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Russia said on Tuesday that it would make "major changes" to its armed forces from 2023 to 2026, promising to shake up its military structure after months of setbacks on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Kazakhstan will no longer allow Russian citizens to stay in the Central Asian country indefinitely by doing so-called visa runs every three months, according to a government directive published this week.
Sanna Marin, the Prime Minister of Finland, stated that if Ukraine was a NATO member state, Russia would not have invaded it.
Article 1 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will be expanded to prohibit discrimination against someone because of a disability or sexual orientation. The proposal to expand the first article of the Constitution, which succinctly deals with equality, has received enough support in a vote in the Eerste Kamer, the Dutch Senate. Amending the text of the Constitution is nearly certain as a result of Tuesday’s vote. Enshrining the rights of LGBTI people in the constitution is a "historic victory for the rainbow community," said advocacy group COC Nederland.
Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, has given orders to increase the country’s army to 1.5 million servicemen in the next three years, as well as to create an army corps and two military districts near the border with Finland.
The former U.S. secretary of state also told the World Economic Forum that the West should continue to engage in talks with Russia.
A total of 86 journalists and media workers were killed globally in 2022, a sharp increase from the average of 58 killings per year from 2019–2021.
Poland's President Andrzej Duda has slammed his Russian counterpart, saying Vladimir Putin is behaving like a tyrant and colonialist by invading Ukraine.
Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has resigned after the ruling Communist Party blamed him for "violations and wrongdoing" by officials under his control, the government said on Tuesday, in a major escalation of the country's anti-graft campaign.
Globally 2022 was the sixth warmest year in a series stretching back to 1850, according to figures released today by the Met Office.
Mexico now bans smoking in hotels, beaches, parks and all other public spaces — one of the world’s strictest laws of its kind. The General Law for Tobacco Control reform, which took effect on Sunday, also prohibits businesses from promoting, advertising or sponsoring tobacco products, including putting them on display for sale. The law expands a 2008 ban on smoking in bars, restaurants and ...
India Business News: India bought a record amount of Russian oil last month, with the country importing a whopping 33 times more than a year earlier. The worldâs third-big
Taiwan's foreign minister says China is likely looking at the war in Ukraine to inform a potential invasion of the island.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new lithium mine in northern Quebec can go ahead with more than 270 conditions to protect wildlife and respect Indigenous use of the lands for traditional purposes.
The Paris landmark displays the message "Femme, Vie, Liberte" in French meaning "Women, Life, Freedom".
Flirting with 40, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is reportedly unwell after leading an unhealthy lifestyle that involves drinking all day, a report claims.