Updated: Biden says missile that killed two in Poland may not have come from Russia
Updated: 2:50pm (AEST) Warsaw, Poland/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters A missile that killed two people in Poland was probably not fired from Russia, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday after an emergency meeting of NATO leaders called to discuss what Poland called a strike by a Russia-made projectile. The explosion on Tuesday at a grain facility […]
G20 summit opens in Bali with a plea for unity as Ukraine war tops agenda
Nusa Dua, Indonesia Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations on Tuesday that now was the time to stop Russia’s war in his country under a peace plan he has proposed. He spoke by videolink to leaders of the Group of 20 nations who have gathered for a summit on […]
Biggest rainforest nations form triple alliance to save jungle
Nusa Dua, Indonesia Reuters The world’s three largest rainforest nations Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia on Monday formally launched a partnership to cooperate on forest preservation after a decade of on-off talks on a trilateral alliance. Reuters reported in August that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, elected as Brazil’s President at the end […]
Biden and Xi clash over Taiwan in Bali but Cold War fears cool
Nusa Dua, Indonesia Reuters US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping engaged in blunt talks over Taiwan and North Korea on Monday in a three-hour meeting aimed at preventing strained US-China ties from spilling into a new Cold War. Amid simmering differences on human rights, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and support of domestic […]
G20 finance chiefs resolved on food security; Ukraine war prevents formal communique
Nusa Dua, Indonesia Reuters The Group of 20 major economies’ finance chiefs on Saturday pledged to address global food insecurity and rising debt, but made few policy breakthroughs amid divisions over Russia’s war in Ukraine at a two-day meeting in Indonesia. With questions growing about the effectiveness of the G20 in tackling the world’s major […]
Ukraine pleads for more weapons as Russian military shells Donbas
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine urged its allies on Friday to send more weapons as its forces dug in to slow Russia’s military advance through the eastern Donbas region, while a belligerent Moscow warned Western nations of consequences for their reprisals over its invasion. Signalling that the Kremlin was in no mood for compromise, President Vladimir […]
Putin warns the West Ukraine “heading for tragedy”
Kyiv/Bakhmut, Ukraine Reuters Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of decades of aggression towards Moscow and warned that if it wanted to attempt to beat Russia on the battlefield it was welcome to try, but this would bring tragedy for Ukraine. His remarks came as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov prepared for a closed-door […]
Russia bombards and US imposes sanctions as Ukraine urges decisive help
Lviv, Ukraine/Dublin, Ireland Reuters Russian forces bombarded cities in Ukraine as the United States imposed more sanctions on Wednesday after civilian killings widely condemned as war crimes and Ukraine’s President urged a decisive Western response amid divisions in Europe. Russia’s 42-day-long invasion has forced more than four million people to flee abroad, killed or injured […]
Indonesia to urge G20 to establish global health fund
Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters Indonesia will urge the Group of 20 leading economies to establish a global body that can dispense emergency funds during a health crisis, functioning in a similar way to international financial institutions, its health minister said on Friday. Under the current system, countries are “basically on their own” if they need emergency […]
May “cry of the Earth” be heard at UN climate summit – Pope
Vatican City AP Pope Francis on Sunday urged people to pray so that “the cry of the Earth” is heard at the UN climate summit getting underway in Glasgow, Scotland. People gather in St Peter’s Square to listen to Pope Francis deliver his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of […]