One of Vladimir Putin's tank commanders deliberately blew up a Russian checkpoint in Ukraine following an argument between units in the latest example of in-fighting that has plagued the President's war ... .
The leaders of the four former Ukrainian provinces that joined Russia were presented with merits by the president. Over two dozen people received state merits from Russian PresidentVladimir Putin on Tuesday. Those recognized included the acting heads of four former Ukrainian regions that joined Russia following referendums this autumn ... .
A 97-year-old German woman has been convicted of complicity in the murders of 10,505 people during the Holocaust, BBCNews reported on Tuesday morning. Between 1943-1945, then-18-year-old Irmgard Furchner worked as a typist at Stutthof Concentration Camp, where an estimated 65,000 people were killed during between 1939-1945 ... .
North Korea has condemned Japan’s planned military build-up and pledged action against what it described as Tokyo’s “wrong and dangerous choice” to bolster its defence sector ... Japan’s sweeping, five-year military strategy will see the country become the world’s third-largest military spender after the United States and China ... .
Turkey's chief prosecutor has asked judges to strip the main pro-Kurdish party of government funding over its alleged links to outlawed militants, the Anadolu state news agency reported Monday ... The HDP denies formal links to the insurgents and accuses the government of targeting the party because of its stringent opposition to Erdogan ... ....
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman faces federal charges for allegedly taking part in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol with her brother, a Chicago police officer who was charged last year for his role in the insurrection. Agnieszka Chwiesiuk, 29, was arrested Monday at her Chicago home and charged in a criminal complaint filed in U.S ... 6 ... .
Lima, (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 20th Dec, 2022 ) .The European Union added its voice Monday to calls for calm after nearly two weeks of protests prompted by the ouster of leftist ex-president PedroCastillo... "The EU condemns any use of violence and any excessive use of force," the bloc said in a statement Monday ... ....