Venezuela’s played a hands-on role in helping drug cartel, unsealed indictment says
FeaturedWIB landWIB politics July 10, 2024
Antonio Maria DelgadoMiami Herald(TNS) He might not have been among the first officials asked to participate when late President Hugo Chavez decided to get into the drug business, but current ruler Nicolas Maduro ended up playing a leading role and exerting great influence in the so called Cartel de... Read more
Russian tycoons pocket $11 billion during war economy boom
FeaturedWIB landWIB politics July 9, 2024
Rescue and military forces clear the rubble of the destroyed building of Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital following a missile strike in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, on Monday, July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine in an attack that killed at least 33 people.... Read more
Slapping ‘endless’ sanctions on North Korea is ‘unfair,’ Russia says
FeaturedWIB landWIB politics July 2, 2024
dpa(TNS) New York — Russia says it’s time to consider ending international sanctions imposed on North Korea, as Moscow and Pyongyang appear to be moving ever closer. “We think that that to impose sanctions on the country which are endless, is simply unfair and discouraging,” Russia’s envoy to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said in New York on Monday. “So we have... Read more
Zelensky asks for more weapons after launching first ever attack on Russian soil with Western-supplied weapons
FeaturedWIB landWIB politics June 23, 2024
dpa(TNS) Kiev — In light of the prolonged shelling of the city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Western allies to provide more extensive weapons and authorization to strike deep inside Russian territory. “Russian combat aircraft must be destroyed wherever they are, by all effective means available,” said Zelensky... Read more
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators listens to a speaker as they protest at Stanford University urging the university to divest from Israel and demanding a permanent cease-fire in the war in Gaza, on April 25, 2024, in Stanford, California. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group/TNS) Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia(TNS) Jun. 17—TEHRAN — Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has called... Read more
Russia accused of funding terrorism abroad after attempted arson attack on public bus
FeaturedWIB politics June 10, 2024
dpa(TNS) Prague — The Czech Republic is accusing Russia of being behind an attempted arson attack following the arrest of a terrorist suspect in Prague. “It is not only possible, but very likely that Russia is involved in this case,” Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on television on Monday after a meeting of the National Security Council. “Everything points to... Read more
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, center left, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, engages in multilateral discussions with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, center right; Gen. Paul LaCamera, second from center left, commander of U.S. Forces Korea; and the Japanese and Republic of Korea Ministers of Defense, at... Read more
Russia warns NATO about allowing Ukraine to hit Russian territory with Western-supplied weapons
FeaturedWIB politics May 30, 2024
dpa(TNS) Moscow — The Kremlin once again warned Ukraine’s allies against allowing Kiev to hit Russian territory using Western weapons, with President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman promising “consequences” if such strikes were to occur. “It will ultimately be very damaging to the interests of those countries that have chosen the path of escalating tensions,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. The... Read more
North Korea accused of sending ‘poo bombs’ across southern border
FeaturedWIB landWIB politics May 29, 2024
dpa(TNS) Seoul — North Korea was accused on Wednesday of sending hundreds of balloons containing rubbish and feces across the heavily fortified border with South Korea. The South Korean military released images showing inflated balloons with plastic bags tethered to them. Around 260 such balloons filled with trash and excrement had been launched... Read more
International Criminal Court seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leadersInternational Criminal Court
FeaturedWIB landWIB politics May 20, 2024
dpa correspondentsdpa(TNS) Amsterdam — The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court said on Monday that he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top leaders from Palestinian extremist group Hamas over war crimes committed in Israel and Gaza. Prosecutor Karim Khan said he is requesting warrants for Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes... Read more
