Moscow creeps towards Bakhmut amid gritty fighting Russia claimed on Tuesday it had captured the village of Blagodatne, just north of Bakhmout in eastern Ukraine. … Read More »Moscow creeps towards Bakhmut and other developments
Alberta’s advanced education minister says new steps to “strengthen free speech” on post-secondary campuses will be announced in the near future, news that follows a decision by… Read More »Minister says Alberta to ‘strengthen’ free speech on campuses as U of L halts controversial lecture | CBC News
Oleg Deripaska and Vladimir Potanin. L to R: Jason Alden/Bloomberg; Chris-J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg The indictment alleges that Deripaska retained a former FBI agent and a former… Read More »Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska May Have Probed Vladimir Potanin Using Ex-FBI Agent Who Was Thorn In Trump’s Side
Police officers try to clear the way for ambulances carrying wounded people toward a hospital from a bomb explosion site in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Jan.… Read More »Pakistan’s Peshawar hit by blast at mosque; 46 dead, 150 injured
Novak Djokovic won a record-extending 10th Australian Open and a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam men’s title by using all of his talent and nous to… Read More »Djokovic wins Australian Open to equal Nadal record
In Brief Over the past few months, China has repeatedly accused the U.S. of “illegally stealing” oil from Syria in an act of “banditry.” Asia… Read More »Asia Fact Check Lab: Did the U.S. steal oil from Syria as China claims?
Milford resident Sami Thompson spent a sleepless night away from home having had to move to a neighbour’s property further up the road. Having first… Read More »Sheep rescued in kayaks, stray dogs being taken in as Aucklanders refuse to leave animals behind
The relaunching this week of the investigation into the August 2020 Beirut port blast triggered an unprecedented impasse with the lead judicial investigator and top… Read More »Families of Beirut blast victims slam infighting over investigation
Europe’s top human rights court ruled Wednesday that it can adjudicate on cases brought by the Netherlands and Ukraine against Russia for alleged rights violations… Read More »Case against Russia over downing of MH17 can go ahead, court rules
Lawyers and coaches of Olympian Peter Bol fear the fight to clear his name has all but ruled out his chances of competing well at… Read More »Doping scandal surrounding Peter Bol gives him ‘no chance’ of running well at Paris Olympics, coach says
