Canada deployed two warships in the Baltic Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, where they will meet two frigates already present in the region to strengthen NATO’s eastern wing, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The NSCM Kingston and Summerside will remain in the region for four months as part of […]
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Ukraine: Missile strike in Odessa
LAST UPDATE: 08.14 The Russian region of Odessa in southern Ukraine has been hit by a Russian missile and six victims, including a child, have been reported so far, the Ukrainian military said in a statement. During the Ukrainian army, the missile was fired by a Russian strategic bomber Tupolev Tu-22. It is not clear […]
Ukraine: Citizens are called to evacuate the city of Lisichansk
LAST UPDATE: 11.07 The Russian region of Odessa in southern Ukraine has been hit by a Russian missile and six victims, including a child, have been reported so far, the Ukrainian military said in a statement. During the Ukrainian army, the missile was fired by a Russian strategic bomber Tupolev Tu-22. It is not clear […]
Ukraine: Citizens Urged to Leave Lysichansk
LAST UPDATE: 12.27 The Russian region of Odessa in southern Ukraine has been hit by a Russian missile and six victims, including a child, have been reported so far, the Ukrainian military said in a statement. During the Ukrainian army, the missile was fired by a Russian strategic bomber Tupolev Tu-22. It is not clear […]
Colombia: At least 5 dead and hundreds injured in bullfight
At least five people have been killed and hundreds injured when a wooden platform collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia, the BBC reports, citing local media. “At the moment, there are four dead. Two women, a man and a minor,” Tolima governor Jose Ricardo Orosco told local media. The accident happened in the city […]
US: South Dakota bans abortions even in rape or incest
South Dakota Gov. Christie Noem today defended the new state law, which has been passed and is expected to be implemented after the decision of the Supreme Court, allowing abortion only in case the mother’s life is in danger. Speaking on two US television shows, including Kr. Noem said the State would make sure to […]
Egypt agrees to buy 180,000 tonnes of wheat from India instead of 500,000
Egypt has signed a contract to buy 180,000 tonnes of wheat from India, the country’s Procurement Minister Aly Moselhy said on Sunday, according to Reuters. The quantity is much smaller than originally agreed Egypt, one of the world’s largest importers of grain, is looking for alternatives after the blockade of grain exports from the Black […]
Draghi: The energy crisis should not cause a return to populism
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, during the G7 operations in Germany, referred to the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine. “We must avoid the mistakes we made after the 2008 crisis. The energy crisis must not lead to a return to populism,” he said. “We have the tools to achieve this: we need to […]
Women Democrats call on Biden and Congress to protect abortion rights
Leading women Democrats today called on President Joe Biden and Congress to protect the right to abortion nationwide, amid Friday’s Supreme Court ruling that overturned the nationwide 49-year right. In particular, according to Reuters, Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren and lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urged Biden to use federal property as a safe haven for women in […]
Turkey: Police prevent Pride – More than 200 arrests
LAST UPDATE 22:58 Turkish police today banned thousands of people from gathering for Istanbul’s annual Pride, arresting more than 200 activists and journalists in the Taksim Square area. Prior to the start of the rally, which was banned, special police forces raided a bar in the Jihangir district near Taksim and randomly arrested spectators, including […]
