Category: Світ
British officials charge 2 with spying for China
27/04/2024
Washington — British officials formally charged two men Friday with spying on behalf of China in the latest in a series of European arrests of suspected Chinese intelligence agents. The two men, Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, were charged with violations of the Official Secrets Act by “providing prejudicial information to a foreign state, China” between …
US defense secretary announces $6B military aid package for Ukraine
27/04/2024
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced a military aid package for Ukraine valued at up to $6 billion. Analysts say the aid is desperately needed to help Ukraine regain the upper hand after months of having to ration ammunition. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb has details. …
Forbes Russia journalist detained for criticizing military, lawyer says
26/04/2024
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Briton charged over alleged Russia-linked arson attack
26/04/2024
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Russian women face violence from Ukraine veterans
26/04/2024
Warsaw, Poland — Olga drew her index finger abruptly across her neck as she recounted the threats her husband leveled at her after he returned to Russia, wounded from fighting in Ukraine. “I’m going to cut your head and hands off and beat you up. I’ll burn you in acid,” he threatened her, she said. Even …
EU toughens safety rules on Chinese fashion retailer Shein
26/04/2024
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Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from front lines over Russian drone threats
26/04/2024
WASHINGTON — Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate without detection or coming under attack, two U.S. military officials told The Associated Press. The U.S. agreed to send 31 Abrams to Ukraine in …
Zelenskyy blasts Russian nuclear risks on Chernobyl anniversary
26/04/2024
Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Friday that Russia’s capture of a major nuclear power plant threatened a radiation catastrophe, as the country marked the anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Russian forces seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in southern Ukraine in the first days of its 2022 invasion. Both …
‘This is my home’: Life inside Chernobyl’s exclusion zone
26/04/2024
Thirty-eight years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, hundreds of people work to dismantle the long-defunct power plant and control the contaminated exclusion zone, a 30-kilometer area surrounding it. Lesia Bakalets has the story of a man who lived through the tragedy and still works there. …
Ukraine says Russian missile attack damaged houses in Cherkasy
25/04/2024
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China’s Nuctech raided in EU over foreign subsidies concerns
25/04/2024
BRUSSELS — Chinese security equipment company Nuctech’s Dutch and Polish offices were raided by EU competition regulators, the company said on Wednesday, as the European Commission cracks down on companies receiving unfair state subsidies which put EU peers at a disadvantage. The European Commission has launched four investigations against Chinese companies since its foreign subsidies regulation …
Kyiv issues restrictions on passports for military-age men
25/04/2024
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Spain’s prime minister says he will consider resigning after wife is targeted by judicial probe
25/04/2024
BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez denied corruption allegations against his wife but said he will consider resigning after the launch Wednesday of a judicial investigation into accusations by a right-wing legal platform that she used her position to influence business deals. Sánchez said in a letter posted on his X account that while …
Amnesty: Global rule of law on brink of collapse, fueled by AI
24/04/2024
London — A breakdown in the international rule of law is being accelerated through rapid advancement in technology and artificial intelligence, which risks a “supercharging” of human rights violations, according to an annual report, by Amnesty International, published April 24. “The international rules-based order is on the brink of collapse. The violations of international law have …
Amnesty: Global rule of law on brink of collapse, fueled by AI
24/04/2024
A breakdown in the international rule of law is being accelerated through rapid advancement in technology and artificial intelligence, which risks a “supercharging” of human rights violations. That’s according to the new annual report by rights group Amnesty International. Henry Ridgwell has more. …
EU launches investigation into Chinese medical device market
24/04/2024
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Russia says Ukrainian drones sparked fires in several regions
24/04/2024
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Channel tragedy spotlights Britain’s Rwanda migrant law
24/04/2024
London — French authorities say a 7-year-old girl was among five migrants who drowned in the English Channel on Tuesday just hours after British lawmakers voted through legislation aimed at deterring asylum-seekers from making the crossing. Local officials said the inflatable dinghy carrying some 112 people hit a sandbank after leaving a beach near the village …
Turkey arrests pro-Kurdish reporters in ‘terrorism’ probe, relative says
24/04/2024
Istanbul — Nine Turks working for pro-Kurdish media outlets were arrested Tuesday in Turkey, their employers and lawyers said, with a relative of one saying they were accused of “terrorist activities.” Four women and five men were arrested at dawn in Istanbul, the capital Ankara, and the southeastern city of Urfa, lawyers from the Media and …
Officials: US plans $1 billion aid package for Ukraine
24/04/2024
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Azerbaijan says ‘closer than ever’ to Armenia peace deal
23/04/2024
Baku, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Tuesday a peace deal with Armenia was closer than ever before, as teams from both countries began demarcating the border in a bid to end decades of territorial disputes and clashes. Aliyev’s optimism comes amid progress on marking the border despite protests in Armenia, still bruised after …
UN criticizes Britain’s Rwanda migrant law, as boat tragedy shows dangers of crossing
23/04/2024
After years of political wrangling and court battles, British lawmakers passed legislation Monday that the government hopes will allow it to deport asylum seekers arriving in small boats across the English Channel to Rwanda for processing. As Henry Ridgwell reports from London, the dangers of the migrant crossings were underlined just hours after the law …
Russian media: Kremlin plans to deploy ballistic missiles on Finnish border
23/04/2024
LONDON — Russian media report that the Kremlin plans to deploy ballistic missiles close to its border with Finland. It’s the latest in a series of military and hybrid threats that Russia has made against the Nordic state since it joined NATO in April last year in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The Russian …
Britain, Germany call on Hamas to release hostages
23/04/2024
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German prosecutors accuse aide to European lawmaker of spying for China
23/04/2024
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Ukraine reports downing Russian drones as White House pledges quick aid delivery
23/04/2024
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