Taliban orders Afghan women to wear niqab in public
In a decree issued at a ceremony in Kabul, the supreme leader of the Taliban and Afghanistan, Hebatullah Akhundzadeh, ordered women to completely cover their bodies and faces in public,…
The war in Ukraine: satellite images predict the loss of a third of the wheat crop
The yield of Ukraine’s next wheat crop is expected to decline by at least 35% compared to 2021 due to the Russian invasion, according to satellite images analyzed by geolocation…
“Peace in Ukraine”: the UN Security Council agrees
The UN Security Council on Friday approved a unanimous statement – the first since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 – giving “strong support” to the organization’s secretary-general “in…
Video conference of G7 leaders on Sunday with the participation of Zelensky
A spokeswoman for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced, Friday, that the leaders of the great powers of the Group of Seven will hold a virtual meeting on Sunday dedicated to…
CH: A Quebecer at the end of the first round?
All the attention is on picking Canadians number one in the next draft, and rightfully so. However, a promising Quebec skater could join the Montreal club even before the end…
Pentagon denies helping Ukraine target Russian generals
The US Defense Department on Thursday denied providing intelligence that allowed Ukrainian forces to target top Russian officers near the front, the New York Times alleged. • Read also: direct…
The war in Ukraine | Zelensky launches global crowdfunding campaign
(Kyiv) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Thursday the launch of an online crowdfunding platform designed to help Kyiv win the war against Russia and rebuild the country’s infrastructure. Posted at…
Russia “attempting to annihilate” Ukrainian units in Azovstal
The Ukrainian military announced that fighting continues at the Azovstal steel plants in Mariupol (southeast) as Russia is trying to “annihilate” the last defenders of the site, even if it…
Russia simulates launches of nuclear-capable missiles
Moscow said on Wednesday that its military simulated the launch of nuclear-capable missiles in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, as Russian forces continue their attacks in Ukraine. • Read also:…
Finland wants early membership in NATO
Its Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Wednesday that Finland hopes for ratification “as soon as possible” by 30 NATO member states, in the event that they run alone or…