Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine accuses Russia of using nuclear plant to fire rockets, killing 13
Aug 11, 2022 10:10 am UTC| Politics
Ukraine accused Russia Wednesday of trying to use the nuclear power plant to launch their offensive, knowing that Ukrainian forces could not respond. The latest rocket attacks killed 13 people and wounded 10...
US: Police arrest suspect in killings of two Muslim men
Aug 11, 2022 09:08 am UTC| Politics
Authorities in the US arrested the man suspected of killing two Muslim men in New Mexico in recent days. The suspect was identified as 51-year-old Muhammad Syed. Law enforcement in Albuquerque announced the arrest of...
EU: Greece to leave 'enhanced surveillance framework this month
Aug 11, 2022 08:23 am UTC| Politics
Greece will be leaving the European Unions enhanced surveillance framework this month. The countrys finance minister announced that Greece would be exiting the framework on August 20. Greek finance minister Christos...
Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr warns judiciary to dissolve parliament
Aug 11, 2022 08:06 am UTC| Politics
Iraqs government is at a deadlock even after the elections that took place in October last year. Prominent Iraqi Shiite Muslim leader Muqtada al-Sadr warned the judiciary to dissolve the Iraqi parliament, threatening...
Myanmar coup: Malaysia calls for more ASEAN countries to engage with junta opponents.
Aug 11, 2022 07:53 am UTC| Politics
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN grouping has pushed the junta regime in Myanmar to adhere to the peace plan since its generals seized power in a coup last year. Malaysia recently called for...
Aug 11, 2022 07:28 am UTC| Politics
The foreign ministers of the G7 countries have called on Russia to return full control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to Ukraine. The call to do so follows the recent shellings of the nuclear plant that caused...
South China Sea: UK summons China ambassador over aggression on Taiwan
Aug 11, 2022 07:20 am UTC| Politics
The British government has summoned Chinas ambassador to the United Kingdom this week. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss called for the Chinese envoy to explain the increasingly aggressive actions China has taken on...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects