Putin signals potential willingness to assist Kim as two leaders meet for expected weapons talks (www.cnn.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled a potential willingness to assist North Korea in developing its space and satellite program Wednesday, as he gave Kim Jong Un a tour of Russia’s vast Vostochny space launch site ahead of expected arms talks....
Russia says there's a problem with billions of rupees it has in India that need to be converted (markets.businessinsider.com)
US likely to send long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine for the first time: Officials (abcnews.go.com)
The Biden administration is likely to send Ukraine long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, to help in its fight to repel the Russian invasion of its territory, according to U.S. officials....
Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 1,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech (apnews.com)
Ferry captain, 3 crewmates face homicide charges over death of tardy passenger pushed into sea in Greece (www.cbsnews.com)
Clashes Erupt in Sweden's Third-Largest City After Another Quran Burning (www.voanews.com)
Russia arrests mathematician on terrorism charges minutes after his release from prison (abcnews.go.com)
Ukraine’s TB-2 Drones Are Back In Action. That’s An Ominous Sign For Russia. (www.forbes.com)
Months after virtually disappearing from Ukraine’s skies, the Ukrainian armed forces’ Bayraktar TB-2 drones are back in action....
Netanyahu looks to deport Eritreans after hundreds of refugees, police officers injured in Tel Aviv riot (m.jpost.com)
Possibility of arrest grows for Bolsonaro over jewellery scandal (www.theguardian.com)
CEO Pay Jumps in UK But Remains Below Pre-Covid Levels. Top British bosses earned an average of £3.91 million in 2022. Chiefs were paid 118 times as much as the average worker. (www.bloomberg.com)
Bob Barker has died (ssnews.page.link)
China Pouring in Billions to Prop Up Myanmar's Military Regime (www.irrawaddy.com)
Two Ironman participants die during swim in Co Cork (www.thejournal.ie)
TWO PARTICIPANTS FROM overseas have died in separate incidents this morning during the Ironman competition in Youghal, Co Cork....
Netherlands, Denmark commit to deliver F16s to Ukraine -Dutch PM Rutte (www.reuters.com)
In a bid to unseat the long-ruling ANC, 7 South African parties reach a coalition agreement (apnews.com)
China developer's (Soho China) profit falls 93% in fresh blow to property market (asia.nikkei.com)
China's fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022- state media (www.reuters.com)
China’s fertility rate is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, the National Business Daily said on Tuesday, a figure likely to rattle authorities as they try to boost the country’s declining number of new births.
India’s hate crimes are being logged, by exiles Modi’s BJP want silenced (www.scmp.com)
For two years, Hindutva Watch has chronicled unreported hate crimes and violence against India’s religious minorities, earning it some powerful enemies.
From Athens, the ECB will announce the digital euro – How it will work (hellas.postsen.com)
All news in Canada will be removed from Facebook, Instagram within weeks: Meta (www.ctvnews.ca)
Canadians no longer able to share or view news articles and other content by publishers and broadcasters, including international outlets. Online News Act requires tech giants to compensate Canadian news outlets for content shared on their platforms.
Great Barrier Reef escapes 'in danger' recommendation ahead of UNESCO World Heritage decision (www.abc.net.au)
India’s tiger population rises, Madhya Pradesh has most big cats (www.thehindu.com)
The estimated number of 3,582 is an average figure for a population that likely ranges between 3,167 and 3,925. Tiger numbers are estimated based on the number of unique tigers captured on camera, plus an estimate of animals that may have not been photographed.