Russia rejects peace agreement, insisting its war in Ukraine will rage on 'for the foreseeable future'
"There are currently no grounds for an agreement," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said of Russia's war in Ukraine.
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U.S. Navy destroyers dispatched to Aleutians after Chinese, Russian vessels spotted nearby
Speaking by phone on Saturday, Senator Dan Sullivan confirmed the event happened “within the last few days”, and that while the military response was robust — four naval destroyers were dispatched to the ships’ location — it was also uncommon.
Hiroshima mayor calls nuclear deterrence 'folly' as city marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing
Hiroshima officials are criticizing growing support for nuclear weapons as a deterent from uneasiness over Russia's war on Ukraine and tensions in the Koreas.
Kremlin says they only want Ukrainian territories included in Russian Constitution
Dmitry Peskov, Spokesman for the Russian dictator, has said Russia allegedly does not want any other Ukraine’s territories, just the four oblasts and Crimea that were illegally included in the Russian Constitution.
US intends to offer 38 second-hand F-16 fighters to Argentina
Proposal was sent by the State Department to the US Congress and also accompanies P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. Possible sale would avoid supply of Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 fighter
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni sues Placebo singer Brian Molko for calling her 'fascist, racist'
Italy has one of the highest rates of libel suits against the media in Europe, and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni is proving journalist associations right.
Wrongly convicted in Britain no longer forced to pay ‘saved living costs’ in prison
The government has scrapped controversial guidance over deductions to compensation in miscarriage of justice cases
2 US military veterans killed in drone attack in Ukraine | Stars and Stripes
Andrew Irvin Webber, a former Army officer, and Lance Lawrence, a former machine gunner in the Marine Corps, died during a military operation in eastern Ukraine on July 29.
A flightless parrot is returning to mainland New Zealand after a 40-year absence
Kākāpō are large flightless parrots that used to be widespread across the country, before being hunted to near extinction.
Ukraine gets rid of Soviet symbols on Motherland monument in Kyiv
Workers installed Ukraine's national trident on an iconic monument depicting the Motherland in Kyiv on Sunday, replacing old Soviet symbols in one of the most visible examples of breaking away from the past and Moscow's influence.
Philippines condemns China's use of water cannons at its vessels
Russia spreading false claims about Qur’an burnings to harm Nato bid, says Sweden
Defence agency says Moscow is using the protests in Stockholm to stir tensions between Arab countries and the west
Pakistan’s Youth Desperately Try To Illegally Migrate To Europe
The world inches closer to feared global warming 'tipping points': 5 disastrous scenarios
Climate change effects usually become clear over decades and centuries, but some alarming changes are looming, scientists fear.
More than a million displaced and dozens dead after record rain drenches northeastern China
Ukraine war: Russia hits blood transfusion centre, says Zelensky
People have been reportedly killed and wounded in the strike in north-eastern Ukraine, says the president.
Niger Republic cut ties with Nigeria, USA, France.
Niger Republic’s junta has cut off ties with Nigeria, its former colonial ruler France, Togo, and the United States. Spokesperson for Niger’s coup leader Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane said this in a national broadcast on Thursday, according to Radio France International. Nigeria’s president Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Chairman of the Economic […]
Tiger cub stolen from Mariupol and sent to Moscow circus is reported dead
A tiger cub stolen by Russian invaders from the zoo in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol is reported to have died at a circus in Russia, Mariupol City Council reported on Telegram on Aug. 5.