Putin wins Russia election in landslide with no serious competition
Updated: 12:25pm (AEDT) Moscow, Russia Reuters President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power in a victory he said showed Moscow had been right to stand up to the West and send its troops into Ukraine. Putin, a former KGB lieutenant colonel who […]
Ukraine raids home of billionaire in war-time anti-corruption crackdown
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Security services searched the home of one of Ukraine’s most prominent billionaires on Wednesday, moving against a figure once seen as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s sponsor in what the authorities called a wartime anti-corruption purge. The action, days before a summit with the European Union, appears to reflect determination by Kyiv to demonstrate […]
Essay: Why has the West given billions in military aid to Ukraine, but virtually ignored Myanmar?
In an article first published on The Conversation, Australian academics NICHOLAS FARRELLY and ADAM SIMPSON compare the Western response to Myanmar’s military coup and ongoing conflict with the war in Ukraine…
Sight-Seeing: Let’s celebrate the Epiphany with an eye on the future
In the West, the Epiphany is about the Magi, says US Catholic columnist THOMAS REESE in an article first published on Religion News Service . In the East, it is about the baptism of the Lord. But it is also about the second coming of Christ…
Relaxed Putin shows no regrets as war rages on in Ukraine
Reuters President Vladimir Putin showed no regrets on Thursday over his war in Ukraine, insisting that the “special military operation” was still achieving its goals and the West’s dominance over world affairs was coming to an end. Inveighing against the West for more than three-and-a-half hours in a question-and-answer session at an annual conference, Putin […]
Myanmar resistance urges West to provide arms for fight against junta
Reuters The defence chief of Myanmar’s shadow government has called for international help to arm its resistance forces fighting the ruling military, requesting support similar to that being given to Ukrainians battling invading Russian troops. The people of Ukraine and Myanmar’s pro-democracy militias are all fighting for freedom and giving their lives, but those taking […]