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March 21, 2023
U.S. Says China, Russia Blocking UN Action On North Korea

The United States has accused China and Russia of shielding North Korea from any action by the UN Security Council for its unprecedented spate of intercontinental ballistic missile launches, which violate multiple UN resolutions and jeopardize international aviation and maritime safety.
March 20, 2023
Millions In Extra Funding Pledged For ICC Work In Ukraine

An international conference in London has raised 4 million pounds ($4.9 million) to support the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its investigations into alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
March 20, 2023
Top Afghan Taliban Leader Issues Decree Against Nepotism

The supreme leader of the Taliban has issued a decree against nepotism, barring officials in Afghanistan's Taliban administration from hiring relatives in government positions.
March 19, 2023
Pakistani Police File Terrorism Charges Against Ex-PM Khan

Police in the Pakistani capital filed charges on March 19 against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, 17 of his aides, and scores of supporters, accusing them of terrorism and several other offenses after the ousted premier's followers clashed with security forces in Islamabad the previous day.
March 17, 2023
Slovakia Agrees To Give Ukraine Fleet Of Soviet Warplanes

Slovakia’s government has approved a plan to give Ukraine its fleet of Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets.
March 17, 2023
Pakistani Athlete Who Died In Migrant Boat Crash Laid To Rest

Mourners attended the March 16 funeral of a Pakistani female field hockey player who died in a migrant boat crash off Italy’s coast last month.
March 16, 2023
Warsaw Plans To Grant Ukraine's Request For Fighter Jets, Says Polish President

Poland’s president says his country plans to give Ukraine a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, becoming the first NATO member to fulfill the Ukrainian government's increasingly urgent requests for warplanes.
March 16, 2023
Pakistani Court Extends Pause In Arresting Former Prime Minister Khan

A Pakistani court on March 16 extended a pause in the effort to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a sign of easing tension in the country's cultural capital after clashes erupted this week when police tried to detain him.
March 16, 2023
Poland Detains Nine Suspected Of Spying For Russia

Polish authorities said on March 16 that the nation's security services have detained members of an alleged Russian espionage ring, accusing them of preparing acts of sabotage in Poland and monitoring railroad routes used for the transport of weapons into Ukraine.
March 15, 2023
Students Call For Education Reform In Hungary Protest March

Thousands of students and other opponents of Hungary's government marched in Budapest on March 15 to demand educational reforms and a change in the Central European country's political culture.
March 15, 2023
U.K. Court Says Ukraine Can Try To Avoid Repaying $3 Billion In Loans To Russia

The British Supreme Court has ruled that Ukraine can go to trial to try to avoid repaying $3 billion in loans it said it took under pressure from Russia in 2013 to prevent it from trying to join the EU.
March 14, 2023
Poland May Hand MiG-29 Jet Fighters To Ukraine Within Weeks

Poland’s prime minister says his government may hand its Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets over to Ukraine “within the next four to six weeks.”
March 14, 2023
Hungary To Delay Vote On NATO Membership For Sweden, Finland

A long-delayed vote in Hungary's parliament on ratifying the NATO accession bids of Sweden and Finland will likely be postponed again following a proposal from a senior government official.
March 14, 2023
Pakistan's Ex-PM Khan Leads Rally, Ignores Arrest Warrants

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan rallied thousands of supporters in eastern Pakistan on March 13 as courts in the capital, Islamabad, issued two more arrest warrants for him over his failure to appear before judges in graft and terrorism cases, officials said.
March 14, 2023
Russia Invited To Participate In Central Asian Soccer Event

Russia has been invited to participate in the inaugural Central Asian Football Association Championships in June along with seven other national teams.
March 12, 2023
Three Migrants And Suspected Smuggler Injured In North Macedonia

Three migrants and a suspected smuggler were seriously injured in North Macedonia when a car that police were pursuing overturned on March 12, authorities said.
March 12, 2023
Moldovan Police Say They Foiled Russian-Backed Unrest Plot

Moldovan police said on March 12 that they had foiled a plot by groups of Russian-backed actors specially trained to cause mass unrest during a protest in the capital against the country’s new pro-Western government.
March 12, 2023
Russia's War In Ukraine Helps Oil Giant Saudi Aramco Post Historic $161 Billion Profit In 2022

Oil giant Saudi Aramco has reported that profits surged to $161 billion last year off higher crude prices, a record result for an energy firm crucial to the country's economy.
March 11, 2023
Tractor-Trolley In Pakistan Falls Into Canal, Killing 10 On Way To Shrine

A tractor-pulled trolley transporting villagers to a shrine fell into an irrigation canal in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 10 people, a rescue official said on March 11.
March 10, 2023
Russia Lists World Wildlife Fund, Others As 'Foreign Agents'

Russia on March 10 added the World Wildlife Fund to its register of "foreign agents," along with a prominent Kremlin critic, a renowned economist, and a few others.

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