Giorno: 21 Maggio 2023

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian city of Bakhmut ‘only in our hearts’ after Russia claims seizure

The status of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was in question after Russia claimed it had gained control of it with the assistance of Wagner forces, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke solemnly of the city. Speaking in Hiroshima, Japan Sunday during the G-7 Summit, Zelenskyy remarked that Bakhmut was “only in our hearts,” hours […]

El Salvador soccer stadium stampede leaves 12 dead, hundreds injured: officials

A stampede at a soccer stadium in El Salvador on Saturday left 12 people dead and hundreds of others injured, officials said. The deadly crush happened as fans reportedly pushed through an access gate during a Salvadoran league quarterfinal match between clubs Alianza and FAS at Monumental stadium in Cuscatlan. “El Salvador is in mourning,” […]

IT employee sues boss after mistaking his initials for lewd reference, email abbreviations for sexual advances

A tech worker in England tried to sue her former boss after apparently believing email abbreviations he used, such as “xx” and “???,” were codes asking for a sexual relationship. Karina Gasparova, an IT worker at “paperless global trade management” company essDOCS, filed a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against her boss Alexander Goulandris outlining […]

Russian invasion kills 42K Ukrainian civilians since start of war, US officials say

A reported 42,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, U.S. officials told Fox News. The data was based on the latest American battlefield assessment of the war, and the number of deaths is roughly five times greater than previously reported. Officials also said 50,000 […]

Grecia, trionfo per il centrodestra. Ma non basta: si tornerà alle urne a giugno

Read More ATENE – Ha stravinto, ma per governare dovrà aspettare un’altra elezione. Il premier conservatore, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, ha incassato un travolgente 41% dei voti, doppiando il rivale Alexis Tsipras, leader della sinistra di Syriza, fermo al 20%. Buono anche il risultato del Pasok, che sale all’11%. Ma l’attuale sistema proporzionale farà fare a Mitsotakis un […]

Biden Announces New Military Aid for Ukraine During Meeting With Zelenskyy

Read More HIROSHIMA, Japan—President Joe Biden announced a new $375 million package of military aid to Ukraine during a May 21 meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G-7 leaders summit in Hiroshima, Japan. “The United States continues to help Ukraine respond, recover, and rebuild. We are also supporting peace,” Biden said during his first face-to-face meeting with Zelenskyy […]

Japan, South Korea Leaders Pray at Memorial for Korean Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima

Read More South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol (L) and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida bow as they lay flowers at the Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the 1945 atomic bombing near the Peace Park Memorial in Hiroshima, western Japan, on May 21, 2023, on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit Leaders’ […]

Biden at G-7: Most US Allies Clear ‘There Would Be a Response’ If China Takes Action Against Taiwan

Read More At the G-7 summit, President Joe Biden told a reporter that most U.S. allies are “clear” that if China were to try to invade Taiwan, “there would be a response.” Biden was asked by a reporter on Sunday how he would manage a diplomatic relationship with China, and how he would strengthen the […]

Tunisia’s shadow cartoonist Z fights fascism

Read More Relentless: The anonymous cartoonist in his office in Tunis. He has lampooned Tunisia’s autocratic leaders. (Fethi Belaid/AFP) Tunisia’s top cartoonist doesn’t hesitate to compare President Kais Saied with Hitler. It’s a sign of the country’s political climate, but such vehemence is nothing new for the artist who has regularly savaged Tunisian leaders. He […]

Double amputee Gurkha veteran reaches summit of Mount Everest

Read More A Gurkha soldier veteran who lost both legs in Afghanistan has achieved mountaineering history after reaching the top of Mount Everest. Hari Budha Magar, who lives in Canterbury, Kent, reached the summit of the world’s tallest mountain at 3pm on Friday, having started the climb on 17 April – exactly 13 years since […]