“Down with traitor Xi Jinping” and “Freedom, no shutdowns” were written in red letters on white banners installed on the Sitong Bridge. Thick plumes of smoke also rose from the bridge, possibly as a result of the fires. Protests against the government are not prohibited, but the local police must give permission in advance. This […]
NATO warns Putin of ‘important nuclear borders’ and evacuations in Kherson | Currently
NU.nl regularly gives you an overview of the situation in Ukraine. This time: NATO has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin about the consequences of using nuclear weapons, although so far this does not seem to be the case. The residents of Kherson were ordered to leave due to heavy fighting in the south. NATO’s firm […]
US dissatisfaction with the Saudi plan to reduce oil production
France Press agency NOS . News•Today 12:48 In the United States, there is great dissatisfaction with the position of Saudi Arabia, which, along with other countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), decided to produce less oil. Falling oil production is driving up prices, filling Putin’s war chest and hurting consumers at the […]
Russian air strikes on Kyiv hit key infrastructure | Currently
Russia launched another air raid on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Thursday morning. A spokesman for President Volodymyr Zelensky said that important infrastructure had been bombed. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting Kazakhstan to discuss the war with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It is not clear what the targets of the airstrikes […]
UN condemns Russia’s annexation of occupied Ukraine Currently
The United Nations condemned Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions. In the General Assembly, Russia’s move was described as illegal. The vote came two days after Russian attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine. 143 member states voted in favor, 5 voted against and 35 countries abstained, including China and India, the two major powers. There […]
The world’s first space tourist books a trip around the moon with SpaceX technology
Wealthy American businessman Dennis Tito has booked a trip around the moon with space company SpaceX, according to the news agency. Bloomberg. Tito made an eight-day trip to the International Space Station in 2001, becoming the world’s first space tourist. Tito, who celebrated his 82nd birthday in August, wants to take the trip with his […]
New Zealand Riot Bird Election: Popular kakapo not allowed to participate | noticeable
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The United Nations General Assembly voted to annex Russia
Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzia to the United Nations General Assembly.AFP photo What is Ukraine’s decision about? The UN resolution condemns the “so-called illegal referendums” in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya, demands that Russia immediately and unconditionally stop “illegal annexation attempts” of those regions, and calls on the […]
The Spanish Mecca dried up for migratory birds
Rop Salt Mountain / NOS NOS . News•Today 16:38 Rob Saltberg Spain correspondent Rob Saltberg Spain correspondent The Doñana wetlands in southern Spain have dried up. The national park is an important stopping place for the tens of thousands of migratory birds that fly annually from the wintering regions of Africa to the breeding grounds […]
The EU pledges support but pays little
Ukrainian soldiers extract anti-tank missiles from the United States.AP . image Of the €9 billion support package promised by Brussels in May, only one billion has been paid. The United States paid $4.5 billion in financial aid to Ukraine between early August and early October. This is said researcher Christoph Trebisch of the Institute for […]