Ukrainian Women Tell Their Stories of Sexual Violence by Russian Soldiers
Ukrainian Women Tell Their Stories of Sexual Violence by Russian Soldiers
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By Day, Cortina D’Ampezzo Is an Olympic Hub. By Night, It’s a Party.
Cortina d’Ampezzo, a small Alpine town in northern Italy, is hosting much of the Winter Games. It’s also a home away from home for rich partygoers.
Australia news live: Taylor says he doesn’t agree with Hanson’s anti-Muslim comments but won’t say if she should apologise
Follow updates liveAlbanese says former prince Andrew has suffered ‘extraordinary fall’ but that won’t prompt another republic referendumGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGovernment says Syria situation ‘distressing’ for children, but lays blame on parentsMurray Watt, the federal environment minister, also spoke to RN, saying the government understands the situation as “distressing” for the children in Syria.It’s a distressing situation that they’ve been placed in as a result of very bad decisions by their parents. We, of course, from a government perspective, you know, focus more than anything on the safety of Australians, and that explains the basis of our decisions that we’ve made about this group.I do have sympathy for those children, and our government has sympathy for those children. But the decision to put the children in these situations was made by their parents. That’s something that we can’t change. Continue reading...
China’s ‘King of Banned Films’ Wants to Change the Subject
Acclaimed overseas for defying censors, Lou Ye is more interested in reaching Chinese audiences, as he holds up a cinematic mirror to their lives in modern China.
Deadly tower collapse has locals in Lebanon’s Tripoli asking: Are we next?
February 8 collapse killed at least 15 people in Lebanon's second city, where buildings are in poor condition.
Indonesia, Morocco, Kosovo among 5 countries to send troops under Gaza plan
Kazakhstan and Kosovo have also pledged to participate, while Egypt and Jordan will provide training for police.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest prompts calls for justice in the US
US lawmakers say action by UK authorities on matters arising from release of Epstein files compares unfavourably with a lack of accountability in the US King says ‘law must take its course’ after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrestAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor on US law enforcement radar 15 years before UK arrestThe arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office in the UK has prompted calls from US lawmakers and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse to demand accountability for those linked to the late sex offender across the Atlantic.Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, was detained on Thursday in connection with his conduct as a UK trade envoy and after disclosures of emails linked to Epstein, the disgraced banker and convicted sex offender. He was released under investigation on Thursday evening after police questioned him in relation to allegations he shared confidential material with Epstein. Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein, and Thursday’s arrest is not related to any allegation of sexual misconduct. Continue reading...
Major road crash leaves 18 dead, 3 injured in northeast Egypt
Road accidents, often linked to speeding, claim thousands of lives each year in Egypt.
Bolivia’s ex-leader Evo Morales reappears after months-long unexplained absence
Long-serving socialist former leader Evo Morales has reappeared in his political stronghold after almost seven weeks of unexplained absenceBolivia’s long-serving socialist former leader, Evo Morales, reappeared on Thursday in his political stronghold of the tropics after almost seven weeks of unexplained absence, endorsing candidates for upcoming regional elections and quieting rumours he had fled the country in the wake of the US seizure of his ally, Venezuela’s ex-president Nicolás Maduro.The weeks of hand-wringing over Morales’ fate showed how little the Andean country knows about what’s happening in the remote Chapare region, where the former president has spent the past year evading an arrest warrant on human trafficking charges, and how vulnerable it is to fears about US president Donald Trump’s potential future foreign escapades. Continue reading...
Trump says he will order the release of Pentagon files on aliens and UFOs
The president’s announcement came after predecessor Barack Obama went viral last week for saying aliens are ‘real’Donald Trump has announced he is directing the defense department and other agencies to release whatever files they have on the search for alien life.In a post on his social media platform, Trump said that he will ask the defense secretary and others “to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs).” Continue reading...