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China wants to avoid doing anything that would interrupt the process of U.S. decline
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine falters, Moscow has many opponents and few backers. Even China, Moscow’s closest diplomatic partner other than Belarus, maintains a studied distance—on the one hand blaming the West…
Germans turn to food banks as inflation soars
With the cost of living soaring across Europe, the 65-year-old retired shop assistant is one of many Germans turning to food banks to make ends meet. “Sometimes I go home from the shop almost crying because I…
UK approves extradition of WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange to US
Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange’s extradition to the US has been approved by the UK. Making the announcement on…
Over 930,000 pregnancies aborted in United States in 2020 – Report
The rate of abortions in the United States has risen to 8 per cent as numbers of abortions increased from 862,320 in 2017 to 930,160 in 2020, according to a report by abortions rights group, Guttmacher Institute.…
Republican who voted to impeach Donald Trump defeated in South Carolina
Republican US Representative Tom Rice, who voted to impeach Donald Trump after the January 6 Capitol riot, has lost his re-election bid in South Carolina, while a second Republican incumbent targeted by the…
Biden to travel to Saudi Arabia, Israel next month
U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel next month and the White House is planning to announce the trip this week, a source familiar with the planning said on Sunday. Biden’s trip,…
No pardon for Britons sentenced to death in Ukraine
The leader of the Russian-backed separatist Donetsk region of Ukraine said there was no reason to pardon two Britons who were sentenced to death last week after being captured while fighting for Ukraine. A court in…
Russia hands out passports in occupied Ukraine
The Russian occupation authorities in southern Ukraine say they have started handing out Russian passports to locals in two cities— Kherson and Melitopol. Ukraine condemns the creation of Russian citizens on its…
Zelensky ignored warnings about Russian invasion, Biden says
United States President Joe Biden said Friday that his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky “didn’t want to hear” American warnings ahead of Russia’s invasion of his country. “I know a lot of people thought…
Intense street fighting ongoing in Severodonetsk — UK
Intense street to street fighting is ongoing in the key eastern city of Severodonetsk and both Ukrainian and Russian sides are likely suffering high numbers of casualties, the UK’s Ministry of Defence has said in its…
UK households cut energy use
No fewer than half of British households have cut back on their use of energy in response to the cost of living concerns, according to new data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said its latest research also…
Ivanka Trump disclaims dad’s stance 2020 election was fraudulent
Donald Trump’s daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump told a congressional panel investigating the U.S. Capitol attack that she does not believe the former president’s false claims that his 2020 election defeat resulted…
FBI arrests governorship candidate
Michigan Republican governorship candidate Ryan Kelley, left and as a rioter last year January, right The FBI arrested Republican Ryan Kelley, a candidate for Michigan governor, on Thursday for misdemeanour…
Ukraine Says It’s Holding Off Assault On City
Ukrainian troops holding out in the ruins of Sievierodonetsk have come under renewed heavy assault from Russian forces who see the capture of the industrial city as key to control of the surrounding Luhansk region.…
House panel probes Trump’s accounting of foreign gifts
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Oversight Committee said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into what it called former President Donald Trump’s failure to account for gifts received from foreign…
World Bank slashes global growth forecast
The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its global growth forecast by nearly a third to 2.9% for 2022, warning that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has compounded the damage from the COVID-19 pandemic, and many countries…
UK rail union to shut network in 3-day strike
Strike action by rail workers on three days later this month will lead to a complete shut-down of Britain’s train network, their union said on Tuesday in what it billed as the biggest industrial action in the rail…
U.S. judge authorises seizure of aircrafts owned by Abramovich
A U.S. judge has authorized the seizure of two aircraft owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, for violating export restrictions as well as U.S. sanctions on Russia. The Department of Justice (DoJ) said a…
Russia will strike harder if longer-range missiles supplied – Putin
President Vladimir Putin warned the West that Russia would strike new targets if the United States started supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles, the TASS news agency reported on Sunday. If such missiles…
3 employees stabbed at hospital in Los Angeles County, suspect in custody, police say
A suspect was in custody Friday after he allegedly stabbed three employees at a Los Angeles County area hospital, police said. The man had barricaded himself inside Encino Hospital Medical Center…
Biden says Ukraine might have to give Russia land in ‘negotiated settlement’
President Biden on Friday declined to rule out Ukraine having to cede part of its territory to Russia in order to end Moscow’s more than three-month-old invasion. “Does Ukraine have to cede territory to…
Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Avenatti sent to jail
Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who took on then-President Donald Trump, was sentenced on Thursday to four years in prison. He was jailed for defrauding his best-known former client, the porn actress…
Russia accuses U.S of aggravating Ukrainian war
Russia has accused the United States of ‘adding fuel to fire’ by supplying advanced rockets to Ukraine. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated this on Wednesday while addressing reporters. According to him,…
5 killed at medical centre in fresh U.S. mass shooting, gunman commits suicide
A man armed with a rifle and handgun opened fire on Wednesday inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing four people, police said. It was the latest of a series of mass shootings in the United States.…