Conscription squads send Ukrainian men into hiding
Public transport, cafes and supermarkets are now off limits to men trying to avoid being enlisted.
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China's Xi accused the US of trying to trick him into invading Taiwan, but said he won't take the bait: report
Xi Jinping told an EU leader that the US was trying to trick China into invading Taiwan, per the Financial Times, amid increasing tensions.
Global leader of ISIS targeted and possibly killed in U.S. airstrike
The U.S. announced May 31 that it killed three militants in a Somalia airstrike. Officials now say the target was ISIS leader Abdulqadir Mumin, but also say they aren’t certain he is dead.
Trying And Failing To Cross A River In Vovchansk, 400 Russian Troops Got Cut Off. Now They’re Surrendering.
Russia’s northern offensive isn’t going well.
Kremlin says NATO chief's nuclear weapons remarks are an escalation
US as many as 15 years behind China on nuclear power, report says
Hamas video shows terrorist firing mortar rounds from civilian area in Rafah
'May Allah reckon with you': Al Jazeera caught censoring Gazan criticism for Hamas
"Hamas views the Qatari mouthpiece as its ‘intelligence and propaganda arm," an Israeli court deemed.
'Main damage is to our image:' Israeli defense industry reels from French expo ban
Following French court order banning Israelis from Eurosatory arms exhibition, industry insiders express concerns about significant reputational and financial damage
Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say
More than 40 people are alleged to have died as a result of Greek coastguard actions, BBC analysis reveals.
New poll reveals inconvenient truth: Palestinians like and support Hamas
A recent poll shows that 61% of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza prefer Hamas to be in control of the Gaza Strip
‘We Need to Unite’: Protests Against the Far Right Are Held Across France
LGBT soldiers in Ukraine hope service is changing attitudes as they rally for rights
Several hundred LGBTQ Ukrainian servicemen and their supporters have marched in central Kyiv to demand more rights and highlight their service to their country in its war with Russia
Trudeau says Russia needs to be accountable for 'genocide' of taking Ukrainian kids
BURGENSTOCK — Russia must be held accountable for “an element of genocide” it’s perpetrating by taking thousands of Ukrainian children from their homes and trying to erase their Ukrainian identity, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday at the end of a global summit focused on restoring peace between the two countries. More than 90 nations […]
Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison
BEIJING--Supporters say a Chinese journalist who promoted women’s rights as part of the country’s nascent #MeToo movement has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of incitement to subvert state authority, almost three years after she and an activist were detained.
80 countries at Swiss conference agree Ukraine's territorial integrity must be basis of any peace
Nearly 80 countries jointly called for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war.
Peace talks tomorrow if Russia leaves Ukraine - Zelensky
The remarks come as Ukraine's president hails international support at a summit in Switzerland.
Jens Stoltenberg: Nato in talks to put nuclear weapons on standby
Stoltenberg insists bloc must show its nuclear arsenal to the world and gives stark warning about threat from China
‘Without nuclear, it will be almost impossible to decarbonize by 2050’, UN atomic energy chief
Although nuclear energy is widely used for electricity production, it has often faced an image problem, particularly in the wake of accidents such as the 1985 Chernobyl disaster, the 2011 Fukushima accident or, more recently, the occupation by Russian forces of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
Israel will not commit to end war before release of hostages, official says
Senior Israeli official says while Israel committed to ending war, Hamas has violated past agreements, emphasizing terror group must release all live hostages and bodies of deceased before any cessation of hostilities can occur