Mon 30 January 2023: When Russia invaded Ukraine, it expected a quick victory. But almost a year later, Moscow continues to spend huge sums to send more soldiers and equipment to the front lines. Meanwhile, international sanctions are also targeting its primary source of revenue: oil and gas exports. And yet, even as these costs […]
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Mon 30 January 2023: The security for nationwide protests against a proposed pension reform would be provided by 11,000 police officers and gendarmes, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced on Monday. On January 19, the first wave of protests against the legislation that would raise the retirement age in the nation began. Tuesday’s second wave […]
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Mon 30 January 2023: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian athletes should not compete at the 2024 Olympics in Paris because it would show that “terror is somehow acceptable,” the BBC reported on Monday. Zelenskyy said he condemns the idea of neutrality in sports at a time when his country’s athletes have fought and died in war, while […]
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Mon 30 January 2023: Research carried out for the Sutton Trust found nearly a quarter of the 1,000 UK students interviewed said they were “less likely” to be able to complete their degree because of cost pressures, while one in three from working class families said they were cutting down on food to save money, The Guardian […]
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Mon 30 January 2023: Türkiye may show a different approach to Finland’s NATO bid than Sweden, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu said on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. “If NATO and these countries (Finland and Sweden) take such a decision, we, as Türkiye, think that we may evaluate the applications separately, but first of all, NATO […]
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Mon 30 January 2023: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike during a phone call in the run-up to the invasion of Ukraine. Johnson, speaking to the BBC for a documentary, said Putin had asked him about the prospects of Ukraine joining NATO, to which […]
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Sun 29 January 2023: Police used pepper spray on rival protesters in Melbourne on Sunday after thousands of Sikh Victorians voted in a non-binding referendum on the establishment of an independent Sikh state. At 4.30 p.m., a group of pro-India supporters waving national flags arrived at the voting site in Federation Square, causing a brief […]
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Sun 29 January 2023: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday that Türkiye could respond to Finland’s NATO bid “differently” than Sweden, which would “shock” Sweden. “We may respond differently to Finland if necessary. Sweden would be shocked when we respond differently to Finland. But Finland should not make the same mistake,” Erdoğan said at a meeting with the youth in the country’s Bilecik […]
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Sun 29 January 2023: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged the establishment of “guardrails” to prevent hate speech, extremism and misinformation. “The online world is one of the main reasons that hate speech, extreme ideologies and misinformation are disseminating so fast around the world,” said the UN chief, calling on all those involved to […]
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Sun 29 January 2023: Princess Diana’s renowned purple velvet gown was auctioned off on Friday and brought nearly $600,000. The dress was the most costly royal gown to be auctioned off after selling for more than five times the pre-estimated amount. Sotheby’s in New York organized the sale. The Princess of Wales wore the gown […]
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