South Korea: Investigators conduct raid into police stations, emergency centers
Nov 03, 2022 10:00 am UTC| Politics
South Korean authorities have vowed to conduct a thorough investigation into the tragic Halloween crowd crush that took place in Itaewon over the weekend. Investigators this week raided nearby police stations and emergency...
Finland PM urges Turkey, Hungary to ratify Swedish, Finnish NATO membership
Nov 03, 2022 07:03 am UTC| Politics
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin urged Turkey and Hungary to approve Sweden and Finlands applications to join the NATO alliance. This comes as the two countries are the remaining members who have yet to ratify Sweden and...
Iran sanctioned by Switzerland over drone deliveries to Russia
Nov 03, 2022 06:53 am UTC| Politics
Iran has come under heavy scrutiny for its alleged involvement in Russias war with Ukraine due to the drones Moscow is using to attack Ukraine. The Swiss government has adopted the European Unions sanctions on Iran over...
Russia-Ukraine war: UN nuclear watchdog starts investigation into 'dirty bomb' allegations
Nov 03, 2022 06:49 am UTC| Politics
The United Nations nuclear watchdog said this week that it has started its investigation into Russias claims of Ukraine using a dirty bomb. The watchdog chief said that its inspectors will release its initial findings...
Nov 03, 2022 05:42 am UTC| Politics
British defense minister Ben Wallace said the people would have to wait until the fiscal statement from the government is released to see if Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has maintained his defense spending pledge. This comes...
US: Joe Biden criticizes oil, gas companies for big profits after rise in crude prices
Nov 03, 2022 05:27 am UTC| Politics
Russias invasion of Ukraine has led to rising oil prices all over the world, an issue that has hampered US President Joe Bidens administration. Biden called out oil and gas companies for recording large profits following...
Russia-Ukraine war: Russian tycoon Oleg Tinkov renounces citizenship
Nov 03, 2022 05:13 am UTC| Politics
Prominent Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov announced this week that he has renounced his Russian citizenship due to the war in Ukraine. Tinkov, who has previously criticized the war, also urged his peers to do the...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects