Why is Ukraine still fighting in decimated city of Bakhmut?
Ukrainian troops slowly eased out of their most precarious defences in Bakhmut during the last week of February and the first of March, but they did not give up the…
Saudi engineer released from Guantanamo prison camp after 21 yrs
Never charged with a crime, Ghassan Al Sharbi, 48, returns to Saudi Arabia after being held for 21 years at Guantanamo. The United States has released a Saudi Arabian engineer…
NATO cautious amid ongoing Nord Stream blasts investigation
Leaked US intelligence suggests a pro-Ukrainian group may be behind the September 2022 attacks on the gas pipelines. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called for caution following media reports that…
Submarine deal expected as Australian PM to meet with Biden in US
Australia’s Anthony Albanese will travel to US where he is expected to make an announcement on nuclear submarine deal. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Washington, DC to…
New UN rights chief opens ‘communication’ with China
Volker Türk’s first speech falls short of activists’ hopes for a tougher stand after UN report on abuses in Xinjiang. The new United Nations human rights chief has said his…
Will Russia sanctions dethrone ‘King Dollar’?
A rebellion is brewing. The United States dollar has ruled the financial world for nearly eight decades since the end of World War II. Now, another war is setting the…
What will it take to end the war in Ukraine?
More than a year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war appears to have reached a deadlock. Since the liberation of Kherson by Ukrainian forces last November, both sides…
Ecuador judge OKs charges against ex-leader over Chinese dam
Indictment links former President Lenin Moreno to alleged bribery in Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric project. An Ecuadorian judge has approved prosecutors’ request to charge former President Lenin Moreno with bribery…
Demonstrators, police clash at Greece train crash protest
Protesters clashed with police in front of the Greek parliament in Athens amid continuing demonstrations against the government. Clashes have erupted between police and a group of demonstrators outside the…
At CPAC forum, Trump shows why he will be tough to topple
Reminders of former US President Donald Trump’s towering influence over the Republican Party were everywhere at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this weekend near Washington, DC. There were…