South Korea has ordered civilians on an island near the border with North Korea to evacuate to shelters, after accusing Pyongyang of firing off hundreds of artillery shells as part of a military “provocation.” The evacuation order was issued twice on Friday afternoon by local authorities, Yonhap News reported, noting …
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The Russian Interior Ministry on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, the British lawyer currently acting as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. In March, Khan sought the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the children’s rights commissioner, …
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has declared a state of emergency in the Federal District of Brasilia after thousands of supporters of his right-wing predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, overran the Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential Planalto Palace. The leftist leader, inaugurated just last week, gave the order …
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The size of the Russian military is set to increase to 1.15 million troops next year, in line with a decree that President Vladimir Putin signed on Thursday. The document, published on the government’s website, adds 137,000 to the ranks of the Armed Forces from January 1, 2023. It also …
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Zaporozhye Region will hold a referendum on whether to secede from Ukraine and request joining Russia, the head of its administration announced on Monday. Evgeny Balitskiy said that he had signed an order to organize the plebiscite during a regional forum held in the city of Melitopol. Over 700 representatives …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree stating that certain foreign copyright holders may be paid in rubles, expanding on previous counter-measures against companies based in “unfriendly countries” that are currently imposing sanctions on Moscow. Published on a government website on Friday, the executive order extends the existing special …
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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed in its social networks, on Tuesday evening, that its servicemen holed up at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol have been ordered to surrender. “The garrison “Mariupol” has completed the assigned combat mission. The highest military command issued an order …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has passed an executive order banning the purchase of foreign software for use in critical infrastructure projects, in an apparent bid to make the country less vulnerable to further Western sanctions and potential cyberattacks. Effective Thursday, the order allows for the purchase of foreign software for …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared a “general mobilization” of the country’s population, calling up conscripts and reserve forces to bolster Kiev’s military across the country following Russia’s “special operation” in the Donbass, which also targeted sites in Ukraine. The mobilization should be carried out within the next 90 days, …
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The US will deploy some 7,000 troops to Germany, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday as Washington accused Russia of “invading” Ukraine. President Joe Biden has said US troops will not enter Ukraine, and that it will only defend NATO territory. Biden told reporters that the troops headed overseas were part of …
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