Policy

South Korean parliament passes law banning eating dogs

On the eve of the bill's approval, farmers who bred dogs for food protested in the country

U.S., allies meet secretly in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine peace plan - Bloomberg

Next meeting on peace to be held in Switzerland at Davos Forum next week

Ukraine, together with Canada, Britain and Sweden, initiated a new dispute over Iran's downing of a Ukrainian plane in 2020

Iran still refuses to assume full international legal responsibility for the downing of flight PS752

China imposes sanctions on five US companies for supplying arms to Taiwan

Earlier, Xi Jinping said that Taiwan's "reunification" with China is inevitable

Republican Speaker Johnson demands that the White House formulate an "end goal" for allocating funds to Ukraine

He wants a clear picture of how U.S. aid is spent

The European Commission will prepare a backup plan to help Kyiv in case of refusal of other countries of the bloc

According to the Financial Times, extra-budgetary sources may be used to finance Kyiv

Foreign Ministry: Russia introduces new legislation to prevent Ukrainian children from returning home

The value of this decree is only that it will serve as further evidence of Russia's crimes against Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry said.

South Africa files a lawsuit in the UN, accusing Israel of committing genocide

Israel will ask other countries to oppose South Africa's lawsuit at the UN

Japan may become the largest supplier of missiles for Ukraine's air defense if the US cuts aid

The government has agreed to export PAC-2 and PAC-3 Patriot missiles to the United States

Denmark to deliver 19 F-16 fighters to Ukraine in the second quarter of this year

In addition to Denmark, Belgium, Norway and the Netherlands have promised to provide Ukraine with F-16s