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2023-02-02, 09:50European Union leaders arrived Thursday in Kyiv with a message of support for the Ukrainian people, while Ukraine’s president warned of a push by Russian forces ahead of the one year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. “We are here together to show that the EU stands by Ukraine as firmly as ever. And...
Indian Journalist Walks Free After 2 Years in Jail
2023-02-02, 08:02An Indian journalist held in custody for more than two years without trial walked free on Thursday after being granted bail in a money laundering case.��� Siddique Kappan was arrested in October 2020 in the northern state of Uttar...
Canadian Province Decriminalizes Small Amount of Hard Drugs
2023-02-02, 07:26Personal possession of a small amount of hard drugs is now legal in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The controversial move is intended to reduce deaths from drug use. The personal possession of 2.5 grams of hard drugs, including cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine...
Iran Dismisses IAEA Report on Undeclared Changes at Nuclear Site
2023-02-02, 07:26Iran’s atomic energy organization on Wednesday dismissed a report by the United Nations nuclear watchdog that said Iran had made an undeclared change to...
Canada Moves to Take in 10,000 Uyghur Refugees
2023-02-02, 06:32Canada's parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees who fled China but are now facing pressure to return.� The move builds on a February 2021 move by Canadian lawmakers to label Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in its...
Philippines Grants US Military Access to More Bases
2023-02-02, 06:32The United States and the Philippines announced an agreement Thursday that will give the U.S. military access to four new Philippine military sites. In a joint statement, the two countries did not give specific...
Australia to Replace Last Bank Notes Featuring British Monarch
2023-02-02, 06:32Australia’s central bank said Thursday it will replace the image of Queen Elizabeth II on its $5 note with a design that reflects its Indigenous culture. The...
Peru's Congress Fails to Agree Over Holding Early Elections
2023-02-02, 06:32Peru's Congress on Wednesday rejected a proposal to move elections forward to December 2023, despite nearly two months of protests that have left dozens dead following the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo. Lawmakers will continue debating a different proposal to hold early elections,...
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza After Rocket Intercept
2023-02-02, 06:32Israeli forces carried out airstrikes early Thursday in the Gaza Strip, hours after Israeli air defenses intercepted a rocket fired from Gaza....
Latest Developments in Ukraine: Feb. 2
2023-02-02, 05:38For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in Russia’s war on Ukraine. All times EST. 12:02 a.m.: Bulgaria on Wednesday...
Jamaica Ready to Join International Force in Haiti
2023-02-02, 05:38Jamaica is ready to participate militarily in an international force in Haiti, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said, an intervention the United Nations has been calling for without success for months to counter record violence by criminal gangs. "Jamaica will be willing to participate in a...
US Calls on Russia to Allow Nuclear Inspections
2023-02-02, 04:44The United States says Russia is violating the...
Family, Community, Leaders Mourn Tyre Nichols
2023-02-02, 04:07Vice President Kamala Harris paid her respects...
African Nations Commit to Ending AIDS in Children by 2030
2023-02-02, 04:07Twelve African countries on Wednesday spelled out plans for ending AIDS in children by 2030 through an array of HIV testing, treatment and prevention programs. The 2030 goal, which was announced by UNAIDS last year, was unanimously backed by representatives from the 12 nations gathered in...
Family, Community Mourn Tyre Nichols; White House Vows Action
2023-02-02, 03:13Vice President Kamala Harris paid her respects Wednesday at the funeral of Tyre Nichols, a young Black man who died last month after a brutal beating by Memphis police officers, and demanded that Congress pass stalled legislation aimed at holding police accountable after a high-profile police...
North Korea Rejects Talks With US, Citing ‘Hostile Policy’
2023-02-02, 02:19North Korea this week ruled out the idea of dialogue with the United States, accusing Washington of a “full-scale offensive” that is turning the Korean Peninsula into a “war zone.” In a statement posted to state media on Thursday local time, North Korea’s Foreign Ministry complained of the “reckless...
US Launches Initiative to Support African Farmers Amid Food Security Challenges
2023-02-02, 02:19In partnership with the African Union, the United Nations and others, the U.S. State Department has kicked off an initiative to help African farmers and governments prepare for and adapt to food security challenges caused by climate change. Dr. Cary Fowler, U.S. special envoy for global food...
Q&A: Russia’s Nuclear Weapons More Effective as Propaganda, Retired US Lieutenant General Says
2023-02-02, 02:19With troops stalled in eastern Ukraine, Russia has increasingly resorted to routine airstrikes on Ukrainian cities and towns, a strategy aimed at exhausting Ukraine economically and morally. As part of its hybrid warfare, the Kremlin has been boosting its anti-U.S. and anti-Ukraine rhetoric,...
Myanmar Extends State of Emergency, Delaying Expected Polls
2023-02-01, 23:55Myanmar's military government announced Wednesday that it is extending a state of emergency it imposed when it seized power two years ago, a move that appears to set back its plans for an election that had been expected in August.� The announcement on state-run MRTV television said the National...
Biden Administration Backs Smaller Version of Alaska Drilling Project
2023-02-01, 23:55President Joe Biden's administration said on Wednesday it would support a scaled-back version of ConocoPhillips' planned $6 billion Willow oil and gas drilling project in Alaska but has not yet made a final decision on the contentious proposal. The Willow project's fate is being...
In Manhattan’s Chinatown, Newfound Appreciation for the Family Business
2023-02-01, 22:25For years, David Leung’s grandfather and father worked...
How to Make a Mummy: Ancient Egyptian Workshop Has New Clues
2023-02-01, 22:25For thousands of years, ancient Egyptians mummified their dead in the search for eternal life. Now, researchers have used chemistry and an unusual collection of jars to figure out how they did it. Their study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, is based on a rare archaeological find: An...
Jihadis Kill 11 Soldiers in Northwest Syria, Monitor Says
2023-02-01, 22:25Eleven Syrian soldiers were killed in the northwest part of the country during separate attacks carried out by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadist group — known as HTS — on Wednesday, a war monitor reported. "HTS fired shells and rockets at a Syrian military post, killing eight soldiers near Kafr Ruma...
US Opens Embassy in Solomon Islands to Counter China
2023-02-01, 21:31The United States opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands on Thursday in its latest move to counter China's push into the Pacific. The embassy is starting small, with a charge d'affaires, a couple of State Department staff and a handful of local employees. The U.S. previously operated an...
Protest-Hit Iran Says WhatsApp, Instagram to Remain Blocked
2023-02-01, 21:31Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has vowed that WhatsApp and Instagram will remain blocked in the country, blaming the online platforms for stoking protests that started more than four months ago. The Islamic republic was rocked by major demonstrations after the...
Ukraine Raids Tycoon's Home, Tax Office in Wartime Clampdown
2023-02-01, 21:31Ukrainian authorities raided an influential billionaire's home on Wednesday in what an ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy touted as a sweeping wartime clampdown on corruption that would change the country. Separate raids were carried out at the Tax Office and on the home of an influential...
Belgian Arms Trader, Defense Minister Tangle Over Tanks for Ukraine
2023-02-01, 21:31Freddy Versluys does not like to be called an arms dealer. But he does have a big warehouse full of second-hand tanks for sale. Standing next to dozens of German-made Leopard 1 tanks and other military vehicles in the chilly warehouse in eastern Belgium, Versluys stressed he is the CEO of two...
US Federal Reserve OKs Small Interest Rate Hike, Expects More Jumps
2023-02-01, 20:36The Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, yet promised "ongoing increases" in borrowing costs as part of its still unresolved battle against inflation.� "Inflation has eased somewhat but remains elevated," the U.S. central bank said in a...
US Denounces Sudan Release of Killer of US Aid Worker
2023-02-01, 20:36The United States on Wednesday voiced alarm over Sudan's release of a man sentenced to death over the killing of an American development worker, denying there was any understanding between the countries. Islamist gunmen shot dead John Granville, a 33-year-old U.S....
FLASHPOINT UKRAINE: More Ukrainian Officials Removed From Their Jobs
2023-02-01, 19:42More Ukrainian officials are removed...
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