After classmates snitch, Russia charges 19-year-old war critic as terrorist
Olesya Krivtsova, a student in the Arctic city of Arkhangelsk, was denounced by classmates for speaking against the war in Ukraine and arrested as an extremist.
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Japan sells dead whale pieces in vending machines to boost trade
Company plans to open up to 100 machines as it imports meat from marine mammals from Iceland
Venezuelan teachers march for better pay amid sky-high inflation, the minimum monthly salary for a public school teacher is about $10, while university professors earn between $60 and $80.
Teachers, retirees and workers' unions marched in at least six Venezuelan cities on Monday to demand better salaries, as the government of President Nicolas Maduro faces renewed challenges in its attempt to fight inflation.
Palestinian teacher killed while giving first aid to militant
The 57-year-old teacher was killed by Israeli forces outside his home in Jenin, his family says.
The West’s ‘indecision’ is killing our people, Ukraine says
Germany has been under growing pressure to provide Leopard tanks to Kyiv but says it has yet to make a decision.
Meta takes Ukraine’s controversial Azov Regiment off its dangerous organizations list
Meta has removed the Azov Regiment, a controversial unit within the Ukrainian National Guard with far-right political leanings, from its list of dangerous individuals and organizations.
Zelenskyy urges world to stop aggression that disrupts international food market
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the world for greater determination and cooperation to stop the aggressive actions that are disrupting the international food market.
Russia Boosts Air Defenses Around Moscow Amid Drone-Strike Fears
Putin Henchmen Threaten ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Dead U.S. Troops
Some of Putin’s top propaganda merchants realize nuclear threats are starting to ring hollow so they recommend slaughtering American servicemen in vast numbers instead.
In Mexico, a reporter published a story. The next day he was shot dead
Heber Lopez Vasquez was one of 13 Mexican journalists killed in 2022, the deadliest year on record for reporting in Mexico, now the most dangerous country for reporters outside Ukraine.
Ukraine to create 1,000 unit kamikaze drone fleet with charity fundraising
Over 1 million French workers strike against effort to raise retirement age
French President Emmanuel Macron plans to increase the age of retirement from 62 to 64 in a bid he claims will add 17.7 billion euros per year in annual pension contributions.
Over 100,000 estimated to gather in Tel Aviv for largest anti-government protest yet
Demonstrators come out in force to oppose planned overhaul of judicial system; rallies also held in Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheba and other towns
Canada to ban cosmetic testing on animals
The impending change to the law follows years of campaigning by MPs and an election pledge by the Liberals to take action on the issue
Ukraine war: Zelensky adviser says West’s 'indecision' is killing Ukrainians
Zelensky adviser tells West to "think faster" as pressure grows on countries to send tanks to Ukraine.
MI5 refused to investigate ‘Russian spy’s’ links to Tories, says whistleblower
Party member lodges a complaint about the security services ignoring attempt of Russian infiltration into the Conservatives
Russia's notorious Wagner Group will be deemed a 'transnational criminal organization' by the United States
The move will open up "additional avenues" to pursue the Wagner Group's global supply of cash and weapons, the White House said on Friday.
MI5 refused to investigate ‘Russian spy’s’ links to Tories, says whistleblower
Party member lodges a complaint about the security services ignoring attempt of Russian infiltration into the Conservatives
Moldova mulls joining NATO
Amid the ongoing large-scale conventional war in Ukraine, the government of Moldova is discussing the possibility of abandoning its neutral status and applying to join NATO, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said in an interview with Politico on Jan. 20.
Ukraine to get "all the help" it needs to fight Russia – Biden
US President Joe Biden has responded to a question about sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine by saying that Ukraine will receive “all the help” it needs to fight against Russian troops.