Ukraine buries doctor killed in missile strike on children’s hospital
Paediatric nephrologist Svitlana Lukianchuk was one of 44 people killed in airstrikes across Ukraine on July 8. Read More
Ukraine buries doctor killed in missile strike on children’s hospital
LVIV, Ukraine – A weeping crowd of mourners gathered to bury Svitlana Lukianchuk on a baking hot July 10 in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv after the young doctor was…
Squirt guns and ‘go home’ signs: Barcelona residents take aim at tourists
Locals are angry over housing shortages, overcrowding and the cost of living. Read More
UAE court issues life sentences to 43 it says operated local Muslim Brotherhood group
DUBAI – A United Arab Emirates (UAE) court on Wednesday sentenced 43 dissidents to life in prison for operating what it said was a Muslim Brotherhood group that aimed to…
Russia declares independent news site The Moscow Times ‘undesirable’
Russia’s prosecutor general on Wednesday declared independent media outlet the Moscow Times an “undesirable organisation”, effectively banning it in the country. Read More
Ukraine tells Hungary: no peace proposals based on Russian narratives
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto during talks in Washington on Wednesday that any initiatives to try to put an end to Moscow’s war in…
Argentina rolls out aviation reform in bid to bring in foreign airlines
BUENOS AIRES – The Argentine government published a sweeping decree on Wednesday aimed at opening up the country’s aviation sector, inviting foreign airlines to enter the market long dominated by…
Ukraine creates new ‘legion’ to recruit exiled men to fight
An estimated 300,000 Ukrainian men of fighting age are believed to be living in Poland alone. Read More
Kremlin says creation of “buffer zone” in Ukraine needs time
MOSCOW – Russia said on Wednesday that its military was still working to create a “buffer zone” in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region but this would take time. Read More
Iraq issues death sentence against wife of late Islamic State leader
DUBAI – An Iraqi court issued a death sentence against a wife of the late Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, for working with the group and detaining Yazidi women…