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China says political trust with Russia has deepened after envoy's visit

China said on Saturday that mutual political trust with Russia has continued to deepen after Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu visited the country this week and met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

US downs Chinese balloon over ocean, moves to recover debris

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Saturday downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast on orders from President Joe Biden after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America, becoming the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing.

China Helping Russia’s War With Ukraine With Military Aid—Violating Sanctions—Reports Show

China’s state-owned defense company reportedly provided navigation equipment and fighter jet parts to Russia as its invasion of Ukraine nears its one-year mark.

300 kids died due to cough syrups made in India: WHO

"These consultations are continuing as we enhance our work to encourage the multiple stakeholders to prevent, detect and respond to more incidents. WHO is reviewing existing guidance with a view to making any enhancements in case this is required. The associations' and industry involvement support is considered key," the WHO spokesperson said in an email response to ET.

Japanese prime minister fires aide over anti-LGBTQ+ remarks

Fumio Kishida says official’s comments ‘outrageous and completely incompatible with policies’

Indian police arrest over 2,000 men for illegal child marriages

Those arrested this week included more than 50 Hindu priests and Muslim clerics for allegedly performing marriages for underage girls in Assam, officials say.

Iranians Hold Overnight Rallies Against “Child Murderer Regime”

Kremlin-Linked Group Arranged Payments to European Politicians to Support Russia’s Annexation of Crimea

For years, a secret organization run from inside Russia’s parliament successfully interfered with European policies on occupied Ukraine. Leaked emails give a new overview of the operation and show ...

Russia's Medvedev says more US weapons supplies mean 'all of Ukraine will burn'

US To Give Money Seized From Russian Oligarch To Ukraine As Aid: Report

The money will come from assets confiscated from Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev after his indictment on sanctions evasions in April.

Australia becomes the first country in the world to legalise MDMA and psilocybin for mental health treatment

Brazil: Ally claims Bolsonaro plotted coup to block Lula presidency

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian magazine on Thursday released audio of a senator claiming then President Jair Bolsonaro sought help in a plot to annul the October elections and keep himself in power.

Germany has evidence of war crimes in Ukraine 'in three-digit range' - prosecutor

Germany has collected evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, the country's prosecutor general said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday, adding that he saw a need for a judicial process at international level.

Putin’s Men Fear ‘Minced Meat’ Fate in New Offensive

Moscow’s attempt to regroup and launch a major offensive this year is allegedly in dire straits.

US computing giant Microsoft said Friday that it had identified Iranian state actors as those behind the recent cyberattack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo

"I dumped 30K litres": Canadian farmer shows how much milk is wasted to keep prices up

A farmer from Ontario has taken to TikTok to criticize the Canadian government for its dairy quota rules that keep milk prices high.

Fuel made from Russian oil is being funneled to New York by Indian refiners that are snapping up discounted crude

India is one of Russia's top oil customers, and the nation has been funneling record amounts of fuel made from sanctioned product into New York.

‘I Couldn’t Stay Silent’: Anti-War ‘Flower Protests’ Spread to 60 Cities Across Russia

Russians continue to memorialize the dozens of Ukrainians killed in last month’s Russian missile strike on the city of Dnipro — one of the deadliest single incidents of Moscow’s invasion — in what has evolved into a new nationwide form of anti-war protest.  Makeshift displays of flowers, stuffed toys and handwritten notes have sprung up in at least 60 cities across Russia, often by statues of Ukrainian poets Taras Shevchenko and Lesya Ukrainka — or by monuments to victims of Soviet-era political repression. “It’s a statement against the war, not just mourning for the dead people in Dnipro,” said one woman who laid flowers at a memorial in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk. “I couldn’t stay silent,” she told The Moscow Times in an anonymous interview conducted with the aid of youth opposition movement Vesna.  Images of the destroyed apartment block, civilian casualties and desperate rescue attempts in the aftermath of the Jan. 14 strike in Dnipro served as a shocking reminder of the devastation caused by the Ukraine war and evoked anger and shame among some Russians.  The ongoing tributes to victims of the Dnipro attack are the first nationwide anti-war protests since demonstrations against the country’s “partial” mobilization in September.

Aide to Japan's prime minister says he 'hates' to see LGBT couples

Secretary retracts remarks, says they aren't Kishida's views