Moscow. A US journalist working for the Wall Street Journal has been detained in Russia on suspicion of spying for Washington, Russia’s FSB security service said on Thursday ... Politically motivated ... “The problem is... Paul Whelan, a former US Marine, was arrested in Russia in 2018 and handed a 16-year sentence on espionage charges ... Media crackdown ... .
Taipei, Taiwan – Asia must avoid “chaos and conflicts” or the region’s future will be lost, Chinese premierLi Qiang has said. Speaking to an international audience of political and business leaders on Thursday, Li said China can be an “anchor for world peace” and stability and will continue undertaking reforms and opening up ... .
Since Donald Trump left office, he has consistently maintained that he had a great relationship with several well-known dictators ... The former president reiterated his position on dictators in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity this past week on Hannity.
Russian forces have had some success in the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian military officials said, adding that their fighters were still holding on in a months-long battle in which both sides have suffered heavy casualties ... "Our defenders are holding the city and are repelling numerous enemy attacks." ... 'Can't be protected' ... .
PARIS (Reuters) – Protests will not stop the pension reform or other policy changes, French PresidentEmmanuel Macron said on Thursday before unveiling a plan with 50 measures aimed at avoiding a water crisis this summer and in the coming years. The plan touches on a wide range of measures including how to re-use water, share water, and avoid leaks.
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Thursday said it had imposed sanctions on a Slovakian man for trying to arrange the sale of over two dozen types of North Korean weapons and munitions to Russia to help Moscow replace military equipment lost in its war with Ukraine...The U.S ... Thursday's move freezes any of Mkrtychev's U.S ... ....
MEXICOCITY (AP) — A Mexican court on Thursday issued arrest orders for six people in relation to the fire that killed 39 migrants at a detention facility earlier this week in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, according to the federal prosecutor leading the investigation ... It was not clear whether those guards had keys to the cell doors ... authorities.
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By Pavel Polityuk. KYIV (Reuters) – Russia charged an American journalist with spying while NATO moved closer to adding Finland as a member, deepening Moscow’s tensions with the West as the war in Ukraine reached its 400th day on Friday ... 24, 2022 ... We are preparing news about this,” he said ... The White House condemned Russia’s actions and urged U.S ... ....
There is a certain afterglow to mass protest ... It is also a dangerous moment, when what looks like sudden success can just as quickly turn into defeat ... ....
Beijing's ?friendship? with Moscow is a ?risk? for the bloc, according to Ursula von Der Leyen... "How China continues to interact with Putin's war will be a determining factor for EU-China relations going forward," she said. It marked the first time the EU chief has given a full speech on the bloc's relations with Beijing ... (RT.com) ....