NATO must take more action to counter Russia, German defense minister says
Oct 10, 2022 07:25 am UTC| Politics
Germanys defense minister Christine Lambrecht said the NATO alliance must do more in order to counter Russia and Vladimir Putin as the war in Ukraine continues. Lambrecht said the alliance must protect itself as it remains...
North Korea fires two missiles, seventh launch in two weeks
Oct 10, 2022 07:10 am UTC| Politics
North Korea has increasingly fired missiles in recent weeks in what would be a flare in the tensions in the Korean peninsula. Pyongyang launched two more missiles over the weekend, marking the seventh launch in a span of...
Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainians suspected to be behind Darya Dugina killing, report says
Oct 07, 2022 14:56 pm UTC| Politics
The United States intelligence community suspects that authorities in Ukraine would be behind the bombing that killed the daughter of a Russian nationalist. The assessment of the intelligence community was shared within...
UK PM Liz Truss to call for unity on energy security, migration at upcoming summit
Oct 07, 2022 12:35 pm UTC| Politics
British Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to call for unity on issues such as energy security and migration in the upcoming summit this week. The upcoming summit would bring together European countries that are both part and...
Iran: EU foreign ministers to discuss additional sanctions
Oct 07, 2022 10:41 am UTC| Politics
The European Unions foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the blocs foreign ministers are set to discuss additional sanctions to impose on Iran. The additional sanctions come amidst the ongoing unrest in Iran over the...
US: Interior Secretary announces expansion of historical site marking massacre of Native Americans
Oct 07, 2022 10:29 am UTC| Politics
The Biden administration announced the expansion of a historical site in Colorado that memorialized a massacre of Native Americans in the 1860s. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced that the site would be expanded to...
Myanmar: Junta court sentences Japanese filmmaker to 10 years in prison
Oct 07, 2022 10:02 am UTC| Politics
A military court in Myanmar ruled to sentence a Japanese filmmaker to 10 years in prison on charges of encouraging dissent and telecommunication laws. The filmmaker is the fifth foreign journalist to be detained in Myanmar...
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