insert_link World North Korea Fires At Least Two Ballistic Missiles As Democracy Summit Gets Underway North Korea has fired at least two ballistic missiles into the sea as diplomats gather in Seoul for a summit on Monday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is among the officials attending the Summit for Democracy. Chris Gilbert reports. todayMarch 18, 2024 22
insert_link World Ukraine war: ten years after Putin annexed Crimea, Russia’s grip on the peninsula looks shaky By Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham It is ten years since Russia illegally annexed Crimea on March 18 2014. Subsequent efforts to firmly integrate the peninsula into the Russian Federation, however, have been far from the success story that the Kremlin often likes to portray. In fact, comparing the increasingly shaky grip that Moscow has on the peninsula today with the situation before the annexation would suggest […] todayMarch 18, 2024 7
insert_link Videos Six more years: Putin claims landslide election victory in Russia Vladimir Putin has won a fifth term as president in a landslide election victory that had an all but certain outcome. Russia's number one faced no credible opposition candidates, amid a ruthless crackdown on dissent and critical voices. Russian election officials said Putin - who will now serve another six-year term on top of his nearly quarter-century rule - won more than 87% of the vote. Putin claimed Russia's democratic […] todayMarch 18, 2024 42
insert_link World China end 9 year decline in marriages in 2023 China ended a nine-year streak of declining marriage registration last year, with the number of newlywed couples rising to 7.68 million. China's birth rate has also plunged, raising concerns that the country's population of 1.4 billion could be ageing faster than anticipated. Laura Westbrook has more. todayMarch 18, 2024 14
insert_link World US finalizes new ceasefire resolution at the UN A new ceasefire resolution might be voted on at the Security Council. The United States has finalised the draft which calls for international efforts to broker an immediate ceasefire as part of a hostage release deal. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York. todayMarch 18, 2024 8
insert_link World Biden and Trump take aim at each other in weekend speeches US President Joseph Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump took aim at each other in speeches delivered over the weekend, as the two men prepare for a widely expected rematch for the White House. Mr. Biden questioned his rival's mental acuity while Mr Trump talked about a "bloodbath" if he lost the election. Our Washington correspondent Jagruti Dave has more todayMarch 18, 2024 8
insert_link World Georgia Trump prosecutor resigns over affair The top prosecutor in the Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case has stepped down, following an affair with the district attorney. A judge gave the prosecution team an ultimatum on Friday, ruling the DA could stay on the case, but only if the lawyer resigned. Trump's team had argued the relationship posed a conflict of interest. todayMarch 18, 2024 8
insert_link World How conspiracy theories help to maintain Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in Russia By Gemma Ware, The Conversation As Russians head to the polls on March 15 for the presidential election, conspiracy theories are swirling everywhere. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to a disinformation expert about the central role these theories play in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. As soon as the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny in a Siberian penal colony was announced in February, […] todayMarch 15, 2024 30
insert_link World US inflation rose unexpectedly last month US inflation rose unexpectedly last month, largely driven by a rise in gas prices. It's the latest data to suggest inflation remains a problem - at a time when the Federal Reserve is considering the possibility of interest rate cuts later this year. Nick Harper reports. todayMarch 15, 2024 27