FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 22 - The Untold Story

Zimbabwe to hold general election on Aug. 23

Zimbabwe will hold its presidential and parliamentary elections on Aug. 23, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday, as the southern African country continues to battle a raging economic crisis.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Germany to shut down Russian consulates in tit-for-tat move, Moscow fumes

Germany said on Wednesday it would shut down four out of five Russian consulates by revoking their licences, a tit-for-tat move after Moscow's decision to limit the number of German officials in Russia to 350.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

World Bank lends $50.8 million to cut air pollution in Bosnian region

The World Bank has approved a 46.1 million euro ($50.8 million) loan to help Bosnia's autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation tackle alarming air pollution and its health and economic consequences, the bank said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Bail for ex Pakistan PM Imran Khan extended by three days - lawyer

The bail for Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been extended by three days in the Al Qadir Trust graft case, his lawyer said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Turkey's Erdogan faces struggle to meet Syrian refugee promise

President Tayyip Erdogan played up his plans to repatriate a million Syrian refugees as he rode a wave of nationalism to his third decade in power, but he could struggle to make good on the promise as conflict lingers on in neighbouring Syria.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Ex-comic sets sights on Ukraine reconstruction after helping fund war effort

From the purchase of surveillance drones and armoured vehicles to providing access to a satellite, fundraiser Serhiy Prytula has helped power Ukraine's army during Russia's invasion.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

UN court beefs up convictions of Milosevic aides in final Yugoslav case

U.N. judges on Wednesday sentenced two former Serbian spymasters who worked for Yugoslav ex-President Slobodan Milosevic to 15 years in jail as it beefed up their initial convictions in the last case before The Hague tribunal dating from the Balkan wars.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Kremlin: Russia backs Kosovo's Serbs, their rights must be respected

Russia supports Kosovo's Serbian population and believes their legal rights and interests must be protected, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Polish top court delays hearing on bill needed to get EU funds

Poland's top court postponed on Wednesday a crucial hearing on the constitutionality of reforms designed to unblock European Union funds due to an insufficient number of judges, the latest hurdle for Warsaw to get the cash.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

NASA UFO panel in first public meeting says better data needed

Members of an independent NASA panel studying UFOs, or what the U.S. government now terms UAP for "unidentified anomalous phenomena," said in their first public meeting on Wednesday that scant high-quality data and a lingering stigma pose the greatest barriers to unraveling such mysteries.

Reuters · May 31, 2023