- New Zealand to train Ukrainian troops
Announcement confirmed rumors that UK will send light howitzers to Kiev New Zealand has announced on Monday that a small number of its soldiers will be flying to the UK to train Ukrainian artillery crews, thereby confirming the rumor that London is preparing to send Kiev L119 light howitzers. Some ... read more - Turkey announces new military offensive
Ankara says it wants a 30-kilometer “safe zone” along entire Syrian border Turkey will soon launch a new military operation in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Though he did not provide any specifics, the incursion is likely to target areas held by US-backed Kurdish militias, ... read more - Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg personally sued over massive data breach scandal
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is being sued by the US District of Columbia which is seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal that breached millions of people's personal data. ... read more - Police admit they are ‘ashamed’ of racism – and pledge new zero tolerance
Chief constables have admitted they were "ashamed" of continuing racism in policing - as they launched an action plan to stamp it out. ... read more - ‘Serious failures’ of Afghanistan evacuation lowered UK’s global standing – as Foreign Office boss faces calls to resign
The "serious systemic failures" of the Afghanistan evacuation by the Foreign Office lowered the UK's global standing, a cross-party group of MPs has said. ... read more - Heard’s loss of earnings ‘as high as $50m’ – as Kate Moss prepares to give evidence in libel trial
Amber Heard's loss of earnings could be as high as $50m due to negative statements made by Johnny Depp and his attorney, an industry expert has told her libel trial. ... read more - Pensioners who feared they wouldn’t survive winter stunned by act of kindness
"We had to do something, Godfrey," Jeanette Ward tells her husband, "because, it's like you said, we couldn't have managed another winter." ... read more - Ethiopia – በዙም የተደረገው የህወሃት ሚስጣራዊ ስብሰባ ህወሃትን ያስጨነቀው አንድ ጉዳይ
... read more - Fans line the streets as Manchester City celebrate Premier League title on open top bus
Thousands of Manchester City fans have lined the streets to celebrate their team's fourth Premier League title in five years. ... read more - European journalists to challenge RT ban in court
Dutch journalists and internet providers object to “undemocratic censorship measures” A coalition of Dutch journalists, internet providers and civil society groups announced on Monday that they will be challenging the EU decision to ban RT and Sputnik before the European Court of Justice. While they don’t endorse the content of ... read more - Ethiopia – ባለከዘራው፤ በሚስጥር ተይዞ የቆየው የሞት ጥግ ( ከባድ ተጋድሎ)... read more
- Flights disrupted and people told to stay at home as sandstorm sweeps across Middle East
People were told to stay at home and flights have been disrupted in parts of the Middle East after the latest in a series of unprecedented sandstorms swept across the region. ... read more - Ruling on Jews who prayed in Al-Aqsa compound ignites controversy
A court in Jerusalem has issued a controversial ruling that critics say threatens the fragile agreement regulating access to Jerusalem's most disputed holy sites. ... read more - US plans response to Arctic activity from Russia and China – media
Washington reportedly intends to carry out a major upgrade of its northernmost military base The US plans to invest billions on Arctic defense including modernizing its Thule Air Base in Greenland, Danish newspaper Berlingske reported on Monday, citing a US military report. Neither the Danish nor Greenlandic authorities have been ... read more - ‘Famine will get worse’: Russia’s blockade will increase starvation and global instability, UN warns
Russia's blockade of Ukraine will lead to worsening starvation, famine and instability around the world if it cannot be lifted, the World Food Programme has said. ... read more