COVID cases surge in Okinawa amid concern over possible medical system collapse
TOKYO -- The number of coronavirus infections has been on the rise across Japan again, and the situation is especially serious in Okinawa Prefecture,
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US Religious Conservatives Lobby to Restrict Abortion in Africa
Supreme Court ruling overturning right to abortion has emboldened some US-based organizations that advocate against abortion
Ukraine will not trade off territorial integrity against NATO membership — Zelenskyy
Ukraine will not trade off its territorial integrity for NATO membership and will not agree to talks on the Feb. 24 contact lines, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Kyiv on July 1.
Ukraine holds disaster drills amid fears Russia could sabotage nuclear power plant
ABC News was invited to the drills in the city of Zaporizhzhia this week, about 30 miles from the plant.
Ukrainian commander warns French tanks are inadequate for counteroffensive
Ukraine continues to press Western allies for hardware and training assistance as it seeks to take advantage of confusion and low morale on the Russian side.
Just Stop Oil protesters have disrupted London’s Pride march in protest over the event accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries”
Met police make arrests after activists block parade in Piccadilly by sitting in front of Coca-Cola truck
France rioters ram car into mayor's house, injuring wife, child | World News
Mayor says home 'rammed' and set on fire as France detains hundreds more protesters
Estonia to terminate agreement with Russia on preservation of cultural property
Estonia will terminate the agreement on cooperation with the Russian Federation on the preservation of Cultural Property, concluded in 1998. Source: European Pravda; Estonian TV and radio broadcaster ERR The agreement will be terminated by the order of the Estonian government, according to the agenda of the Cabinet meeting on 29 June.
Shell still trading Russian gas despite pledge to stop
The firm is still shipping gas from Siberia despite its promise to withdraw from the Russian energy market.
Nearly 800 Russian soldiers killed and 100 pieces of Russian equipment destroyed on 1 July – General Staff
The Armed Forces of Ukraine killed 790 Russian soldiers and destroyed 26 artillery systems and 20 armoured vehicles on 1 July.
21,000 Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine and ‘world wants to kill’ Putin, Zelensky says
Russians carried out unsuccessful offensive operations on 3 fronts, more than 30 combat clashes occurred
Over the course of the past 24 hours, more than 30 combat clashes occurred; in particular, Russian forces carried out unsuccessful offensive operations on Lyman, Bakhmut, and Marinka fronts. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, information as of 18:00 on 1 July.
Zelenskyy: We need a signal that Ukraine will become a NATO member after war, that is what an invitation is for
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he awaits a clear signal at the NATO summit in Vilnius that Ukraine will join the alliance after the war.
Rare octopus nurseries discovered deep in the Pacific Ocean
Shell still trading Russian gas despite pledge to stop
The firm is still shipping gas from Siberia despite its promise to withdraw from the Russian energy market.
More than 7,000 B.C. port workers now on strike
Longshoremen manned picket lines in ports in Vancouver and Prince Rupert Saturday, with a strike that could potentially cause 'major damage' to Canada's economy, one expert said.
Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has closed down his St. Petersburg-based media holding. The Patriot media group, which Prigozhin founded in 2019, encompasses the Internet Research Agency, widely known as a "troll factory"
Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has closed down his St.
French Police Union Calls Rioters 'Vermin'
CIA says Russia is a recruiting opportunity as disaffection with war rises
U.S. CIA Director William Burns said on Saturday that disaffection in Russia with the war in Ukraine was a once-in-a-generation opportunity to recruit spies - and that his agency was not letting it go to waste.