Stand-up comedian gets nearly 6 years in Russian prison over joke about war veteran
A Russian stand-up comedian was sent to a penal colony for almost six years Wednesday for a joke…
Samsung becomes first Korean stock to top 1,000 trillion won in value
Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong smiles during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and…
Hungary jails German activist for eight years over far-right rally attacks | The Far Right News
Maja T was part of a group that attacked participants at Budapest’s ‘Day of Honour’, a major neo-Nazi…
King Charles III coronation: Koh-i-noor diamond won’t be used during ceremony
LONDON (AP) – The Koh-i-noor diamond won’t be used during King Charles III’s coronation, allowing Buckingham Palace to…
Trump says he talked with China’s Xi about Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation…
New coalition ‘The Citizens’ Solidarity for One Korea’ to reject ‘two-state’ policy
Photo caption: Members of the Citizens’ Solidarity for One Korea hold placards rejecting the “two-state” policy during the…
the risk of a new arms race – The Irish Times
New Start, the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the US and Russia, will expire today, ending five…
Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza, hospitals say, after soldier wounded by gunfire – BBC
Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza, hospitals say, after soldier wounded by gunfire BBCIsrael strikes Gaza, killing 19, mostly…
An angel resembling Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has had its face painted over
ROME (AP) — Call it divine intervention, or maybe just a hasty fix-it job to put an end…
Death of Nigerian singer after snakebite highlights crisis of ‘preventable’ fatalities | Global development
In a last message to her friends, Ifunanya Nwangene wrote: “Please come.” The 26-year-old singer and former contestant…
Trump-led abuses amid ‘democratic recession’ put human rights in peril, HRW report says | Human rights
The world is in a “democratic recession” with almost three-quarters of the global population now living under autocratic…
‘Humiliated’ Andrew moves out of Royal Lodge
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has made a “humiliating” move out of Royal Lodge after coming under pressure from the King.…