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Ukrainian army tanks exercise as soldiers check the readiness of equipment for combat deployment, at a military base in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2023
Free world will not let Ukraine fail, says US defense chief
BERLIN — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has vowed the US will continue to support Ukraine's war effort against Russia, even funding for Kyiv stalls in Congress.“The United States will not let Ukraine fail,” said Austin. “This coalition will not let Ukraine fail. And the free world will not let Ukraine fail.”He made the comments during an address to more than 50 defense leaders from Europe and the world at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany.Leaders from other nations promised new aid for Ukraine at the event.German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told reporters Germany will provide ammunition, plus armored and transport vehicles worth around €500 million.“We are helping Ukraine with what it needs most in its defense against Russian aggression,” Pistorius said.Asked...
March 20, 2024

Free world will not let Ukraine fail, says US defense chief

A man and his child pass an army recruitment poster in Moscow
The long battle over Russia's frozen assets heats up
BRUSSELS — The EU is edging closer to a decision about using the interest made on the frozen foreign reserves of Russia's Central Bank to aid Ukraine.In the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, one of the key measures taken by the international community was the freezing of Russian assets abroad.The decision to freeze Russian assets was seen as part of the broader sanctions package aimed at stopping Russian aggression from its onset.The move was aimed at imposing economic sanctions on Russia and its elites, targeting their financial resources as a way of exerting pressure and condemning the aggression.Yet, with no end to the war in sight and the rudimentary resources-based structure of the Russian economy not toppled in one single strike, the question of how...
March 20, 2024

The long battle over Russia's frozen assets heats up

Police vehicles leave the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, Germany. — courtesy Bernd Wei’brod/picture-alliance/dpa/AP
Germany arrests suspected Daesh supporters accused of planning terror attack on Swedish parliament
BERLIN — Two individuals accused of planning a firearms attack on Sweden’s parliament were arrested in Germany on Tuesday, according to a statement by the Office of the German Federal Prosecutor.The pair, who authorities said are Afghan citizens, were arrested near the city of Gera in Thuringia, central Germany, on suspicion of terrorism, the statement said.CNN has reached out to Afghanistan’s embassy in Berlin for comment.Germany’s Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser said in a statement on Tuesday that one of those arrested is a suspected member of terror group Daesh (so-called IS), and one is a suspected supporter.According to the Office of the German Federal Prosecutor, the suspects received instructions on conducting the alleged planned attack from a branch of Daesh...
March 20, 2024

Germany arrests suspected Daesh supporters accused of planning terror attack on Swedish parliament

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt speaking in the House of Commons in this file photo.
Jeremy Hunt hints at October general election
LONDON — UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has hinted a general election could be held in October.He told a Lords Committee the government's next spending review had to be completed before next April and "if the general election is in October that will mean it's very, very tight".The latest date an election could legally take place is Jan. 28, 2025.The PM has said his "working assumption" is one will be held in the second half of this year.Last week Rishi Sunak also ruled out polling day being on May 2, the date when local elections are already taking place.Appearing in front of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, Hunt also said he hoped to hold another "fiscal event" this parliament, which is due to end in January.Fiscal events generally mean any...
March 19, 2024

Jeremy Hunt hints at October general election

Pope Francis, 87, became pontiff in 2013.
Pope Francis puts rumors of retirement to rest in new memoir
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has no intention of retiring and plans to remain in post for life, according to his new autobiography.In "Life: My Story Through History", Pope Francis, who is 87, says there is "no risk" of him resigning despite speculation he might step down following a spate of health issues."I believe the pope's ministry is ad vitam, for life," Francis says."I therefore see no justification for giving it up."Earlier this year, Francis canceled meetings and audiences due to ill health. He has suffered from frequent bouts of influenza, has difficult walking and is increasingly seen using a wheelchair.These issues, as well as the Pope's age, have prompted questions about the future of the Catholic Church.Despite denying he is...
March 19, 2024

Pope Francis puts rumors of retirement to rest in new memoir

Rising sea levels are causing the regular flooding of homes in Bangladesh. — courtesy WFP/Sayed Asif Mahmud
Records smashed — new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far
GENEVA — Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, ice cover and glacier retreat, a new global report issued by the UN weather agency (WMO) on Tuesday shows.Heatwaves, floods, droughts, wildfires and rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones caused misery and mayhem, upending everyday life for millions and inflicting many billions of dollars in economic losses, according to the WMO State of the Global Climate 2023 report.“Sirens are blaring across all major indicators... Some records aren’t just chart-topping, they’re chart-busting. And changes are speeding up,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a video message for the launch.Based on data from multiple agencies, the study confirmed that...
March 19, 2024

Records smashed — new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far

Prince William meets volunteer in Sheffield. — courtesy PA Media
Prince William visits homelessness project
LONDON — The Prince of Wales is visiting housing initiatives in Sheffield on Tuesday to promote his homelessness project.It comes as the Sun published a photo of Catherine, Princess of Wales, on a shopping trip with Prince William.After being out of public sight since Christmas, she looked relaxed and smiling in video images from a farm shop in Windsor.The prince will be hoping the focus will return to one of his personal causes.There will have been a sense of relief from Prince William to get back to the grittier business of public duty. We heard no discussion about his wife or any of the family photographs — that was off the agenda.The prince and princess have had a difficult start to the year, with Catherine having abdominal surgery and spending time in recovery. She is expected to...
March 19, 2024

Prince William visits homelessness project

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell before a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council in Brussels
EU agrees to sanction 30 Russians over Alexei Navalny's death
BRUSSELS — EU countries will impose sanctions on 30 Russian officials over the death of leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, according to the bloc's foreign policy chief."We agreed to sanctions on those responsible for the murder of Alexei Navalny," Josep Borrell said after a meeting of EU foreign ministers.Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition leader, died in an Arctic prison in February where he was being held in harsh conditions.Officials have said the European Union would follow the United States and Britain in imposing travel bans and asset freezes on prison officials responsible for Navalny's treatment.The names of those sanctioned by the EU are set to be released in the coming days.The agreement to sanction those responsible for Navalny's death...
March 19, 2024

EU agrees to sanction 30 Russians over Alexei Navalny's death

Russian President Vladimir Putin
Putin hails annexation of Crimea after claiming election win
MOSCOW — Russia's President Vladimir Putin has hailed the "return" of Crimea to Russia at a concert marking the 10th anniversary of the illegal annexation of the territory from Ukraine.He said Crimea had "returned to its home harbor" and that it would move forward with Russia "hand in hand".Putin was addressing thousands in Moscow's Red Square a day after claiming a landslide election win.The vote has been condemned by Western governments as a sham.UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said the elections, in which serious opposition candidates were not allowed to stand, "starkly underline the depth of repression under President Putin's regime".He also stressed that holding Russian elections in occupied Ukrainian territories was an...
March 19, 2024

Putin hails annexation of Crimea after claiming election win

Banksy confirms the new London tree artwork is his.
Banksy: Artist confirms new London tree mural is his own work
LONDON — Banksy has confirmed that he is behind a new artwork that appeared in north London on Sunday.The street artist uploaded before and after pictures of the Finsbury Park mural to social media on Monday.It shows green paint sprayed on a wall behind a cut-back tree to look like foliage, with a stencil of a person holding a sprayer next to it.Crowds have gathered to see the mural, with one local saying they were "proud" their street had been chosen."It feels like a personal message to us residents, we just feel so proud," said Wanja Sellers, who lives along the street from the mural.Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told the PA news agency he was "delighted" to see the artwork in his Islington North constituency."Banksy's come to Finsbury Park...
March 18, 2024

Banksy: Artist confirms new London tree mural is his own work

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