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President Maia Sandu details Putin’s violent plot to topple her government as prelude to seize Moldova

President Maia Sandu details Putin’s violent plot to topple her government as prelude to seize Moldova

Posted by | Feb 21, 2023

Moldova’s president outlined on February 13 what she described as a plot by Moscow to overthrow her country’s government using external saboteurs, put the nation “at the disposal of Russia” and derail its aspirations to one day join the European Union. President Maia Sandu’s briefing comes a week after neighboring Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country had intercepted plans by Russian secret services to destroy Moldova, claims that were later confirmed by Moldovan intelligence officials. “The plan for the next period involves actions with the involvement of diversionists with military training, camouflaged in civilian clothes, who will undertake...

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U.S. launches international initiative for responsible use of AI and autonomous weapons by militaries

U.S. launches international initiative for responsible use of AI and autonomous weapons by militaries

Posted by | Feb 21, 2023

The United States launched an initiative in mid-February promoting international cooperation on the responsible use of artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons by militaries, seeking to impose order on an emerging technology that has the potential to change the way war is waged. “As a rapidly changing technology, we have an obligation to create strong norms of responsible behavior concerning military uses of AI and in a way that keeps in mind that applications of AI by militaries will undoubtedly change in the coming years,” Bonnie Jenkins, the State Department’s under secretary for arms control and international security, said. She...

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Support of Iran regime by China’s Xi seen as enabling Russian terror campaigns against Ukraine and Syria

Support of Iran regime by China’s Xi seen as enabling Russian terror campaigns against Ukraine and Syria

Posted by | Feb 21, 2023

Chinese leader Xi Jinping expressed support for Iran during a visit on February 14 by its president as Tehran tries to expand relations with Beijing and Moscow to offset Western sanctions over its nuclear development. The official Chinese account of Xi’s meeting with Ebrahim Raisi gave no indication whether they discussed Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Tehran supplied military drones to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government but says they were delivered before the war began. Xi expressed support for Raisi’s government in language Beijing uses to criticize Washington’s domination of global affairs. China and Iran portray themselves, alongside Moscow, as...

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Already hard-hit by war: Syrians struggle to get aid and rebuild after devastating earthquake

Already hard-hit by war: Syrians struggle to get aid and rebuild after devastating earthquake

Posted by | Feb 21, 2023

After years of war, residents of areas in northwest Syria struck by a massive earthquake are grappling with their new and worsening reality. Days after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck northern Syria and neighboring Turkey, the United Nations has acknowledged an international failure to help Syrian quake victims. In Atareb, a town that Syrian rebels still hold after years of fighting government troops, survivors dug through the debris of their homes, picking up the remnants of their shattered lives and looking for ways to heal after the latest in a series of humanitarian disasters to hit the war-battered...

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United Nations appeals for a billion in funding to help Syrian quake survivors in rebel-held region

United Nations appeals for a billion in funding to help Syrian quake survivors in rebel-held region

Posted by | Feb 21, 2023

The United Nations chief launched a $1 billion appeal recently to help nearly 5 million survivors of the devastating earthquake in rebel-held northwest Syria who have received very little assistance because of deep divisions exacerbated by the country’s 12-year war. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appeal a day after he welcomed an agreement between the U.N. and Syrian President Bashar Assad to open two new crossing points from Türkiye for an initial period of three months. The U.N. has only been allowed to deliver aid to the northwest Idlib area through a single crossing at Bab Al-Hawa – at...

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International humanitarian groups look at longterm fundraising to deliver aid in Syria and Türkiye

International humanitarian groups look at longterm fundraising to deliver aid in Syria and Türkiye

Posted by | Feb 21, 2023

Humanitarian groups working in southern Türkiye and northwest Syria warn that the February 6 earthquake will have a “long tail,” a wide range of needs that will require donations for months, or even years, after the rescue and recovery missions end. Among the worst in recent history, the 7.8 magnitude earthquake has killed at least 23,200 in the region and left tens of thousands more homeless, with thousands taking refuge in shopping malls, stadiums, mosques and community centers. Humanitarian access to northern Syria is complicated by the civil war, while sending funds can be blocked or slowed by U.S....

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