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Ukraine defence minister: We are a de facto member of Nato alliance
Oleksii Reznikov's comments are set to provoke Russia, which frames the war as a battle with the West.
In a first, South Korea declares nuclear weapons a policy option
Yoon Suk-yeol was quick to add that building nuclear weapons was not yet an official policy.
In U.N. debate, Japan urges Russia to withdraw from Ukraine
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said that an order by the International Court of Justice in March for Russia to withdraw all its troops from Ukraine "must be implemented immediately."
Russia Ready to Withdraw from European Convention on Fighting Corruption
Russia is gearing up to end its participation in the European Convention on fighting corruption in response to the decision to restrict Moscow’s
South Korea now openly considering building nuclear weapons
With confidence in the U.S. nuclear umbrella shaken, Seoul is increasingly eyeing a direct counter to the North’s nuclear weapons program.
Defiant Navalny has opposed Putin's war in Ukraine from prison. His team fear for his safety
Surviving President Vladimir Putin's poisoners was just a warm-up, not a warning, for Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny. But his defiance, according to his political team, has put him in a race against time with the Russian autocrat.
Australia withdraws from cricket series against Afghanistan due to Taliban restrictions on women's sport
Cricket Australia says it will continue to engage with the Afghanistan Cricket Board in anticipation of improved conditions for women and girls in the country.
US Navy veteran released from Russian custody
Germany to send up to 40 armoured fighting vehicles to Ukraine
Germany is backing Poland's idea of an international coalition to supply armoured fighting vehicles to Ukraine and vows to provide Kyiv with around 40 by the end of March
Poland can send Leopard tanks to Ukraine, German vice chancellor says
Because the tanks are German-made, it has been unclear whether Warsaw needed Berlin’s OK to transfer them.
Ten oligarchs who used ‘golden visa’ route to UK are on sanctions list
Suella Braverman issues ministerial statement after long-awaited review of tier 1 (investor) visa scheme
Exxon accurately predicted global warming from 1970s -- but continued to cast doubt on climate science, new report finds | CNN Business
Lula says he suspects pro-Bolsonaro staff helped mob enter presidential palace | Brazil
President vows thorough investigation and says ‘many people were complicit … the truth is the palace was full of Bolsonaristas’
Huge deposits of rare earth elements discovered in Sweden
China currently provides the bulk of the EU’s supply.
Erdogan calls Taliban ban on women's education 'un-Islamic'
Execution Of 19-Year-Old Iranian ‘Stayed” After Protest (Iran)
Scale of alleged torture, detentions by Russian forces in Kherson emerges
'I was a living corpse': New details about alleged abuse taken by Ukrainian prisoners include hands submerged in boiling water, beatings with rifle butts and electric shocks to genitals.
International blunder as Swiss firm gives Taiwanese missile components to China
A Swiss company has alarmed Taiwanese citizens by sending devices used to operate Taiwan’s anti-ship missiles to China for repairs.
Russia Honors Dead Wagner Fighter Who Beat His Mom to Death as Hero Who ‘Always Helped the Weak’
Local officials described the prison mercenary as a gentle, “creative” soul and made no mention of his crime.