U.S. Army infantry veteran killed in Ukraine
Army veteran Dalton Medlin is one of more than 20 U.S. military veterans who have died in Ukraine since February 2022.
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US will transfer weapons seized from Iran to Ukraine
Rishi Sunak says misgendering trans people is 'common sense'
Rishi Sunak has outwardly refused to recognise trans people's identities in his speech at the Conservative Party Conference.
British Daily Mail report: Chinese nuclear submarine 093-417 accidentally hit a Chinese underwater trap in the Yellow Sea, 55 officers and soldiers suffocated to death
EXCLUSIVE Officially, China has denied the incident took place. It also appears Beijing refused to request international assistance for its stricken submarine.
Kremlin Official Openly Calls For ‘Return’ of Baltic States Using ‘Russian Weapons’
The Kremlin’s occupational leader of the Zaporizhzhia region said Russia should invade the Baltic States so that “the whole world does not turn into Sodom and Gomorrah.”
Rishi Sunak announces plan to ban smoking for next generation. Smoking age to be raised by one year, every year
55 Chinese sailors feared dead in nuclear submarine accident in Yellow Sea, says UK report
China News: A UK report suggests that at least 55 Chinese sailors died in a submarine accident in the Yellow Sea. The crew members reportedly perished due to a fa
It’s time Europe reduced its defense reliance on the US, Czech president says
Europe can no longer neglect defense obligations, Czech President Petr Pavel said.
16-Year-Old Girl In Coma After Alleged Assault Over Hijab Rules In Iran Metro
An Iranian girl, aged 16, has been left in a coma and is being treated in hospital under heavy security after an assault on the Tehran subway, a rights group said on Tuesday, blaming the Islamic republic's notorious morality police.
55 Chinese sailors feared dead in nuclear submarine accident in Yellow Sea
China News: A UK report suggests that at least 55 Chinese sailors died in a submarine accident in the Yellow Sea. The crew members reportedly perished due to a fa
Despite Warning Signals From Moscow, Armenian Lawmakers Ratify ICC's Rome Statute
Despite opposition from Moscow, Armenian lawmakers have voted in favor of ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which issued warrants in March for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his children's commissioner for their roles in the deportation of Ukrainian children.
Pakistan orders illegal immigrants, including 1.73 mln Afghans, to leave
Pakistan on Tuesday ordered all illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghan nationals, to leave the country or face expulsion after revealing that 14 of 24 suicide bombings in the country this year were carried out by Afghan nationals.
Video of ultra-Orthodox Jews spitting by Christians in Jerusalem sparks outrage
Intimidating behaviour beside procession of worshippers seen as another sign of victimisation and was condemned by Netanyahu
Philippines says three fishermen killed after boat rammed by ‘foreign’ vessel in South China Sea
Canada MPs elect first black House of Commons Speaker
Greg Fergus takes over the role after the previous Speaker resigned amid a Nazi in parliament row.
Machinery from New York-based company used to build Russian weapons used in war on Ukraine
After Russia invaded Ukraine last year, the U.S. and Europe imposed strict sanctions against the Russian government. But as Russian manufacturers work to replace tanks destroyed on the battlefield, they are doing it with the help of a machine part made by a company based in New York. Simon Ostrovsky traveled to Kyiv and Albany to get to the bottom of the NSH USA's role.
Russian textbook claims German unification was 'annexation'
A new Russian history textbook describes the reunification of Germany as the "annexation" of the communist East. German historians say it distorts history and fits the anti-Western narrative of the Putin regime.
Gang removed hundreds of kidneys to sell to wealthy clients, Pakistan police say
Armenia’s parliament defies Russia in vote to join international criminal court
Moscow criticises ‘inappropriate’ decision that would oblige former ally to arrest Putin if he visits
The Pentagon warns Congress it is running low on money to replace weapons sent to Ukraine
The Pentagon is warning Congress that it is running low on funding to replace weapons the U.S. has sent to Ukraine and has already been forced to slow down resupplying some troops.