Month: February 2023

Read MoreOne year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, the West is still rolling out sanctions against Moscow.One year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, the West is still rolling out sanctions against Moscow.

Read MoreGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in the Indian capital where he is expected to discuss with the Indian prime minister the war in Ukraine and ways to boost bilateral economic cooperationGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in the Indian capital where he is expected to discuss with the Indian prime minister the war in Ukraine…

Read MoreAs former President Jimmy Carter remains in hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, many people are considering his impactAs former President Jimmy Carter remains in hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, many people are considering his impact

Read More The Hollywood sign was dusted in white as arctic air blew across the state, triggering blizzard warnings for the first time since 1989 Swaths of the Golden State were doused in white this week as a historic storm cast much of the US in a bitter chill – and forecasters say there’s more…

Read More ‘I got there before the crime scene people came’ ‘I got there before the crime scene people came’

Read More Hundreds of thousands of people expected to line the parade’s famous route, which last ran along the street in 2020 due to Covid Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The first time Michael Gardiner realised he shouldn’t be ashamed of his sexuality was marching in the…

Read MoreFlorida Democrats are set to choose a new party leader after a disastrous midterm performance in the onetime presidential battleground stateFlorida Democrats are set to choose a new party leader after a disastrous midterm performance in the onetime presidential battleground state

Read MorePro-democracy protesters have marked the anniversary of the 1986 “people power” revolt in the Philippines with the son of the dictator, who was ousted in that uprising, now the president in a stunning comebackPro-democracy protesters have marked the anniversary of the 1986 “people power” revolt in the Philippines with the son of the dictator,…

Read More US lawmakers are investigating the federal response to the environmental disaster, claiming officials waited too long to act President Joe Biden has said he has no plans to visit East Palestine, Ohio – where a recent train derailment resulted in a massive toxic chemical spill – insisting there was no “request” for him…

Read More ‘Thrilling’ discovery on Fire Island could have come from a historic steam vessel that ran aground in 1821 A chunk of flotsam that washed up on a New York shoreline after Tropical Storm Ian last year has piqued the interest of experts who say it is likely part of the SS Savannah, which…

Read More ‘It was a horrific scene, horrific for the people who had to experience it’ ‘It was a horrific scene, horrific for the people who had to experience it’

Read More The books’ publisher said readers will now be free to choose between different versions of Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s novels Penguin Random House has opted to publish unedited versions of Roald Dahl’s children’s books, after the UK-based company revised passages in more than a dozen works to scrub language deemed offensive, prompting allegations…

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Read More Ukrainian president shows steel and emotion in marathon press conference, as Joe Biden says having China as peacemaker is ‘just not rational’ Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Volodymyr Zelenskiy has cautiously welcomed China’s peace plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but said it would be acceptable only if it led to…

Read More Pyongyang urged Washington to end “hostile” military drills with Seoul and to remove its strategic assets from the region North Korea has warned that it will soon consider US military action near its borders as a “declaration of war,” issuing a harsh response after American diplomats pressed the United Nations to condemn recent…

Read MorePeruvian President Dina Boluarte has announced the withdrawal of her ambassador to Mexico in response to criticism from Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, whom she reproached for hurting ties in order to “privilege ideological affinities.”Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has announced the withdrawal of her ambassador to Mexico in response to criticism from Mexican…

Read MoreSan Francisco breaks a 132-year record low temperature, and snow is forecast for the Mojave Desert.San Francisco breaks a 132-year record low temperature, and snow is forecast for the Mojave Desert.

Read More Health minister Yvette D’Ath says state will introduce pill testing at mobile and fixed sites following success of trials in Canberra Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Queensland will become the first Australian state to roll out…

Read More Perth man, who worked for Rio Tinto, dead after altercation in South Kuta bar Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast An Indonesian man has been charged with murder after the death of a Australian man in a…

Read More The first Polish Leopard 2 tanks arrive in Ukraine and western allies step up assistance as the Russian invasion enters second year See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageContinue reading…The first Polish Leopard 2 tanks arrive in Ukraine and western allies step up assistance as the Russian invasion enters second yearSee all our Russia-Ukraine…

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Read MoreThe two-party system which has dominated since the end of military rule in 1999 is under threat.The two-party system which has dominated since the end of military rule in 1999 is under threat.

Read MoreEU sanctions were designed to make financing the war more difficult and starve Russia of tech equipment and spare parts.EU sanctions were designed to make financing the war more difficult and starve Russia of tech equipment and spare parts.

Read MoreThe family of a man who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside a Colorado middle school at pickup time alleges in a wrongful death lawsuit that deputies unnecessarily escalated a situation that should have been handled nonviolentlyThe family of a man who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside a Colorado…

Read MoreNearly half of nations that abstained from a UN vote condemning the war were from the continent.Nearly half of nations that abstained from a UN vote condemning the war were from the continent.

Read More Right-wing legal groups are mounting a major legal challenge against the FDA that could have enormous consequences for abortion access, Alex Woodward reports Right-wing legal groups are mounting a major legal challenge against the FDA that could have enormous consequences for abortion access, Alex Woodward reports

Read MoreZeenat Aman, 71, is delighting thousands of people with her wry, thoughtful Instagram posts.Zeenat Aman, 71, is delighting thousands of people with her wry, thoughtful Instagram posts.

Read More Independent Commission Against Corruption warned ‘a favourable rezoning’ of large swathes on Sydney’s fringes could deliver windfall to developers Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales corruption watchdog advised the state’s department of planning that its decision to fast-track large areas of land…

Read MoreNearly 240,000 rescuers continue to work in quake-hit provinces in Turkey, though no survivors have been found recently.Nearly 240,000 rescuers continue to work in quake-hit provinces in Turkey, though no survivors have been found recently.

Read MoreUkraine’s leader says Beijing’s call for talks and a ceasefire showed China was “preparing to take part”.Ukraine’s leader says Beijing’s call for talks and a ceasefire showed China was “preparing to take part”.

Read MorePresident Biden said in Europe earlier this week that more sanctions were coming.President Biden said in Europe earlier this week that more sanctions were coming.

Read More“We endured,” President Zelenksyy told his nation. “And we will do everything to gain victory this year.””We endured,” President Zelenksyy told his nation. “And we will do everything to gain victory this year.”

Read More NPR’s Ari Shapiro checks in with parents Alex Spektor and Irma Nuñez on the first birthday of their twin boys who were evacuated as newborns from Ukraine in the early days of the war. NPR’s Ari Shapiro checks in with parents Alex Spektor and Irma Nuñez on the first birthday of their twin…

Read More Jesse Walden and his colleague Dylan Lyons were reporting on shooting allegedly by same attacker when Lyons was killed In interviews from his hospital room, a wounded news photographer has described surviving the harrowing shooting on Wednesday that killed his fellow Florida journalist while they reported on an earlier shooting allegedly committed by…

Read More Timothy Wolfer, a freelance journalist who spent the first days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reporting on the ground in Mariupol for NPR, reflects on his time there one year later. (Image credit: Tim Wolfer ) Timothy Wolfer, a freelance journalist who spent the first days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reporting on…