WASHINGTON — . Russian PresidentVladimir Putin reminded the world last week that he controls the world’s largest arsenal of nuclear weapons. It wasn’t the first time. “If anyone decides to meddle [in Ukraine] and create unacceptable strategic threats for Russia, they must know our response will be lightning-quick,” Putin said Wednesday ...U.S.
Will the real President of the United States of America please stand up?. By a concerned reader. It is obvious that Joe Biden is not the real president of the United States. He does not have the capability or the authority to answer a question from a journalist in his own words ... So he is not the President of the United States ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... HTMLVideo embed. 4 ... .
They named themselves the UkraineDefence Consultative Group and vowed to meet monthly until the war is won. A catchier, more accurate title would be the Stop Mad VladCoalition. That’s surely how Russia’s friendless, paranoid president will view the US-led inaugural meeting of 40 Nato and non-Nato countries opposed to Russia’s invasion ... .
Marine animals could die off at a level rivaling the biggest mass extinctions in geologic history if people don’t curb greenhouse gas emissions ... The more warming, the fewer species are likely to survive, the results show ... Under a high emissions scenario, the results were disturbing ... Stay informed about local news and weather ... RelatedCoverage. ... .
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David Sanger at the New York Times noted that Austin was “acknowledging a transformation of the conflict, from a battle over control of Ukraine to one that pits Washington more directly against Moscow.” But this is not really a transformation ... US Def. Secy ... For the Kremlin, most certainly, Austin’s remark would not have come as surprise ... .
Germany has filed a case against Italy at the UN's highest court over attempts within Italy to claim compensation for Nazi-era war crimes. In a submission to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Germany says Italy continues to allow cases in its domestic courts despite a 2012 ruling that such claims were inadmissible ... -BBC ....
Israeli forces on Saturday arrested the suspected killers of a Jewish settlement guard shot in a West Bank attack claimed by a Palestinian armed group that linked it to violence in Jerusalem... The Israeli army said the guard was on duty at the entrance to the Ariel settlement on Friday night when attackers opened fire, fatally wounding him ... .
Restaurants across Beijing will temporarily ban dining-in and residents will need negative Covid tests to visit public spaces, officials said on Saturday, in a major ramping up of virus controls at the start of the Labour Day holiday ...The Guardian view on China’s zero-Covid strategy. no way out? . Editorial. Read more ... 00.48 ... TopicsChinaCoronavirusnews ... .
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More than 1,000 firefighters backed by bulldozers and aircraft battled the largest active wildfire in the US on Saturday after strong winds pushed it across some containment lines and closer to a town in northern New Mexico...Smoke from the Calf Canyon fire is seen from Mora village, New Mexico on 29 April. Photograph. Andrew Hay/Reuters ... Read more ... .
The family of Paul Rusesabagina, the subject of Oscar-nominated film Hotel Rwanda, have filed a $400m (£307m) lawsuit in the United States over his alleged abduction and torture. He was sentenced to 25 years for terrorism by a Rwandan court last year in what supporters called a sham trial ... He was arrested in 2020 after arriving back in Rwanda ... .
Afghanistan's supreme leader appeared publicly for only the second time in six years on Sunday, telling worshippers celebrating Eid al-Fitr the Taliban had achieved freedom and security since seizing power last year ... "Congratulations on this security and for the Islamic system." ... Friday's bombing in the capital killed at least 10 ... ....
The spectre of nuclear catastrophe hangs over the war in Ukraine, according to Russia’s own top diplomat ... But he added that the risk was “Serious. It is real”. Lavrov and Russian PresidentVladimir Putin are doing little to extinguish the fire they started ... But no ceasefire looks imminent as Russia continues its campaign in Ukraine’s south and east ... .
Ukrainian forces have fought to hold off Russian attempts to advance in the south and east, where the Kremlin is seeking to capture the country’s industrial Donbas region. Meanwhile, a senior US defence official said Moscow’s offensive is going much slower than planned ... Citizens are “begging to get saved,” Mayor Vadym Boichenko said ... AP/PA Images. / ... /.
Vladimir Putin is set to declare 'all-out war' on Ukraine 'within days' to enable Russia to launch a general mobilisation of the population, according to Russian sources and Western officials ... It comes as ex-Nato chief RichardSherriff warned the West must 'gear itself up' for a 'worst case scenario' war with Russia in Ukraine ... Pictured ... High-tech... .