Foreign policy
The UK’s plan to rip up Brexit trade rules slammed for being in ‘clear breach’ of international law
The U.K. government has pushed ahead with plans to unilaterally override parts of the Northern Ireland protocol it agreed with the EU in 2019. Liam Mcburney – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. government has pushed ahead with controversial plans to unilaterally override post-Brexit trade rules, ratcheting up the […]
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Ukraine must ‘knock out the occupiers,’ Zelenskyy says; Severodonetsk cut off after all bridges destroyed
Risks of a ‘frozen conflict’ rising as Russia makes gains in eastern Ukraine Tanks of pro-Russian troops drive along a street during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the town of Popasna in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine May 26, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters As Russia gradually seizes more territory in Ukraine and continues to pound various targets […]
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‘Frozen conflict’: Ukraine war could last 10 years or more if Russian forces aren’t pushed back
Ukrainian troop members repair an army’s Main Battle Tank (MBT) in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on June 7, 2022. Aris Messinis | AFP | Getty Images As Russia gradually seizes more territory in Ukraine and continues to pound various targets in the Donbas, analysts fear that Ukrainian fighters are losing the upper hand, […]
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Here are the main takeaways from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot committee’s second hearing
U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Chairperson Bennie Thompson (D-MS) , Vice Chair U.S. Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) listen during the second public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, at Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S. June 13, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters The House […]
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Former Attorney General Bill Barr says Trump would not listen when he told him election fraud claims were false
Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr is seen on video during his deposition for the public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 9, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Former Attorney General William Barr picked […]
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Forces battle for ‘every meter’ of Severodonetsk; river crossings could become a major problem for Russia. Follow our live updates
River crossings pose a huge problem for Russia, UK says This photograph taken on April 29, 2022 shows a destroyed railway bridge, over the Siverskyi Donets river, in Raygorodok, eastern Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Yasuyoshi Chiba | AFP | Getty Images Russia needs to conduct difficult river crossings to achieve success in […]
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The world will face ‘a severe food crisis and famine,’ Zelenskyy says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses participants at Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue summit virtually via a video link on June 11, 2022. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that the world will face a “severe food crisis,” with Russia’s war on his country dragging on, as he virtually addressed the […]
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‘Stop smearing’ China: Chinese defense minister accuses U.S. of creating ‘conflict and confrontation’
An F-16V jet fighter taxies on the runway in January for an emergency takeoff as part of a Taiwanese military drill in Chiayi, Taiwan, as China increased overflights by PLA fighter jets over the self-governed island in 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images SINGAPORE — China’s defense minister accused the U.S. of “smearing” Beijing […]
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Fighting rages in critical Ukrainian city as Kyiv pleads for more weapons from West
Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops is taking place in the strategically important Donbas city of Severodonetsk. Aris Messinis | Afp | Getty Images Intense fighting is ongoing in the streets of a critical eastern Ukrainian city now at the heart of Moscow’s invasion, as Kyiv implored the West to deliver more weapons to […]
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Hungary says it’s impossible for Europe to ban Russian gas anytime soon. Putin agrees
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has ruled out the prospect of a Russian gas ban in the European Union’s next package of sanctions, saying it would be “impossible.” Landlocked Hungary is overwhelmingly dependent on Russian hydrocarbons. Szijjarto’s comments come as President Vladimir Putin says he believes the West will not be able to wean itself […]
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