Vladimir Putin admitted to being “slightly envious” of China as he told Xi Jinping he would consider Beijing’s proposals for a ceasefire in Ukraine at the beginning of a high-stakes summit in the Kremlin. The White House said it was watching the Moscow summit “carefully” but warned a ceasefire that cemented Russian gains would be rejected ... .
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said late Monday that a strike destroyed Russian “Kalibr” cruise missiles that were being transported by train in the town of Dzhankoi, in Russian-occupied Crimea... One person was injured and two buildings were damaged, Askyonov said. Amateur video geolocated by CNN shows a large explosion and resulting fireball ... .
photo: AP / Alexandr Demyanchuk, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo
Russian PresidentVladimir Putin on Sunday welcomed China's willingness to play a "constructive role" in ending the war in Ukraine, saying relations between Moscow and Beijing were "at the highest point." ... Advertisement ... Beijing said Xi is hoping to deliver a breakthrough on Ukraine as it seeks to position itself as a peacemaker ... .
French PresidentEmmanuel Macron faced an angry backlash last night after his government narrowly survived a confidence vote over his pension reforms ... “We’ll meet in the streets.”Not long after the results were announced, protests broke out close to the National Assembly ... He added ... .
El presidente chino, Xi Jinping, se reunió hoy lunes en Moscú con su homólogo ruso, Vladimir Putin, en el Kremlin tras llegar a Moscú. Cuando Xi llegó al Kremlin, fue recibido por el comandante del Kremlin en el punto de llegada. Putin estrechó calurosamente la mano de Xi y se tomó fotografías con él ... .
BAGDAD—Iraq on Monday marks 20 years since the start of the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, but no official celebrations are planned. The oil-rich country remains traumatized from the years of war, occupation and bloody sectarian turmoil that followed the operation launched on March 20, 2003... ‘Shock and awe’ ... ....
By David Stanway. (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary GeneralAntonio Guterres warned that the “climate time bomb is ticking” as he urged rich nations on Monday to slash emissions sooner after a new assessment from scientists said there was little time to lose in tackling climate change ... The climate time-bomb is ticking.” ... climate envoy John Kerry ... Advertisement.
Türkiye will never forget the solidarity displayed by the EU, the UN, and other international organizations after the Feb. 6 earthquakes, PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday ... "This conference is another example of how well-grounded the relations between our peoples are," he said. On Feb ... .
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Monday that it has determined all sides in the brutal conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. The move carries no immediate U.S. policy implications but lends weight to calls for such allegations to be prosecuted ... officials ... ___ ... Kenya ... .
WASHINGTON, United States, (AFP) – US PresidentJoe Biden on Monday signed into law a bill requiring the release of intelligence materials on potential links between the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan...Congress passed and sent the bill to Biden in March ... .
Donald Trump would become the first former or sitting president to be charged with a crime if an indictment over the 2016 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels is filed ... Bragg, an elected Democrat, has not confirmed any plans publicly, but has put key witnesses in front of the jury in recent weeks and offered Trump the opportunity to testify ... .
BEIJING. China’s embassy in the Central African Republic has urged its citizens to avoid traveling outside the capital, Bangui, after a report that nine Chinese nationals were killed in an attack by militants at a gold mine outside the city ... “We have counted nine bodies and two wounded,” the mayor of Bambari, Abel Matchipata, said ... ....
photo: U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn