Russia's step back from a key arms control treaty is a blow to efforts to cap nuclear stockpiles, but does not immediately heighten the risk of nuclear war, experts said Tuesday.. "This kind of treaty works on the basis of political will, and clearly there is none left," she told AFP. While Putin is the latest leader to damage arms control and anti-proliferation efforts, he is not the first.
A Romanian court on Tuesday extended the detention of Andrew Tate, the controversial influencer being investigated along with his brother for alleged human trafficking and rape.. Tate, a British-American former kickboxer, along with his younger brother and two Romanian women are under investigation for allegedly "forming an organised criminal group, human trafficking and rape".
Nigeria's ruling party candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday took the last lap of his presidential campaign to his Lagos power base, where he received a triumphant welcome at a packed stadium.. Tinubu, 70, a former Lagos governor and candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress or APC, is one of three frontrunners in an unprecedented competitive race on Saturday to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari who steps down after his allowed two terms.
Weakened on the international arena since its nationalist government came to power in 2015, Poland's image has been transformed over the past year by its leading role in the coalition supporting Ukraine.. On the issue of Ukraine, the government can count on unanimous support.
Political parties and civil groups in Burkina Faso voiced their backing for the ruling junta Tuesday following an ambush in which dozens of soldiers were killed by jihadists. . The army, giving what it said was a provisional toll, said 51 soldiers and around 160 jihadists were killed after a convoy was ambushed in the northern region of Oudalan last Friday.
Rescuers scrambled Tuesday to find survivors among dozens of people reported missing after the heaviest rains in Brazilian history caused floods that killed at least 44 people over the weekend. . Residents of nearby Juquehy, still shaken by the weekend storm, spent another night in anguish when rains caused fresh landslides in the early hours of Tuesday.
Countries around the world have been ramping up their aid for Ukraine on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion.. - 5) Poland - Poland, which fears being a future target of Russian aggression, has given neighbouring Ukraine 3.56 billion euros in aid, including 2.43 billion in military aid, making it the fifth-biggest donor country in Kiel's ranking.
Israel's parliament took a step towards approving a controversial judicial reform Tuesday despite weeks of mass protests against the legislation critics see as a threat to democracy. . The Tuesday vote passed despite weeks of protests in Israel's main cities.
Syrians have been moved by the fate of a brave nine-year-old girl called Sham that has captured the tragedy, hope and heartbreak of the earthquake which devastated her war-ravaged country.. The family had moved there in 2019 after fleeing a military offensive by the Russian-backed Syrian regime, which has regained control of most of the country's territory since the war started in 2011.
Nigeria's ruling party candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday took the last lap of his presidential campaign to his Lagos power base, where he received a triumphant welcome at a packed stadium.. Tinubu, 70, a former Lagos governor and candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress or APC, is one of three frontrunners in an unprecedented tight race to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.
