other gaps as Russian and Ukrainian forces remain entrenched on opposite sides of the Dnieper River.
U.S. intel on China considering lethal aid for Putin's war was gleaned from Russian officials
The White House publicly warned of China possibly supplying weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine after corroborating the initial intelligence with other sources and allies, officials say.
Putin Has Assembled an Axis of Autocrats Against Ukraine
Russia’s war is receiving critical assistance from authoritarian regimes around the world.
Attorney General Merrick Garland makes unannounced trip to Ukraine
EU tells Italy to recoup unpaid property tax from Church
The European Commission on Friday asked Italy to recoup sums of the former municipal property tax ICI which were not paid between 2006 and 2011, including from non commercial entities like Catholic Church activities and assets. © ANSA