Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a world peace summit this winter in a recorded video message just before the FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France. Kyiv had hoped the video message would be broadcast before the final, but it seems unlikely FIFA would allow such a move.
CNN reported Friday that Zelenskiy had asked world soccer’s governing body, FIFA, to allow him to share a message of peace before the final.
Iran’s Telecommunications Minister Issa Zarepour said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic is preparing to launch “at least two satellites” into space by the end of March. His statement came just a month after a pitcher’s successful trial. The United States has repeatedly expressed disapproval of such plans in the past, as it feels such launches could boost Iran’s ballistic missile technology, extending to the possible delivery of nuclear warheads.
Russia announced that musicians will be deployed to the front lines of its ongoing war in Ukraine to boost the morale of fighting soldiers. This week, the Defense Ministry announced the formation of a “frontline creative brigade”, which it said would include both musicians and vocalists.
Two teens were shot to death while three others were wounded in a shooting at an Atlanta apartment complex on Saturday. According to police, officers arrived at the southwest Atlanta apartment shortly after 5 p.m. The two teens killed were ages 14 and 16, and the injured were two boys, ages 11 and 15, and a 15-year-old girl, Deputy Chief Charles Hampton Jr. said during a news conference Saturday, according to a report by the Associated News Agency. . Press said on Sunday.
Condemning Belgium’s corruption investigation, as well as the suspension imposed on its access to the European Union (EU) parliament, Qatar said this could leave a “negative” impact on its relations and disrupt natural gas supplies.
Rishi Sunak, the UK’s prime minister, rebuked unions on Sunday for their “particularly cruel” strikes over the Christmas season, saying they had put millions of people in trouble. The government also announced plans to use around 1,200 soldiers to cover striking workers and maintain essential services.
Over the next few weeks, there will be a wave of winter strikes that will include train employees, health professionals and border security personnel calling for better compensation and working conditions.
In Afghanistan’s high-altitude Salang Pass, an oil tanker capsized and caught fire, killing 19 people and injuring dozens, authorities said Sunday. The accident occurred on Saturday night in Parwan province, which is north of Kabul, trapping travelers on both sides of the mountain pass. According to Hamidullah Misbah, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works, at least 19 people were killed and 37 others injured in the accident. He also noted that the number of victims is likely to increase.
Nepalese President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Sunday called on the country’s political parties to complete the formation of a new government a week after national elections were held last month, which returned inconclusive results.
The country’s ruling alliance, led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s Congress Nepal and the main opposition party, the United Communist Nepal Marxist-Leninist (UML), will require the support of smaller groups for the formation of the new government.
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