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Russia slams S Korean suggestion to arm Kiev as 'anti-Russia' move
Apr 20, 2023 07:30Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has reacted strongly to South Korea's suggestion that it may start arming Ukraine's government, slamming the idea as "an openly hostile anti-Russian move."
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Death toll from Beijing hospital deadly blaze rises to 29, mostly patients
Apr 20, 2023 04:37The death toll from a deadly fire incident at a private hospital in the Chinese capital Beijing has risen to 29, according to authorities.
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34 million Afghans mired in poverty amid US freeze on assets: UN
Apr 20, 2023 04:31The United Nations has warned that around 34 million people in Afghanistan are mired in poverty, as sanctions by the US against the de-facto Taliban government and the freeze on the country's assets have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis there.
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Family of Tyre Nichols files $550 million federal lawsuit against Memphis
Apr 20, 2023 04:26The family of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after being violently beaten by Memphis police officers, has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against police in the US city, lawyers for his family said Wednesday.
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US announces additional $325 million in military aid for Ukraine
Apr 20, 2023 04:20The United States has announced an additional package of military aid for Ukraine worth $325 million, including artillery rounds and anti-armor weapons, on the same day that Kiev confirms receiving US-made Patriot missile systems.
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Human rights vs. inhumane conditions in US jails
Apr 20, 2023 04:14The US, a country that claims to be championing human rights, jails more people per capita than any other nation.
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Majority of Britons opposed to funding King Charles III coronation, survey finds
Apr 20, 2023 04:02More than half of Britons are opposed to funding the upcoming coronation of King Charles III by British taxpayers in face of the nation’s record-breaking inflation and cost-of-living crisis, a new poll has found.
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More than 150,000 Canada public workers go on strike over wages
Apr 19, 2023 09:04More than 155,000 federal public servants have gone on strike across Canada over low wages after failing to reach an agreement on a pay hike.
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Russian FM urges nations to unite against US-led sanctions ‘blackmail’
Apr 19, 2023 08:18Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on like-minded countries to join forces against the “blackmail” of Western sanctions during a visit to Venezuela as part of his tour of Latin America.
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Fighting rages in Sudan; death toll grows despite truce
Apr 19, 2023 07:44Fighting continues between rival military factions in Sudan for a fifth day as a 24-hour ceasefire breaks down and the death toll rises to at least 270.