In response to Russia annexing 4 Ukrainian regions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine will “accelerate” its application to join NATO. In remarks
Leftist candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil, is the front-runner in the polls in the last few days leading to Brazil’s
The navies of South Korea, the United States, and Japan held their trilateral anti-submarine drills for the first time in five years on Friday, after
During a ceremony in the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed documents finalizing the incorporation of four Ukrainian regions into Russia. Putin emphasized that Russia
North Korea protested Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to South Korea by firing two short range ballistic missiles into the sea just hours after her
In a viral Twitter photo, soldiers who allegedly served in the Ukrainian military’s openly neo-Nazi Azov Battalion were greeted at the U.S. Capitol by Adam
Russia is set to annex four regions of Ukraine after referendums in each region approved the measure — Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia. The regions
According to German newspaper Der Spiegel, German security officials maintain the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea were attacked by “highly effective explosive devices,”
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the U.S. would “welcome” any Russian men asking for asylum after escaping President Putin’s military draft. Jean-Pierre
After President Putin released the order for partial mobilization of Russian men to fight in the war, the U.S. Embassy in Russia delivered a safety
Russian gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2 are believed to have been sabotaged after leaks were discovered in the pipelines following undersea explosions detected
Trained disaster volunteers from the American Red Cross of Nevada are on their way to Florida as Hurricane Ian approaches. Over 500 volunteers from the
Thousands of Russians have fled to neighboring countries in fear of a possible general conscription order. This comes after Putin declared a partial mobilization of
After the newly elected Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni gave her victory speech, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx) deemed the shift in leaders “spectacular.” The Republican
In an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, President Zelensky claimed that Ukraine is receiving $1.5 billion monthly in aid from Washington, yet
The U.S. Market is down again, and the British pound dropped to an all-time low against the dollar. Investors continued to dump British government bonds
Canada is dropping all remaining pandemic border restrictions, including the vaccine requirements for travelers upon entering Canada, the mask mandate on planes and trains, and
Artem Kazantsev, wearing a t-shirt with a swastika, has killed 15 and injured 24 in a school shooting in Izhevsk, Russia, which is the capital
Cubans have voted to legalize same-sex marriage, part of a new family code in a national referendum on Sunday. Around two-thirds of the voters supported
Iran summoned the British and Norwegian ambassadors amidst ongoing protests sparked by the death of a woman under police custody. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman,
With vote counting nearly complete, Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy and other right-wing parties garnered 44% of parliamentary seats making Meloni Italy’s first female premier.
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile off its east coast on Sunday after the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in South
More than 2,300 Russians have been arrested in dozens of cities this week while protesting the conscription of 300,000 men for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his government was mobilizing 300,000 soldiers for the war in Ukraine, crossings into countries that border Russia have
USS Ronald Reagan, the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, arrived in South Korea on Friday for the two countries’ joint military exercise amid growing North Korean
British Prime Minister Liz Truss expressed her consideration of relocating the British embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to Israeli Prime Minister Yair
Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of Russia’s National Security Council and one of Putin’s closest associates, proclaimed during a visit to China on Monday that Russia would
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic made a dire prediction during the opening session of the U.N. General Assembly, the same day that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered
Large Chinese drug networks are helping fuel the U.S. fentanyl crisis, a situation Beijing has little incentive to combat amid deteriorating relations with Washington. “Since
The Russian ruble falls following President Vladimir Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons and announcement of plans to call up 300,000 extra troops. Russia’s currency
Giorgia Meloni and her party, Brothers of Italy, are expected to win 25% of the vote in the upcoming Italian elections on September 25th according
Senegal President Macky Sall, Chairperson of the African Union (AU), stressed Tuesday in his address at the UN General Assembly that Africa does not want
The Ukrainian regions of Luhansk, Kherson and partly Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk will vote this week to determine if they will become part of Russia.
The U.S. Commerce Department added three Iranian airplanes to the list of planes believed to violate U.S. sanctions on Russia. These airplanes operated by Iranian
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine is expected to dominate the landscape as leaders from around the world convene at the 77th General Assembly
North Korea’s parliament, the Supreme People’s Assembly, passed new legislation that officially declares the country a ‘nuclear state,’ according to the country’s state media on
Nine million Japanese have been told to seek shelter as super typhoon Nanmadol struck Japan’s southernmost island of Kyushu. Nanmodal has sustained winds of up
The life of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, was celebrated in a state funeral service on Monday morning at Westminster Abbey. The first state
Hurricane Fiona has made landfall in the Dominican Republic after causing widespread damage to Puerto Rico which left most of the island without power. Despite
European Parliament alleges Hungary is not a democracy any longer. According to Reuters, the European Commission is expected to recommend the suspension of billions earmarked
A series of earthquakes have shaken the island nation of Taiwan over the weekend. Dozens of quakes ranging from minor to magnitudes of 6.4 and
The German government has taken temporary control of two companies and three associated refineries from the Russian oil company Rosneft just over three months before
The European Union is under pressure to develop a response plan if China were to invade Taiwan. Pascal Lamy, two-time World Trade Organization director general
Two Russian submarines conducted drills firing anti-ship cruise missiles in the Eastern Arctic Ocean which lies between Russia and Alaska. Russia has been promoting the
European Union Chief Ursula von der Leyen has visited Kyiv, Ukraine, to discuss closer ties with the embattled nation. Her third visit since Russia invaded
A rare Jewish coin, minted in the year A.D. 69, has been returned to Israel after being smuggled out of the country and put up
Seeking to stave off the effects of continuing sanctions from the West, Russia is openly strengthening its military and economic ties with Iran as evidenced
A growing number of city officials in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kolpino are demanding the resignation of Russian President Vladimir Putin via a petition on
Gaston Browne, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, announced he will push for a referendum to leave the greater United Kingdom. “It is the
Ukraine advances to recover southern and eastern areas through powerful retaliation after Russian troops lose advantage. Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, said,
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