Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine can reclaim Kherson, says Pentagon chief
Nov 05, 2022 09:34 am UTC| Politics
US defense secretary Lloyd Austin said Ukrainian forces are capable of reclaiming the partially occupied region of Kherson from Russia. The comments come amidst advances by Ukraine in the occupied territories in its...
NATO chief says the time has come to welcome Sweden, Finland into alliance
Nov 05, 2022 08:04 am UTC| Politics
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this week that the time has come to welcome Sweden and Finland into the alliance. Stoltenberg added that the two countries had fulfilled the demands that Turkey has set for them...
US midterm elections: Joe Biden warns threat of election deniers to democracy
Nov 05, 2022 05:55 am UTC| Politics
With the midterm elections drawing closer, US President Joe Biden has sought to make the case for Democratic candidates in a race that would determine whether the Democratic Party maintains its control of Congress. Biden...
Myanmar coup: Indonesia FM says junta is responsible for crisis
Nov 05, 2022 04:40 am UTC| Politics
Indonesian foreign minister Retno Marsudi said the Myanmar junta is responsible for the crisis in the country. This comes as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations grouping has expressed frustration over the lack of...
Russia-Ukraine war: EU says world must continue to support Ukraine as troops prepare for winter
Nov 05, 2022 04:34 am UTC| Politics
The European Unions foreign policy chief said that support for Ukraine must continue as the war moves toward its ninth month this year. The blocs top diplomats comments come as Ukrainian forces are gearing up for fighting...
Iran: Cleric killed in Zahedan amidst ongoing unrest
Nov 04, 2022 08:28 am UTC| Politics
A Shiite cleric was shot dead in the predominantly Sunni Muslim Iranian city of Zahedan this week. The clerics killing comes amidst the ongoing anti-government protests, with the potential to stir up sectarian tensions in...
US, South Korea commit to find new measures to show strength of alliance
Nov 04, 2022 08:28 am UTC| Politics
South Korea and the United States agreed to find new ways to be able to show the strength of the alliance. The pledge comes amidst a time when North Korea has been firing multiple missiles and artillery shells in a sign of...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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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