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North Korea reports another fever surge amid virus outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be Covid-19 as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population and military medical officers were deployed to distribute medicine. State media said the North’s anti-virus headquarters reported an additional 269,510 people were found with fevers and six people …
Mali junta says ‘Western-backed’ military officers attempted coup
Colonel Assimi Goita, leader of Malian military junta, attends an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) consultative meeting in Accra, Ghana September 15, 2020. REUTERS/ Francis Kokoroko//File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BAMAKO, May 16 (Reuters) – Mali’s interim government on Monday said “Western-backed” military officers attempted a coup …
Azovstal commander says obeys order to save lives
A view shows a plant of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register May 16 (Reuters) – A senior commander of Ukrainian forces holed up beneath the Azovstal steel mill besieged by …
Singer Ruslana seeks Turkey’s help for Ukrainian fighters
Ukrainian singer and former Eurovision song contest winner appealed to Turkey’s president to save Ukrainian fighters from the besieged city of Mariupol ByThe Associated Press May 16, 2022, 4:16 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article ISTANBUL — A Ukrainian singer and former Eurovision song contest winner appealed to Turkey’s …
NATO’s balancing act | The Hill
James Bond ordered his vodka martinis “shaken not stirred.” Shaken not stirred certainly applies to the tectonic movements in the platelets undergirding international politics today. Russia’s dastardly invasion of Ukraine and now the likelihood of Finland and Sweden seeking NATO membership have been among the most transformative events of the last decade. The reason for this Nordic strategic volte-face is …
Russia’s thwarted Ukraine river crossing was so bloody, pro-Russia war bloggers are publicly griping
Russia’s thwarted attempt to cross the Siverskyi Donets River in northeastern Ukraine last week “is emerging as among the deadliest engagements of the war, with estimates based on publicly available evidence now suggesting that well over 400 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded,” The New York Times reports. “And as the scale of what happened …
Russian war effort runs into diplomatic, military hurdles
Placeholder while article actions load KYIV, Ukraine — With its military bogged down in a grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine, Russia also lost diplomatic ground over the weekend as two more European nations moved closer to joining NATO. Finland announced Sunday that it was seeking to join the alliance, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly …
Ukraine wins Eurovision 2022 in victory for the politics of music
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine inches closer to the three-month mark, nearly all of Europe stopped on Saturday to honor one of the continent’s most popular traditions, the Eurovision Song Contest. Conceived as a tranquil way for European countries to compete against each other, the singing competition boasts that it’s helped keep the peace …
10 people killed in racially motivated mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket
A gunman wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket in what authorities called “racially motived violent extremism,” killing 10 people and wounding three others Saturday before he was arrested, authorities said.Police officials said the gunman, who also wore body armor in addition …
Harris to head delegation to UAE following the death of its president
Vice President Harris will lead a presidential delegation to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, following the death of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Friday, the White House announced. Harris will travel to the UAE to “offer condolences on behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration and the American people on the passing of His …
