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Western leaders voiced revulsion and outrage Thursday after Ukraine found a mass grave outside the formerly Russian-occupied city of Izyum and said that almost all of the exhumed bodies showed signs of torture. Two forensic technicians dig near a cross in a forest on the outskirts of Izyum, eastern Ukraine on September 16, 2022.Photo by […]

The UN General Assembly is back in person after the pandemic disruption but in a world as full of crises as ever, with the war in Ukraine set to pit the West against Russia. Some 150 world leaders will descend on New York for a week of diplomacy, with all required to come in person […]

WASHINGTON   DC   –  Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Thursday at the Pentagon in Washington DC. The visit comes after President Biden in May reauthorized deployment of U.S. forces to Somalia. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Somali President Hassan Sheikh for a meeting at […]

A young Iranian woman is in a coma and fighting for her life after being arrested in Tehran by the country’s morality police, campaigners said on Thursday. Mahsa Amini, 22, was on a visit to the Iranian capital with her family when she was detained by the special police unit that enforces the strict dress […]

Prince William described how walking behind the Queen’s coffin ‘brought back a few memories’ of his mother’s funeral. The procession evoked memories of the brothers walking behind their mother’s coffin (Picture: Getty) The new Prince of Wales and heir to the throne marched side-by-side with Prince Harry during Wednesday’s poignant procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall. It mirrored […]

The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired on the city of Valuyki, the air defense system went off, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said © Vladimir Gerdo/TASS, archive MOSCOW, September 16. /TASS/. At least one person was killed and two injured as the armed forces of Ukraine shelled the city of Valuiki in Russia’s Belgorod region, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav […]

Mass grave had been found in Izyum Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that a mass grave had been found in Izyum after the town was retaken from Russian forces. “We want the world to know what the Russian occupation has caused,” he said, without giving details on the number of bodies found or […]

The White House press service reports that the United States intends to supply Kyiv with weapons for combat operations on the southern and eastern fronts in the future, including advanced missile systems. A US M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).Photo by AFP The White House press service reports that the United States intends to […]

Sweden’s Social Democrat Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson will officially resign from her post on Thursday, after she accepted defeat in a close-fought election, handing victory to the four-party right-wing opposition bloc, and giving them the first go at forming a new government. Sweden’s Prime Minister and Social Democratic party leader Magdalena Andersson, 11 September 2022 […]

Germany’s defence chief has urged caution over Kyiv’s early successes in seizing back territories from Russian invaders, warning that its lightning counter-offensive might not be effective in pushing Moscow’s troops back over a large area. The Inspector General of the German armed forces Bundeswehr Eberhard Zorn waits for the German Chancellor expected to visit the […]