ABC News: LONDON — Ukraine’s justice officials and the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court appealed Monday to countries around the world to boost funding and support for the global court’s investigations into alleged war crimes in Ukraine to ensure Russia is held accountable. Justice ministers from over 40 countries travelled to London for the […]
BBC News: UN chief Antonio Guterres says a major new report on climate change is a “survival guide for humanity”. Clean energy and technology can be exploited to avoid the growing climate disaster, the report says. But at a meeting in Switzerland to agree their findings, climate scientists warned a key global temperature goal will […]
ABC News: NEW DELHI — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived Monday in India, where he is expected to announce a new plan for a free and open Indo-Pacific and deepen Tokyo’s bilateral relationship with New Delhi ahead of the Group of Seven major industrial nations summit in May. Kishida said late Sunday that he […]
Reuters: BANGKOK, March 20 – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is falling further behind his main election rival, the daughter of popular billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, a new opinion poll showed, as the nation awaited the dissolution of parliament ahead of elections. Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s support jumped 10 points to 38.2% in a survey conducted by the […]
BBC News: Central banks have moved globally to keep credit flowing after an unsettled period in the US banking sector and the Credit Suisse merger. Six central banks, including the Bank of England, announced they would boost the flow of US dollars through the global financial system. On Sunday the struggling Credit Suisse was taken […]
BBC News: Prosecuting Donald Trump would be a politically motivated move by his opponents, senior Republicans say. On Saturday, the former US president said his arrest could happen next week, based on media reports. But Democrats have said no-one is above the law and accused Mr Trump of recklessly stoking political divisions. The case focuses […]
BBC News: Russian President Vladimir Putin has paid a surprise visit to Mariupol, a Ukrainian port captured by Russia after its forces pounded much of it to ruins. An official video shows Mr Putin driving a car through streets at night and speaking to people. The Kremlin says it happened late on Saturday. It is […]
BBC News: Police in Islamabad have clashed with supporters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as he arrived in the city to appear in court. Police said Mr Khan’s supporters threw stones and fired tear gas near the court complex. Mr Khan is appearing in court to address charges that he sold state gifts […]
BBC News: US President Joe Biden has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s issuing of an arrest warrant against his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The ICC accused President Putin of committing war crimes in Ukraine – something President Biden said the Russian leader had “clearly” done. The claims focus on the unlawful deportation of children from […]
Al Jazeera: Russia has conferred state awards on the two fighter pilots involved in the downing of a US surveillance drone that crashed into the Black Sea, the Russian Defence Ministry said, while United States officials announced that its spy flights in the region have resumed. Presenting the awards on Friday to the Su-27 jet […]