President Vladimir Putin has signalled approval of China’s plan as a “genuine desire” to end the war in Ukraine as he travels to Beijing to shore up support from his vital international partner. In an interview with China’s Xinhua state news agency published on Wednesday ahead of a two-day visit to...
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For 20-year-old Georgian student Irakli, the almost nightly trip to protest outside parliament is part of a wider struggle where he and his generation have a special role to play. For weeks, the international relations student and his classmates have joined the huge crowds protesting against a draft...
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When Arctic nations simulated a large oil spill for a virtual training exercise in March off northern Norway, Russia also took part — a rare sign of cooperation between Moscow and the West that highlighted the special status of the polar region. ......
photo: NOAA / Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colon, Chief Scientist National Ice Center.
The UK’s national security agency, MI5, warned in April that British universities participating in military research are targets for cyberattacks by foreign states. More recently, news broke of a cyberattack against the UK’s Ministry of Defense, which exposed the personal details of 270,000 armed...
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Indonesian authorities seeded clouds on Wednesday, trying to prevent further rain and flash floods after deluges that hit the country's Sumatra Island over the weekend left at least 58 people dead and another 35 missing. Monsoon rains triggered a landslide of mud and cold lava from...
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Bangkok, Thailand – Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom was known by her friends and family as courageous, outspoken, and fierce. At just 28 years old, she was a formidable force within the Thai democracy movement, defiant in the face of the legal and physical risks as she and her friends called for royal...
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France has adopted controversial reforms to New Caledonia’s voting rules, which have led to the worst unrest in the Pacific territory in more than 30 years. The administration in New Caledonia said that more than 130 people had been arrested in rioting, which began on Monday night with cars and...
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