Ukraine needs F-16 jets to win the war and hold peace against Russia, ex-pilot warns
Volodymyr Zelensky’s army needs more air defence systems to ensure the war in Ukraine ends and gain the upper hand against Russia.
Day: January 25, 2023
Germany and NATO allies to send ‘scores of battle tanks’ to Ukraine
The German government has confirmed it will send Leopard II battle tanks to Ukraine, and NATO allies will follow. The long-awaited decision came after the United States agreed to send M1 Abrams tanks, a move that Kyviv hopes could forge a turning point.
Adani Group firms lose $9bn in value amid short-seller claims
Hindenburg Research says world’s third-richest person, Gautam Adani, is pulling ‘largest con in corporate history’More than $9bn (£7.3bn) was wiped off the fortune of companies partly owned by the world’s third-richest person, after an activist investo…
NFL Salute to Service award finalists: Hurst, Kittle, Rivera
Cincinnati tight end Hayden Hurst, San Francisco tight end George Kittle and Washington head coach Ron Rivera are the three finalists for the NFL’s Salute to Service Award.
Ukraine’s Odesa, the ‘pearl of the Black Sea’, added to Unesco World Heritage list – The Guardian
Ukraine’s Odesa, the ‘pearl of the Black Sea’, added to Unesco World Heritage list The GuardianUkraine’s Odesa city put on UNESCO heritage in danger list euronewsThree sites ‘in danger’ added to UNESCO World Heritage List &nb…
Russia shuts down oldest rights group
A Moscow court on Wednesday ordered the closure of Russia’s oldest human rights organization, the Moscow Helsinki Group, silencing another respected institution amid a political crackdown.The judge with the Moscow City Court granted a justice ministry…
Chinese soccer club Wuhan folds after failing to pay players
Relegated Chinese Super League club Wuhan Yangtze has announced that it is ceasing operations, a decision that comes just two months after it received a points deduction for failing to pay player salaries.
Businessinsider.co.za | Russia has reportedly ordered the creation of 24 penal colonies in occupied Ukraine
Russia has decreed that 24 new penal colonies, famous for their harsh conditions, will be created in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia.
15 wishes for 2023: Trailblazers tell how they’d make life on Earth a bit better
We asked for a wish from expert wishers around the globe — from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to MacArthur “genius” grantee Gregg Gonsalves to Melva Acostaa, who runs a soup kitchen in Peru.
Homosexuality is not a crime, Pope Francis says
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