Latvia urges Western allies to step up military aid for Ukraine
Latvian President Egils Levits tells Al Jazeera that Ukraine needs more support to resist a potential new Russian offensive.Latvian President Egils Levits has urged Western countries to step up military support for Ukraine in order to prepare the war-torn country to respond to a potential new Russian offensive from next month. “We should give all
London court allows appeal over UK’s Rwanda asylum-seeker plan
High Court says claimants can challenge its previous ruling that the British gov’t plan to send migrants to Rwanda was lawful.London’s High Court has granted permission to a group of asylum seekers to appeal against a ruling that Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful. Two High Court judges ruled in December that
Is globalisation coming to an end?
From: Inside StoryWorld leaders are gathering at the WEF in Davos to debate ways to revive the global economy.Business and political leaders from around the world have kickstarted the annual World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine resort town of Davos. They include a group of millionaires who want the world’s elite to get serious
Grim task of identifying the dead begins after Nepal plane crash
Government forms panel to probe Yeti Airlines flight that crashed with 72 on board on way from Kathmandu to Pokhara, killing at least 68.Kathmandu, Nepal – Rescue teams have recovered 68 bodies after a Yeti Airlines passenger plane crashed with 72 people on board near Pokhara, Nepal, as search efforts ended for the day. Authorities
Netanyahu defiant despite protests against Israel judicial reform
Opponents say changes would cripple judicial independence, foster corruption, set back minority rights.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government plans to charge ahead with a proposal to change the country’s judicial system, despite fierce criticism from top legal officials. Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption, has made the legal changes the centrepiece of
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