US must be prudent when supplying arms to Taiwan, Xi tells Trump
Wednesday’s call comes in the wake of a flurry of visits by Western leaders to China in recent months. Source link
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US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty due to expire raising fears of arms race
Later in the day, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement that “in the current circumstances, we assume that the parties to the New START are no longer bound by any obligations or symmetrical declarations in the context of the Treaty, including its core provisions, and are in principle free to choose their next…
Boy, 14, stabbed art teacher because he had 'too much hatred', he tells police
The teenager allegedly took a knife from his kitchen with the plan to attack the 60-year-old, the prosecutor says. Source link
DA leader John Steenhuisen to step down as leader of South Africa’s second largest party
But it seems a variety of issues led to his decision not to do so, including his fallout with another senior DA member, ex-Environment Affairs Minister Dion George, and allegations, of which he was cleared in January, that he had abused his party credit card. Source link
Thousands without power in freezing Ukraine as renewed Russian strikes continue
Ukraine’s leader says regions including Kyiv and Kharkiv are among those suffering the most from blackouts as a result of recent attacks. Source link
Son of Norway's crown princess chokes back tears giving evidence at rape trial
Marius Borg Høiby gives evidence after the first woman he is alleged to have raped told the court she believed she had been drugged. Source link
Woman tells Norway rape trial of crown princess’s son she suspects she was drugged
The palace said on Wednesday that Crown Princess Mette-Marit had postponed a private trip “until further notice”, without giving further details. However, the storm of criticism over the unguarded, warm tone of the exchanges has heaped pressure on the royal house, when Mette-Marit is also seeing her son on trial for rape. She has expressed…
Israeli strikes kill 17 in Gaza, medics say, after soldier wounded
Israel’s military said it happened after “terrorists” opened fire in the north of the Strip, seriously wounding a soldier during an operation near the Yellow Line, which marks territory controlled by Israel under the three-month-old ceasefire agreement with Hamas. Source link
Florida iguanas are ‘cold stunned’ and falling from trees
A rare cold snap across Florida has left thousands of iguanas ‘cold stunned’ and immobile, with some falling from trees. The state’s wildlife agency says they’re ripe for capturing. Reptiles like iguanas are ectotherms, meaning their internal body temperature is affected by the weather outside. When it gets too cold – temperatures in Florida have…
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of ex-Libyan leader, reportedly shot dead
The 53-year-old, who was once widely seen as the second most powerful person in Libya, was killed on Tuesday according to Libyan media. Source link