One of Vladimir Putin’s chief propagandists has turned heads in a not-so-festive New Year message on Russian television in a renewed push to drive up enlistment numbers.
China condemns COVID-19 travel restrictions
China has hit back at countries that have imposed new travel restrictions following a surge in COVID-19 cases there.
Man pleads guilty to New York City subway shooting
A man who opened fire on a New York City subway nine months ago has pled guilty to terrorism charges.
The 63-year-old Frank James pleaded guilty on Tuesday to opening fire on a subway train in Brooklyn, shooting and injuring 10 people.
Two Australians onboard as speedboat capsizes off the coast in Bali
Two Australians have been rescued after a speedboat capsized off the coast of a popular tourist destination in Bali.
Almost 30 tourists were believed to be on the boat when strong waves began to worry the craft.
People on board could be seen jumping …
Some 200,000 turn out over 3 days to view Benedict’s body
Pope Francis has praised Pope Emeritus’ Benedict XVI’s “acute and gentle thought” on the final day of public viewing of his body in St. Peter’s Basilica before his funeral
Myanmar’s military leader plans election two years after seizing power
The plan for a general election is widely seen as an attempt to normalise the military’s seizure of power through the ballot box.
Russians ‘walking on own corpses’ to take Ukrainian ‘fortress’ town as they lack equipment
Russian soldiers lack proper equipment as they struggle to capture Bakhmut, the head of the Wagner Group has admitted.
Mystery over third Russian found dead in India in just two weeks
Sergey Milyakov, 51, became the third Russian national to be found dead in two weeks in India after his body was discovered on an anchored ship on the western coast of the country.
Burkina Faso requests French ambassador withdrawal, Paris says – Al Jazeera English
Burkina Faso requests French ambassador withdrawal, Paris says Al Jazeera EnglishFrance says Burkina Faso asked for ambassador to leave ReutersBurkina Faso’s military junta asks France to recall ambassador FRANCE 24 Eng…