How long will the western democracies maintain present levels of support for Ukraine? The war’s economic impact, already manifesting itself through spiralling inflation and living costs, could have seriously negative political consequences for elected leaders in the US, Germany, France and the UK ... But it did raise questions about his leadership ... .
The Russian military says it has struck an oil processing plant and fuel depots around the strategic Black Sea port of Odesa. Russian DefenseMinistry spokesman Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Russian ships and aircraft fired missiles on Sunday to strike the facilities, which he said were used to provide fuel to Ukrainian troops near Mykolaiv... ___ ... __.
By CharlotteGreenfield and Jibran Ahmad. KABUL/PESHAWAR (Reuters) – The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world’s biggest opium producer ... The order said the production, use or transportation of other narcotics was also banned ... But he added that he needed to grow poppy to support his family ... Sign Up.
This week, we shall be subjected to further appalling reports from Ukraine. murderous brutality and human suffering and resilience at its receiving end ... Commemorations in Sarajevo this week could not be more cogently timed ... .
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s president dissolved Parliament on Sunday setting the stage for early elections after the prime minister sidestepped a no-confidence move earlier in the day ... Pakistan’s constitution calls for the establishment of an interim government to see the country toward elections, which are to be held within 90 days ... .
BEIJING..China is not deliberately circumventing sanctions on Russia, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Saturday, a day after the European Union warned Beijing against allowing Moscow to work around measures imposed after the Russian invasion of Ukraine... “China is not a related party on the crisis of Ukraine ... Read more. ... Also read. ... ....
Colombo , April 3 (ANI). Ahead of an 'Arab Spring" style protest scheduled to be staged on Sunday, a nationwide curfew has been declared by Sri Lanka. An island-wide curfew has been declared from 6 pm this evening (Saturday) to 6 am on Monday, reported Colombo Gazette...The island nation is facing an unprecedented economic crisis ... (ANI) ....
PARIS. Poland's Iga Swiatek, who will become world tennis number 1 on Monday, has pulled out of the Charleston tournament in the United States. Swiatek scooped her third successive WTA 1000 title by beating NaomiOsaka in the Miami Open final on Saturday ... .
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s assault on Ukraine and its veiled threats of using nuclear arms have policymakers, past and present, thinking the unthinkable. How should the West respond to a Russian battlefield explosion of a nuclear bomb?. The default U.S ... But no one can count on calm minds to prevail in such a moment, and real life seldom goes to plan.
Director of space agency Roscosmos says partnership will only be restored when ‘illegal sanctions’ are removed Russia-Ukraine war. latest updates Russia says it will end cooperation with western countries over the International Space Station until sanctions are lifted ... He added that they “won’t succeed in it, but the intentions are clear” ... .