Commentary The Queen is dead. Long live the King. These are the words that must be uttered upon the death of a sovereign. They establish the practice that there is no break in the sovereign power, which passes immediately to the heir upon death, along with the guardianship of our constitutional form of democratic government….
Russia Hits Ukrainian Forces in Kharkiv Region, Says Defense Ministry
MOSCOW—Russian forces are hitting Ukrainian army positions in the Kharkiv region with precision strikes, the country’s defense ministry said on Sunday. Strikes are being carried out by airborne troops, missiles and artillery, the ministry said on social media. Reuters was not immediately able to verify the reports. …
Strategically Located Vanuatu Heads for the Polls After Court Upholds Parliament’s Dissolution
September 11, 2022
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The Pacific nation of Vanuatu will go to the polls next month after the Parliament was dissolved so that Prime Minister Bob Loughman could avoid a no-confidence vote. Loughman has faced pressure for months after attempting to change the Constitution to extend his government’s term limit, the move also comes amid an ongoing influence push…
Ukraine Accuses Russia Attacking Power Grid, Causing Blackouts
KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine—Ukraine accused Russian forces of attacking civilian infrastructure in response to a weekend offensive by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian officials said the targets of the retaliatory attacks included water facilities and a thermal power station in Kharkiv, and that they caused widespread blackouts. “No military facilities, the goal is to deprive people of light &…
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Attacking Power Grid, Causing Blackouts
KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine—Ukraine accused Russian forces of attacking civilian infrastructure in response to a weekend offensive by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian officials said the targets of the retaliatory attacks included water facilities and a thermal power station in Kharkiv, and that they caused widespread blackouts. “No military facilities, the goal is to deprive people of light &…
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Shuts Down Operations
KYIV, Ukraine—Europe’s largest nuclear plant has been reconnected to Ukraine’s electricity grid, allowing engineers to shut down its last operational reactor in an attempt to avoid a radiation disaster amid the fighting in the area. The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant lost its outside source of power a week ago after all its power lines…
US Falls to Argentina in AmeriCup Semifinals, 82–73
RECIFE, Brazil—USA Basketball won’t repeat as AmeriCup champions. Gabriel Deck scored 30 points, Nicolás Laprovittola added 18 and Argentina topped the U.S. 82–73 in the semifinals on Saturday. It was a rematch of the gold-medal game from the most recent AmeriCup tournament in 2017, a game where the U.S. prevailed. Not this time, not after…
Russia Announces Troop Pullback From Ukraine’s Kharkiv Area
KYIV, Ukraine—Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Saturday that it was pulling back troops from two areas in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region. The news came after days of apparent advances by Ukraine south of Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said troops would be regrouped from the Balakliya and Izyum areas to…
IOC Publishes Rights Strategy Months After Beijing Olympics
GENEVA—The IOC approved its human rights strategy on Friday, completing a years-long process months after the Beijing Olympics brought scrutiny on how sports engage with a host nation’s record on discrimination and civil liberties. The 50-page Olympic document guided by United Nations principles was also published one week after the outgoing U.N. human rights chief…
Global Centre to Create mRNA-Like Therapy for ‘Next Pandemic’
The Australian Government has announced the establishment of a new therapeutic research centre in Melbourne to develop a drug breakthrough akin to mRNA vaccine technology for future pandemics. Philanthropist Geoffrey Cumming fast-tracked the development with a donation of $250 million ($US171 million), the largest ever medical research gift in Australian history. It will be named…
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