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GAFTON, Australia (AFP) – Deadly floods spread down Australia’s east coast Tuesday, stranding residents on rooftops and bridges and prompting authorities to order tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. Flood warnings were in effect for dozens of rivers across the states of Queensland of New South Wales, where a days-long “rain bomb” has dumped a metre (3.2 feet) of rain on some areas in a week. Several waterways have already burst their […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United States said Monday that it was expelling 12 members of Russia’s UN mission from America for being “intelligence operatives,” prompting a furious response from Moscow, which denounced what it called a “hostile move.” A spokeswoman for the US mission to the UN said those ordered to leave had “abused their privileges of residency in the United States by engaging in espionage activities that are adverse to our […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan said Monday he was launching an investigation on the “situation in Ukraine” following Russia’s invasion. “Today I wish to announce that I have decided to proceed with opening an investigation into the situation in Ukraine, as rapidly as possible,” Khan said in a statement. “I am satisfied that there is a reasonable basis to believe that both alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday a ban on Russian oil imports, saying oil revenues have helped to prop up President Vladimir Putin and Russian oligarchs and wage war against Ukraine. He said Ottawa would also be supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons and ammunition, in addition to three previous arms shipments. “Today, we are announcing a ban on all imports of crude oil from Russia, an industry that has benefited […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea said it had carried out a test of “great significance” for developing a reconnaissance satellite, state media reported Monday, a day after Seoul said it had detected a ballistic missile launch. Despite sweeping international sanctions, Pyongyang carried out a record-breaking blitz of weapons tests in January before pausing launches during the Beijing Winter Olympics. On Sunday South Korea’s military said it had detected the launch of a ballistic […]
by Philippe RATER Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — Facing deepening isolation on the world stage, Russia faced a crucial test of support Monday as the 193 members of the UN General Assembly held an extraordinary debate on a resolution condemning Moscow’s “unprovoked armed aggression” in Ukraine. During the rare emergency special session — just the 11th the Assembly has held in the United Nations’ 77-year history — Russia defended its decision […]
by Didier LAURAS President Vladimir Putin’s order to place Russia’s strategic forces on high alert has served as a stark reminder that he commands what experts agree is the world’s biggest nuclear arsenal. Here is a snapshot of Russia’s nuclear capabilities, and how a strike might be launched. — The most warheads — Russia owns the greatest number of nuclear warheads of any country, although the United States has more deployed, or immediately […]
A defiant Russia said Monday it could ride out Western sanctions over its invasion of neighbouring Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin huddled with officials to discuss the economic turmoil of the five-day-old war. “The Western sanctions on Russia are hard, but our country has the necessary potential to compensate the damage,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists. He added that “today Putin will be working on economic questions” and meeting key ministers. “The economic reality […]
Major Canadian TV providers have pulled Russian state television network RT from their output, they announced separately Sunday. The move to take the station off the airwaves came days after Russia invaded Ukraine, sparking the biggest security crisis in Europe since the Cold War ended. Regularly accused of contributing to disinformation, RT is in the crosshairs of several Western nations, which accuse it of being a Kremlin mouthpiece. A spokeswoman for Bell, one of Canada’s […]
Finland has taken the “historic” decision to supply weapons to Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of its pro-Western neighbour, the country’s government announced Monday. Helsinki will send 1,500 rocket-launchers, 2,500 assault rifles, 150,000 rounds of ammunition, and 70,000 servings of field rations, said Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen. “It is a historic decision for Finland,” Prime Minister Sanna Marin told reporters. Finland is a member of the European Union but not of NATO, although it does have […]
by Marc BURLEIGH The EU on Monday poured cold water on a plea from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for “immediate” membership to the bloc for his country as Kyiv battled a Russian invasion. EU officials stressed that the adherence procedure takes years, dampening Ukraine’s hopes that suddenly becoming part of the European club could help it better weather the Russian onslaught and speed up military, financial and political support. Several officials walked back a comment […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday banned residents from transferring money abroad as part of measures to prop up the ruble which has plummeted in value as a result of Western sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A decree signed by Putin also said that exporters would be required to hold at least 80 percent of revenue in rubles in a move to prop up the Russian economy. jbr/spm © Agence France-Presse
