Kyiv, Mar 22 (EFE).- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenksyy visited the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut on Wednesday, the site of the longest battle of the war in Ukraine so far, the presidential office confirmed. “I am honored to be here today, in the east of our country, in Donbas, and to award our heroes, to … Read more
New Delhi, Mar 22 (EFE).- The arrest of a Kashmiri journalist by an anti-terror agency in India sparked global criticism, with rights and media bodies calling it an attack on press freedoms and civil society in the disputed region. Irfan Mehraj was arrested from Srinagar, the main city in Kashmir, on Monday for “funding terror … Read more
Singapore, Mar 22 (EFE).- Singaporeans consume more bottled water than any other country in the world, despite the wide availability of potable tap water in the wealthy Asian nation, a United Nations institute has said in a report to mark World Water Day Wednesday. On average, Singaporeans drank 1,129 liters of bottled water at a … Read more
Seoul, Mar 22 (EFE).- South Korean prosecutors indicted the main opposition party leader, Lee Jae-myung, for corruption on Wednesday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office believe that Lee, leader of the Democratic Party (DP), provided inside information to private builders on urban development projects during his tenure as mayor of Seongnam between 2010 and 2018, … Read more
Jakarta, Mar 22 (EFE).- Indonesia on Wednesday condemned Israel’s far-right finance minister after he denied the existence of Palestinian people. The ultra-nationalist Bezalel Smotrich on Tuesday participated in a tribute in Paris to the prominent right-wing Zionist activist and former head of Likud in France, Jacques Kupfer, at which he said that there is “no … Read more
Tokyo, Mar 22 (EFE).- Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged continuing support to Ukraine and extended an invitation to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to participate virtually in the upcoming G7 summit in Hiroshima. Kishida and Zelenskyy “condemned in the strongest possible terms the illegal, unjustifiable and unprovoked aggression by Russia against Ukraine,” according to a … Read more
Washington, Mar 21 (EFE).- New video evidence shows several police officers forcing to the floor a young African American man, who prosecutors say was “smothered” in police custody on March 6, US media outlets reported on Tuesday. Irvo Otieno, 28, died while being admitted to the Central State Hospital in Virginia, where he was sent … Read more
Seoul, Mar 21 (EFE).- South Korean startup Innospace reported Tuesday the successful flight of the country’s first civilian-made test launch vehicle, an important achievement for the Asian country’s civil space industry. The Hanbit-TLV suborbital hybrid rocket took off on Sunday from the Alcántara Launch Center, the Brazilian space base in the state of Maranhao. According … Read more
By Luis Miguel Pascual Paris, Mar 20 (EFE).- By a margin of just nine votes, French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday avoided a no-confidence vote in the 577-seat National Assembly, thus preserving his government and his pension reform plan that has sparked huge demonstrations around the country resulting in the paralysis of certain economic sectors. … Read more
Washington, Mar 20 (EFE).- The United States on Monday in its annual report on human rights said that Russia had committed “war crimes” in its invasion of Ukraine including carrying out summary executions and raping women and girls. In the document, Washington admits that Ukrainian authorities, too, are responsible for violations of human rights such … Read more
Geneva, Mar 20 (EFE).- The window of opportunity to save the planet from the climate crisis is closing quickly, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in a new report published Monday. The result of eight years of work compiled by dozens of scientists, the latest situation report is the first published in the age … Read more
Moscow, Mar 20 (EFE).- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday for a three-day visit, his first to Russia since the Ukrainian war began more than a year ago, prompting the West to isolate Moscow. In Moscow, Xi will meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday as the two countries look … Read more