The European Union has adopted a sanctions package targeting nine people, including several Russians, and three entities accused of committing human rights abuses against women. The package was agreed to by the union’s 27 member states on Tuesday, a day ahead of International Women’s Day. “No matter where it happens, we will combat and eliminate […]
Following the twin earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, Japan is currently conducting the largest overseas medical mission in its history in the Oguzeli district of Gaziantep province. Japanese medical teams and urban rescue teams rushed to Türkiye’s quake-hit region to provide emergency aid and assistance. According to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, the […]
The combined death toll from the recent devastating earthquakes that hit southern Turkey has exceeded 40,000. This is according to the governments of Turkey and Syria, as well as the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. In Turkey, 35,418 people have been killed, and in Syria, at least another 5,814 have died following […]
Ukraine’s progress in the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia has been far more limited than its successes in the north-east. Front line positions come under regular fire as both Russia and Ukraine attempt to push forward. The BBC’s Abdujalil Abdurasulov gained rare access to the Ukrainian front line in Kherson region. An old Soviet […]
Britain To Introduce King Charles III Stamps And Banknotes Gradually. The introduction of new British banknotes and stamps featuring King Charles III’s image will be implemented gradually. The Royal Mail and Bank of England on Tuesday said they have received guidance from Charles’ royal household aimed at minimising cost and ensuring a sustainable transition. Updated […]
Hurricane Ian strengthened into a Category 3 storm on Tuesday, the United States National Hurricane Center said, as Cuba and Florida — both in the storm’s likely path — ramped up preparations to deal with high winds and potential flooding. About 50,000 people in Cuba’s western Pinar del Rio province moved to safer locations, 6,000 […]
Russian police are reported to have arrested hundreds of protesters rallying against the Kremlin’s decision to call up thousands of extra troops to fight in Ukraine. Russian human rights group OVD-Info put the total at more than 1,300. The largest numbers arrested were in St Petersburg and Moscow. Dozens were held in Irkutsk and other […]
Vladimir Putin has announced a “partial mobilisation” of Russia’s army reserves in a dramatic escalation of the war in Ukraine. Speaking in an address to the Russian people on Wednesday morning, the president warned the West that Russia would use all the means at its disposal to protect its territory, saying: “It’s not a bluff.” […]
President Joe Biden has declared the pandemic over in the US, even as the number of Americans who have died from Covid continues to rise. Mr Biden said that while “we still have a problem”, the situation was rapidly improving. Statistics show that over 400 Americans on average are dying from the virus each day. […]
It was a day when people stood still – on the streets and in their homes – to witness Queen Elizabeth II’s final journey. Royals and world leaders were inside Westminster Abbey. But outside there were many more, ordinary mourners lining the streets of central London. And further beyond – in living rooms and parks, […]
