TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Ads promise cash bonuses and attractive benefits. Recruiters make cold calls to eligible men. Recruitment agencies work with universities and social service providers to lure students and the unemployed. This spring, a new campaign is underway across Russia, seeking recruits to replenish its troops for the war in Ukraine. While fighting … Read more
BEIJING (AP) — Honduras has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the Latin American country announced Saturday, saying it recognizes “only one China in the world.” The announcement by the Honduran foreign ministry on Twitter, and also reported by China’s CCTV, comes amid rising tensions between Beijing and the United States, including over China’s growing assertiveness … Read more
BEIJING (AP) — New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, speaking with her Chinese counterpart, expressed concern to China over any delivery of deadly aid to support Russia in its war against Ukraine. Her press service on Saturday described Mahuta’s cautionary remarks in Beijing, days after Chinese President Xi Jinping finished his trip to Moscow.a warm … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The president of Ukraine on Thursday made his third visit in two days to areas most affected by the Russian warwith a trip to the southern Kherson region being recaptured from Kremlin forces, and as a senior Kiev commander hinted that a Ukrainian counter-offensive could be forthcoming “very soon”. Ukraine took … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia threatened to escalate attacks in Ukraine after the British government announced it would supply Ukraine with a type of munitions Moscow falsely claims contains nuclear components. The British Ministry of Defense confirmed on Monday that it will supply Ukraine with depleted uranium armor-piercing cartridges. Such cartridges were developed by the US … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched exploding drones that killed at least four people before dawn on Wednesday at a student dormitory near Kiev, just hours after Japan’s prime minister left the Ukrainian capital following a show of support for the country. That same day, Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Moscow after discussing his proposal … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Tuesday, stealing some of the global attention from China’s Asian rival President Xi Jinping, who was meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Beijing’s peace proposal for Ukraine that Western countries have already criticized. The two visits, … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announces it expected layovers in the United States by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen would be in line with recent precedent and should not be used as a pretext by China to step up aggressive activity in the Taiwan Strait. In recent weeks, senior U.S. officials in Washington and Beijing … Read more
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was on his way to Kiev early Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to coincide with the Chinese leader’s visit to Moscow. During his visit, Kishida will “show respect for the courage and patience of the Ukrainian people who stand up to defend their homeland … Read more
CAIRO (AP) — At a meeting in Egypt on Sunday, Israel and the Palestinians pledged to take steps to ease tensions ahead of a sensitive holiday season — including a partial freeze on Israeli settlement activities and an agreement to work together to “stop violence.” restrain and counter. ” But a Palestinian shooting that left … Read more
