Sevgil Musaieva, editor-in-chief of Ukrainska Pravda
Sevgil Musaieva, editor-in-chief of Ukrainska Pravda, discusses her work …
Qatar Authorities Apologize for Threatening Danish Film Crew at World Cup
Qatar’s Supreme Committee said it has apologized after a Danish film crew was threatened by security staff live on air as they broadcast in the capital Doha ahead of the World Cup. TV2 reporter Rasmus Tantholdt was speaking as part of a live broadcast when he was approached by security staff that had appeared on …
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Ukraine Military Victory Unlikely Soon, Top US General Says
The top U.S. general on Wednesday said Ukraine’s chances of any near-term, outright military victory were not high, cautioning that Russia still had significant combat power inside Ukraine despite suffering battlefield setbacks since its invasion in February. Ukraine has vowed to keep the pressure on Russian forces until it reclaims control of all occupied territory. …
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Poland Explosion Overshadows G20 Bali Summit
NATO and G-7 leaders met for an emergency meeting Wednesday on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, to discuss the explosion in eastern Poland. There were concerns the incident marked a significant escalation in Moscow’s war on Ukraine. However, both Poland and NATO say the explosion was not caused by Russian attack. …
MI5 Spy Chief: Russia, China, Iran Top Threat List to UK
Britain faces major security threats from the trio of Russia, China and Iran, which all use coercion, intimidation and violence to pursue their interests, the U.K.’s domestic intelligence spy chief said Wednesday. Ken McCallum, director-general of MI5, added to mounting warnings from British authorities about Russia’s aggression and China’s growing assertiveness. He also singled out …
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Political Repercussions Grow over Turkey Bombing
The political and diplomatic fallout is growing after Sunday’s bombing in Istanbul. Turkey blames Kurdish militants backed by the United States for the attack, which comes months before elections. Mourners have not stopped laying flowers at the scene of Sunday’s fatal bomb attack on Istanbul’s most famous shopping street. While the country comes to terms …
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Turkish President Sees Extension of Ukraine Grain Deal
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he believes an agreement allowing for Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea will remain in place beyond its Saturday expiration. Erdogan told reporters at the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, that there were ongoing talks about extending the deal, and that he planned to speak with Russian …
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US, NATO Investigating Reports of Deadly Russian Missile Strike in Poland
U.S. President Joe Biden said it was unlikely that a missile that struck Poland on Tuesday was fired from Russia, adding: “I’m going to make sure we figure out exactly what happened.” Biden, who is in Bali, Indonesia, for a meeting of the Group of 20 largest economies, came from an emergency meeting where he …
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Poland is increasing the readiness of some of its military units, government officials said Tuesday, after unconfirmed reports that stray Russian missiles killed two people near the country’s border with Ukraine. Polish President Andrzej Duda, who spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, was reportedly considering whether to call urgent consultations …
Through US Midterms, Europeans See Democracy Reaffirmed — But for How Long?
The U.S. midterm elections have been closely followed overseas — especially in Europe, where analysts say some of America’s closest and oldest allies are relieved that U.S. democracy held the course. But many are unsure for how long — and some are calling for a stronger and more independent Europe as a result. In France …
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Ukrainian, Russian Forces Prepare for Onset of Brutal Winter
Ukraine’s bitter winter is approaching fast, when temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius. The conditions will have a big impact on the war with invading Russian forces, according to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov. “It’s [the] main obstacle for all the military campaign. If it’s rainy, you have to stay, because …
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Ukraine’s Brutal Winter Could Hit Russian Morale, Hardware
Ukraine’s bitter winter is approaching fast – when temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius. The changing season will likely have a big impact on Ukraine’s war with invading Russian forces, as Henry Ridgwell reports. …
Turkey Trying to Persuade Russia to Renew UN Grain Deal
Seeking a boost in upcoming elections, the Turkish president wants to show he can help avert rising world food prices. Dorian Jones reports. …
UN Investigators: Both Russia and Ukraine Abusing POWs
A team of U.N. investigators finds both Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war have been subjected to torture and ill-treatment by their captors. The report is based on interviews over the past several months with 159 POWs, including 20 women held by the Russian Federation and 175 male POWs held by Ukraine. The investigators report …
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Spain Welcomes Back Descendants of Civil War Exiles
Monica Fernández knows only too well the pain of exile. In 1958, in the years after the Spanish civil war when the country was in ruins, her father left in search of a better life in Argentina but always wanted to return to Spain. It was not to be. Instead, Manuel Fernández …
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Anti-Mafia Author Saviano on Trial for Calling Italy PM a ‘Bastard’
Roberto Saviano, Italy’s best-known anti-Mafia author and a leading human rights campaigner, is due to stand trial in Rome on Tuesday for calling Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a “bastard.” If convicted of the libel charge Saviano, 43, could in theory face up to three years’ imprisonment, but under Italy’s legal system a fine of at …
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Ukraine War Sets Off Migration Wave of Russian Jews to Israel
The Israeli so-called Law of Return says that anyone with one Jewish grandparent can immigrate to Israel and receive Israeli citizenship. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to draft 300,000 men to fight in the war against Ukraine has prompted thousands of Russians to move to Israel, with tens of thousands of others on the way. …
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EU Widens Sanctions on Tehran, Mulls More Against Russia
The European Union on Monday slapped new sanctions on Iran for its crackdown on anti-government protesters and launched a mission to train 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers in member states. European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday imposed travel bans and asset freezes on 29 Iranians, including high-ranking members of the country’s Revolutionary Guard and Interior …
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‘Landmark’ Court Ruling Blocks Europe Extraditions to China
All extraditions to China from Europe could be blocked after a recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in a judgment that campaigners described as a landmark decision with global ramifications. Judges at the court in Strasbourg, France, unanimously ruled October 6 that Hung Tao Liu, a Taiwan national accused of telecoms …
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‘Landmark’ Court Ruling Blocks European Extradition to China
All extraditions to China from Europe could be blocked after a ruling by European judges. As Henry Ridgwell reports, human rights campaigners describe it as a landmark judgment with global ramifications. Videographer: Henry Ridgwell …
US Imposes Sanctions on Military Procurement Network Aiding Russia
The United States on Monday targeted Russian military’s supply chains, imposing sanctions on 14 individuals and 28 entities that it said were part of a transnational network that procures technology to support Moscow in its invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury also designated family members of Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, as well as individuals that …
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Russian FM Appears in Video After Reports of Hospital Visit in Bali
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the highest-ranking Russian official attending the G-20 summit in Indonesia, has appeared in a video wearing shorts and a T-shirt to prove he is healthy after media reports said he had been hospitalized upon arriving in Bali for the gathering. In response to the Monday reports, which quoted multiple political and …
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Chief Suspect in Turkey Bombing Arrested as Minister Assails US
Turkey is claiming a breakthrough in Sunday’s fatal bombing with security forces detaining a woman suspected of planting the bomb that killed six people and injured over 50 others. Ankara is accusing Syrian Kurdish militants backed by the United States of ordering the attack. In the early hours of Monday morning in Istanbul, Turkish security …
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CIA Chief Meets Putin’s Spy Chief, Warns Against Nuclear Weapons
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns is in Turkey to deliver a message to President Vladimir Putin’s foreign spy chief about the consequences of a potential Russian use of nuclear weapons, a White House spokesperson said. In the first known high-level face-to-face U.S.-Russian contact since Putin’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Burns was in …
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