Ex-Burkina Faso President Jailed For Life Over Thomas Sankara’s Murder
A military court in Burkina Faso on Wednesday handed down a life term to former president Blaise Compaore over the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara. Life terms were also hande...
Colorado Signs Abortion Bill Into Law
The United States Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, on Monday signed groundbreaking legislation safeguarding women’s right to abortion. The Reproductive Health Equity Act, which codifies women’s freedom to make reproductive healthcare decisions free of government intervention, was signed into law by the governor after the longest debate in Colorado House history. “In the State of Colorado, the serious decision to start...
North Korea Opposes War But Would Use Nuclear Weapons If South Korea Attacks – Kim Yo Jong
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, on Tuesday, said North Korea opposes war but would use nuclear weapons if South Korea attacks. Kim Yo Jong, who is a senior official in the government and the ruling party, said it was a “very big mistake” for South Korea’s minister of defence to make recent remarks discussing attacks...
Zelensky Says Ukraine Wants To “Show The World” What Happened In Bucha
Ukraine wants to "show the world" what happened in Bucha, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, vowing that the country will "not pause" until it finds those accountable. Speaking from Bucha to reporters on Monday, Zelensky said it is "very important to us that the press is here" in the town. "We want you to show the world what happened here. What the...
Ukrainian President Zelensky Visits Bucha
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited Bucha, agency video shows, after images of civilian bodies found strewn across a street sparked international outrage. He addressed the cameras around him briefly, saying that it was "very difficult" for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia following the atrocities carried out by Russian forces in Bucha. Zelensky said the atrocities carried out in the town typify "the nature...
Russia Launches Investigation Of Bucha, Claiming Effort To “Discredit” The Russian Military
The Chairman of Russia's Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed his agency on Monday to analyze reports of civilian killings in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, echoing the Russian Defense Ministry’s denial of any involvement in the incident. “According to our information, in order to discredit the Russian military personnel, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine distributed to the Western media videos...
Greece Calls For Those Responsible For “Horrific Crimes” In Bucha To Be Punished
Greece joined a host of countries in “unequivocally” condemning the atrocities revealed over the weekend after Russian forces withdrew from Bucha, Ukraine. In a statement posted online on Sunday, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs described scenes of civilian corpses lying strewn across the streets of Bucha as “horrific crimes committed during the withdrawal of the Russian occupation forces against Ukrainian...
Japan’s Fumio Kishida Condemns Civilian Deaths Around Kyiv And Calls For Russian Accountability
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida denounced the killing of civilians in the Kyiv region in a statement on social media Monday. “I am deeply shocked at the fact that on the outskirts of Kyiv terrible atrocities have been perpetrated against civilians,” Kishida said. “The killing of innocent civilians violates international humanitarian law. It is absolutely intolerable and Japan condemns it in the strongest...
President Macron Wants Complete Stop Of Coal And Oil Exports From Russia To EU After Bucha “War Crimes”
French President Emmanuel Macron said it’s “his wish” to see a total block on Russian exports of coal and oil to the European Union “this week," following the discovery of what he described as “war crimes” in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. Speaking Monday on French broadcaster France Inter, Macron said there are “very clear signs” war crimes have been committed in Bucha and,...
Ukrainian President Calls For An End To Russian “War Crimes” After Mass Graves Found In Bucha
In a video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for an end to Russian “war crimes.” His address came after reports of dozens of bodies found in the streets and mass graves in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. “The world has already seen many war crimes. At different times. On different continents. But it is time to do everything possible to make the...
