
Blinded Ukrainian soldiers face new challenges at home
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - At a medical centre in Kyiv, former soldier Dmytro Gorodynsky shuffled around to the funky notes of the 1970s hit Le Freak, his eyes obscured by sunglasses.
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Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - At a medical centre in Kyiv, former soldier Dmytro Gorodynsky shuffled around to the funky notes of the 1970s hit Le Freak, his eyes obscured by sunglasses.
Feb 19, 2025

Moscow (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - The leaders of Russia and China will visit each other to mark events commemorating the end of World War II, Russia's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Feb 19, 2025

Washington DC (UPI) Feb 19, 2025 - The U.S. Air Force demonstrated the nation's nuclear readiness by launching an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California early Wednesday morning.
Feb 19, 2025

Sydney (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - Australia was Thursday monitoring the unusual presence of three Chinese warships sailing off its eastern coast, the defence minister said.
Feb 19, 2025

Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 - Hong Kong resumed its tech-led rally on a healthy day for Asian markets Tuesday as a meeting between President Xi Jinping and China's top business leaders fanned hopes that a years-long crackdown on the private sector is coming to an end.
Feb 18, 2025

Above The South China Sea (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 - The Philippine Coast Guard condemned dangerous manoeuvres by a Chinese Navy helicopter on Tuesday that it said flew within three metres (10 feet) of a surveillance flight carrying a group of journalists over the contested Scarborough Shoal.
Feb 18, 2025

Geneva (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 - The sweeping tariffs threatened or already imposed by US President Donald Trump risk triggering inflation, market distortions, and even a global recession, China said Tuesday at the World Trade Organization.
Feb 18, 2025

New Delhi (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 - India's top court on Tuesday granted bail to a British arms dealer imprisoned for more than six years on charges of bribing officials over a multimillion-dollar helicopter deal.
Feb 18, 2025

Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 - Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed on Tuesday that troops remain at five positions in southern Lebanon past a pullout deadline, vowing action against any truce violation by militant group Hezbollah.
Feb 18, 2025

Copenhagen (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said her government would announce plans Wednesday for a massive rearming of Denmark's military due to the growing threat posed by Russia.
Feb 18, 2025

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 - EU lawmakers on Tuesday demanded Europe double down on bolstering its defences and supporting Ukraine after the United States launched efforts with Russia to stop the war.
Feb 18, 2025

Warsaw (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 - Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday said he had received assurance that the United States was not planning to reduce its troop presence in the region, following talks with the US special Ukraine envoy.
Feb 18, 2025

London, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 - SATIM, a global leader in AI-powered object detection and classification for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery, has announced a strategic partnership with Thales, a worldwide leader in advanced
Feb 18, 2025

Washington DC (UPI) Feb 18, 2025 - As officials in Washington, D.C., and Moscow prepare to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is critical of negotiations that exclude his nation.
Feb 18, 2025

Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 - Asian markets were mixed Tuesday with Hong Kong resuming its tech-led rally after a meeting between President Xi Jinping and China's top business leaders fanned hopes that a long-running crackdown on the private sector is coming to an end.
Feb 18, 2025

Beijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 - A Chinese travel agency said on Tuesday that it would send a tour group to North Korea next week, the first such trip in five years.
Feb 18, 2025