U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized that any potential cease-fire in Ukraine must coincide with a “just and lasting” peace agreement that mandates the withdrawal of Russia’s military. He argued against a cease-fire that merely perpetuates the current status quo, enabling…
Leading human rights organizations lambasted the harsh restrictions the Taliban has enforced on women and girls in Afghanistan on Friday, labelling it as gender persecution, a grave violation of human rights. In a recent report, Amnesty International and the International Commission for…
German authorities grappled with a significant embarrassment as an ordinary citizen infiltrated a VIP motorcade designated for Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He eventually embraced him at Frankfurt Airport just before his flight warmly. On Friday, the famous newspaper Bild revealed that Scholz’s security…
Following a series of ethnic disputes within Kosovo that led to injuries amongst over a dozen people, Serbian forces stationed at the Kosovo border were elevated to high alert status. Northern Kosovo, predominantly inhabited by ethnic Serbs, saw attempts to barricade newly-elected…
After a massive explosion rocked their small house in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, two children aged 9 and 10 attempted to pierce through the smoke-choked air. The siblings called out for their father, but their pleas were met with an unsettling silence. Subsequently,…
Reports from authorities on Friday confirmed that Ukraine had launched an assault on Russia’s southern border region of Belgorod, deploying artillery fire, mortar shells, and drones. This follows a recent drone attack on a Russian city adjacent to the annexed Crimea Peninsula.…
Moscow’s capture of the Ukrainian city Bakhmut was enthusiastically reported on Russian television, drawing parallels to the Red Army’s 1945 liberation of Berlin. The victorious occasion was applauded by President Putin and heralded by newscasters using the city’s Soviet-era name, Artyomovsk. The…
The ongoing debt crisis in Washington could push the United States into a recession. This would profoundly affect America’s economy and the entire global economic landscape. Should the U.S. government default on its debt for the first time, the impacts would reverberate…
In a secluded part of the Amazon, Brazilian ecologists are attempting a novel strategy to tackle the disastrous effects of bad governance. By managing a specific tract of land to encourage involvement from the local population and scientists, they aim to preserve…
Russian authorities reported on Monday that Ukrainian military saboteurs had initiated a cross-border assault, injuring three individuals in a small town. Conversely, Kyiv officials refuted the accusations, ascribing the conflict to a rebellion by discontented Russians against the Kremlin. Verification of either…