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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the annual state of the nation address in Moscow on Tuesday.
Russia suspends participation in major new START nuclear arms treaty
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a major speech to Russia’s political and military elite, assessing the Ukraine invasion.Putin announced that Russia has suspended participation from the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty, a treaty to mutually decrease and limit strategic nuclear weapons signed between US and Russia in 2002.He also said Russia needs to be ready to test nuclear weapons if the US does so first. However, Putin ruled out Russia making a first nuclear strike.The Russian president pledged to “systematically” press on with Moscow’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine, blaming the West for starting the war.He also claimed that Russia is not at war with the Ukrainian people but with “their regime that holds the people...
February 21, 2023

Russia suspends participation in major new START nuclear arms treaty

Screenshot footage shows moment of new Turkey earthquake in Hatay.
Deadly new tremor in Turkey traps people under rubble
ANKARA — Rescuers are once again searching for people trapped under rubble in Turkey after another earthquake hit the country, killing at least six people.A 6.4 magnitude tremor struck near the city of Antakya near the border with Syria, where massive quakes devastated both countries on Feb. 6.The earlier quakes killed 44,000 people in Turkey and Syria with tens of thousands more left homeless. Buildings weakened by those tremors collapsed in both countries on Monday.Turkey’s disaster and emergency agency said the 6.4 earthquake occurred at 20:04 local time (17:04 GMT) at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles).This was followed by a 5.8 aftershock three minutes later and 31 subsequent aftershocks that were not as severe.The Health Minister Dr. Fahrettin Koca said 294 people have been injured —...
February 21, 2023

Deadly new tremor in Turkey traps people under rubble

Spain’s Secretary of State for Transport Isabel Pardo de Vera is among the top bosses to quit. — courtesy Europa Press News
Spain officials quit over trains that were made too wide for tunnels
MADRID — Two top Spanish transport officials have resigned over a botched order for new commuter trains that cost nearly €260 million ($275 million; £230 million).The trains could not fit into non-standard tunnels in the northern regions of Asturias and Cantabria.The head of Spain’s rail operator Renfe, Isaías Táboas, and the Secretary of State for Transport, Isabel Pardo de Vera, have now left their roles. The design fault was made public earlier this month.The Spanish government said the mistake was spotted early enough to avoid financial loss. However the region of Cantabria has demanded compensation.Renfe ordered the trains in 2020 but the following year manufacturer CAF realized that the dimensions it had been given for the trains were inaccurate and stopped construction.The...
February 21, 2023

Spain officials quit over trains that were made too wide for tunnels

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell at a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels.
Ukraine tops agenda as EU foreign affairs ministers meet in Brussels
BRUSSELS — EU foreign affairs ministers are in Brussels Monday to discuss the war in Ukraine and a potential new sanctions package against Russia.The Foreign Affairs Council, chaired by the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, will exchange views on the Russian aggression against Ukraine, after an initial informal meeting with Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kubela.Other issues on the agenda include Afghanistan, Iran, and energy and climate diplomacy. Meanwhile, Borrell said he’d been assured by senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi that Beijing would not supply arms to Russia.Borrell met Wang at the Munich Security Conference over the weekend. The US has said China is preparing to provide weapons to Moscow, but Beijing’s Foreign Ministry has also rejected the...
February 20, 2023

Ukraine tops agenda as EU foreign affairs ministers meet in Brussels

Ukraine is covered by a blanket of snow amid growing destruction of homes.
War in Ukraine having a devastating impact on people’s mental health
KYIV — Just a few day’s short of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, its estimated that one in every four Ukrainians may suffer from mental health issues because of the ongoing conflict.The World Health Organization said this means that some 10 million people will likely experience depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia.Ukraine’s government said that more than 60% of its soldiers are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and about half of the population needs psychological help to cope with the war.Presently, it can only care for one-third of them. The ongoing conflict has placed additional pressure on Ukraine’s already strained mental health system, disrupting much needed mental health and...
February 20, 2023

War in Ukraine having a devastating impact on people’s mental health

People react after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit in Antakya, southern Turkey, on Monday. — courtesy Reuters
6.4 magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey
ANTAKYA — A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck southern Turkey, weeks after a deadly quake devastated the region.Turkey’s disaster and emergency agency AFAD said the tremor occurred at 20.04 local time (17.04 GMT).Witnesses told the Reuters news agency there had been further damage to buildings in Antakya.A 7.8-magnitude struck the region on Feb. 6, killing more than 44,000 people in Turkey and Syria.Turkish authorities have recorded more than 6,000 aftershocks since that earthquake hit, but the BBC team in the region said Monday’s tremor felt much stronger than previous ones.Witnesses said it was also felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon. It is currently unclear how much damage it has caused or if there are any casualties.In a tweet, AFAD urged people to stay away from coastlines as a...
February 20, 2023

6.4 magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey

US President Joe Biden made a surprise trip to Kyiv on Monday. — courtesy Ukrainian Presidential Press Service
Biden: US would stand with Ukraine 'for as long as it takes'
KYIV — US President Joe Biden has made a surprise visit to Kyiv — his first to Ukraine since Russia invaded almost a year ago. It comes as the anniversary of Russia’s invasion approaches on Feb. 24.Biden said the United States would stand with Ukraine “for as long as it takes” and praised their “heroic” fighting. He also reaffirmed his country’s support for Ukraine, pledging more weapons for Kyiv and promising new sanctions for Russia.During a press conference in Kyiv earlier, Biden said Russia had attempted to “wipe Ukraine off the map”. Speaking as air raid sirens went off in the capital and across Ukraine, he said that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war of conquest was “failing”.Meanwhile, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky describes today’s talks with...
February 20, 2023

Biden: US would stand with Ukraine 'for as long as it takes'

NATO has boosted its presence in Estonia, which shares a border with Russia
Ukraine war: Europe fights to maintain solidarity
By Katya AdlerKYIV — US President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine on Monday is a striking show of solidarity — an intentionally powerful message to Moscow — as Kyiv prepares to mark the grim and bloody one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion.Ukraine’s government was understandably thrilled to see the US president but — as a professional Europe-watcher — one comment stood out for me in particular.Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk celebrated what he described as “the presence of our important, main partner.”Shouldn’t that be Europe?Vladimir Putin’s aggressive ambition is a threat to European security first and foremost. His invasion of Ukraine has brought conventional warfare back to this continent on a scale not seen since World War Two.His actions have...
February 20, 2023

Ukraine war: Europe fights to maintain solidarity

Moldova is dependent on Russian energy — and last year the Kremlin cut its gas supply to the country by half. — courtesy EPA
We want Russia to come, say Moldova protesters
CHIȘINĂU — Beneath Moldova’s soaring parliament building, a parade of its most precarious file slowly past — bused in by the thousand from across the country, each with their private tale of poverty and frustration.“We’re a laughing stock — the government is mocking us,” Ala tells me. Capped in a blue woollen hat, she thrusts her wide pale face close to mine, and says: “There are people with four or five children who literally have nothing to eat.”Energy bills here now consume more than 70% of household income, according to Moldova’s president. Ala tells me they swallow half of her pension. “When we elected this government, they promised to raise salaries and pensions, but so far we haven’t seen a penny,” she said.Sunday’s protests, organized by Moldova’s...
February 20, 2023

We want Russia to come, say Moldova protesters

Aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Kahramanmaras, the epicenter of the quake. — courtesy Reuters
Turkey ends rescue effort in all but two areas
ANKARA — Turkey has ended rescue efforts in all but two provinces, almost two weeks after a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people, the country’s disaster agency said.Searches will continue in Kahramanmaras and Hatay, the agency’s chief said.However, hopes of finding anyone else alive in the rubble are fading fast.Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Turkey and announced $100 million (£83 million) in humanitarian aid.The epicenter of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Feb. 6 was in Kahramanmaras. More than 44,000 people are confirmed to have lost their lives in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria.The death toll is expected to climb, with about 345,000 apartments in Turkey known to have been destroyed and many people still missing.Neither...
February 19, 2023

Turkey ends rescue effort in all but two areas

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