[ad_1] Russia is stepping up pressure on civilians in areas under its control in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials, whose forces have stepped up strikes behind enemy lines ahead of the retaliatory strikes. The offensive could prove a critical opportunity…
[ad_1] US President Joe Biden’s administration will temporarily send 1,500 additional troops to help secure the US-Mexico border, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, in preparation for a possible increase in illegal immigration when COVID-19 border restrictions are lifted this month.…
[ad_1] Warning: This story contains violent imagery. Vélina Élysée Charlier says the streets of her hometown have become a living hell. Charlier is a human rights activist in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, where armed gangs have steadily gained power since the…
[ad_1] Princess Anne said there were no surprises as her brother, King Charles, prepared to formalize his position as king with a coronation on May 6 – a role he has held throughout his life as the longest-serving heir. English…
[ad_1] WARNING: This article contains details and allegations of sexual assault and may affect people who have experienced sexual assault or know someone who has been affected. The woman who said that Donald Trump silently molested her on the plane…
[ad_1] world·Broken A man was arrested by British police on Tuesday after he approached the gates of Buckingham Palace and threw items “suspected to be shotgun cartridges” into the palace grounds, London’s Metropolitan Police said. Cordons put in place; the…
[ad_1] Australia said on Tuesday it would ban recreational vaping and tighten other aspects of its e-cigarette laws in the biggest crackdown on the tobacco industry in more than a decade to try to stem an alarming rise in teenage…
[ad_1] The Australian government says it wants to phase out the use of e-cigarettes in an effort to “reduce smoking and eliminate vaping” in one of the country’s most sweeping tobacco regulation moves. The proposal, announced Tuesday, would ban all…
[ad_1] AG Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times warned on Tuesday that “when the free press erodes, the erosion of democracy almost always follows,” sending a call to protect journalists as fatal attacks on journalists are on the rise…
[ad_1] AG Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, warned on Tuesday that “when the free press erodes, democratic erosion almost always follows.” He spoke at a United Nations event honoring the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, when…