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Could Ukraine actually end up winning?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 30/09/2025
» Last February, Donald Trump and his heir apparent JD Vance launched a televised frontal attack on Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House, telling him that Ukraine had "no cards". Mr Zelensky should let Russia keep the conquered territories (about 20% of Ukraine) in return for peace.
Trump says Kyiv can win back 'all of Ukraine' in major shift
AFP, Published on 24/09/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine could win back all of its territory from Russia -- and even go further -- in a major pivot after meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Safari World dangerous animal zone closed indefinitely
Published on 12/09/2025
» Authorities have ordered Safari World in Bangkok to suspend operations at its dangerous animal zone after a keeper was mauled to death by lions on Wednesday, and a subsequent inspection uncovered multiple safety violations.
Bangkok’s keeper-killing lions to be caged and retrained
Online Reporters, Published on 11/09/2025
» The five lions that mauled a Safari World keeper to death on Wednesday have been caged and will be retrained, or they would continue to attack humans, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation says.
Safari World partly open after fatal mauling
Online Reporters, Published on 11/09/2025
» Safari World Plc said on Thursday that its Safari Park and Marine Park remained open but the drive-through lion and tiger zones remained closed for changes after a keeper was mauled to death on Wednesday.
Lions kill Bangkok zoo keeper in front of horrified visitors
Published on 10/09/2025
» A keeper was mauled to death by lions at Safari World zoo in Bangkok on Wednesday morning in front of horrified visitors, and the drive-in zone was later ordered closed until further notice.
Pakistan confiscates 18 lions kept as pets in crackdown after attack
Published on 07/07/2025
» LAHORE, Pakistan - Eighteen lions kept illegally as pets have been confiscated in Pakistan's Punjab region, authorities said on Monday as they launched a crackdown after one escaped from a house and attacked a woman and two children.
Vietnam: Fifty years since the Fall of Saigon
Oped, Published on 30/04/2025
» Fifty years ago, on April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese military units surged into Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, forcibly reuniting the country, thus ending 20 years of conflict.
48 killed in 'most violent' Syria unrest since Assad ouster: monitor
AFP, Published on 07/03/2025
» DAMASCUS - Fierce fighting between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad killed 48 people on Thursday, a war monitor said.
Gaza ceasefire under pressure from all sides
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 21/01/2025
» In the 80 hours between Wednesday, Jan 15, when the Gaza ceasefire agreement was announced, and Sunday, Jan 19, when it went into effect, Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed 123 Palestinians, including dozens of women and children. The Israel Defence Force (IDF) said it had tried to avoid civilian casualties, but it had to kill the "terrorists" of Hamas wherever they were.