South Korean night-life district mourns dead a year after Halloween crush
Seoul, South KoreaReuters A year after 159 Halloween revellers were killed in a crowd crush in South Korea, the capital’s night-life district of Itaewon was quiet on Saturday, the area’s usual festivities replaced by mourning for those died. In the days before Halloween, seasonal decorations normally adorn the alleys that house the district’s hottest nightclubs […]
One year into invasion, Ukraine mourns dead and vows victory
Updated: 10:30am (AEST)Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine honoured its dead and vowed to keep fighting on Friday while Russia told the world to accept “the realities” of its war but faced new Western sanctions on the invasion’s anniversary. Mariia reacts near the grave of her son Vasyl Kurbet, Ukrainian service member killed in a fight against Russian […]
Ukraine defends front, Putin talks up nuclear arsenal on war anniversary eve
Kyiv/Near Bakhmut Reuters Ukraine said its forces had repelled Russian assaults along the length of the front line on Thursday on the eve of the war’s anniversary, as President Vladimir Putin, empty-handed after a bloody winter offensive, talked up Russia’s nuclear arsenal. After a series of strident speeches in the runup to the anniversary of […]