Zelenskyy: It's 'obvious' Ukraine won't be Putin's last stop February 17, 2023 at 04:30AM

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was 'obvious' Ukraine would not be the last stop of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion, and that it was vital the West does not delay deliveries of weapons to help repel Russian forces. He told the Munich Security Conference that while the West was negotiating supplies of tanks to Kyiv, the Kremlin was thinking of ways to 'strangle' the former Soviet republic of Moldova

Protests hit multiple Iran cities for first time in weeks February 17, 2023 at 03:56AM

The demonstrations, marking 40 days since Iran executed two men on charges related to the protests, show the continuing anger in the country. The protests, which began over the September 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the country's morality police, have morphed into one of the most serious challenges to Iran’s theocracy since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Revival of Chinese economy 'complicated' due to growing global competition: Xi February 17, 2023 at 01:57AM

Efforts to revive China's economy have become 'complicated' with growing global competition to attract investment, President Xi Jinping has said, calling for steps to forestall and defuse major economic and financial risks, including those arising from the property sector and the piling local government debt. Xi said that more efforts should be made to attract and utilise foreign investment.

Chernobyl 2.0? Ohio train derailment spurs wild speculation February 16, 2023 at 11:44PM

Chernobyl 2.0? Ohio train derailment spurs wild speculation

Ukrainian refugees safe, but not at peace, after year of war February 16, 2023 at 11:25PM