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Russia is facing calls for an international war crimes tribunal after the discovery of mass graves in Ukraine. It comes as the Ministry of Defence questioned whether Russian frontline forces have “sufficient reserves or adequate morale” to withstand another concerted assault in the east of the country. Any substantial loss […]

A general mobilization would enable the military to draw further on Russia’s 2 million reservists, allow it to expand the draft and put the Kremlin in a position to pressure its manufacturing base toward a wartime footing. It would require heavy training and rededicating materials and the economy, however, meaning […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A complex software change to the cryptocurrency ethereum holds the potential to dramatically reduce its energy consumption — and resulting climate-related pollution. But the transition known as “the merge” is not going to do the trick by itself. With the change enacted late Wednesday, ethereum — […]

Despite rescue efforts, in late May the first bodies of the miners were recovered from the Perkoa zinc mine The director of a mine in Burkina Faso has been found guilty of manslaughter, following a flooding disaster in April that killed eight miners. Hein Frey, of Canadian company Trevali, was […]

The Ukraine military claimed Tuesday that it had downed one of Russia’s Iran-built drones as Kyiv’s counteroffensive continued to drive back the invaders from northeastern towns occupied since the early weeks of the war. The Ukrainian military published images of wreckage from the drone, encountered near Kupiansk in Kharkiv province, […]

Photo credit: TED ALJIBE – Getty Images Japan is set to build two 20,000 ton super destroyers, the largest in Asia. The two ships will protect Japan from ballistic missile attacks from China and North Korea. The ships will join a reinvigorated Japanese fleet that includes some of the best […]

Ukraine’s goal is to rid Russia’s presence from its entire country, Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview that aired Sunday. “Our main goal is to de-occupy our whole territory,” Zelenskyy said through a translator on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS.” “The main goal is de-occupation. We just cannot allow […]

North Korea has adopted a new doctrine that would see the country “automatically and immediately” use nuclear weapons in the event it felt that its Chairman Kim Jong Un had died as the result of assassination. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) adopted its new “Policy on Nuclear Forces” […]

WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday underscored the need for a broad coalition of partners to help Ukraine recover and rebuild after Russia’s invasion, with a focus on near-term, high-impact projects, the Treasury Department said. During a virtual meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys […]

Russia could use its oil to buy weapons from North Korea, analysts said, as sanctions limit the Kremlin’s ability to resupply its military.  The Pentagon confirmed a New York Times report that said Russia is looking to buy millions of artillery shells and rockets from North Korea. “Russia has traditionally […]