SLOVIANSK, Ukraine - Germany and Britain have delivered Western heavy tanks to Ukraine, officials said Monday, providing a key infusion of armored firepower that will aid Kyiv's battle against invading Russian troops ... They are joined by Challenger tanks from Britain, a spokeswoman for the defence ministry in Kyiv said ... ## - Missile strikes - ... .
Seven people were killed, including three children, after a shooter opened fire inside a private Christian elementary school in Nashville on Monday. Police said they received a call at 10.13 a.m. about an active shooter at the CovenantSchool, with police rushing to the scene to clear the halls ... A parent cries during an interview.WSMV ... @MNPDNashville.
Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill on Monday morning, disrupting millions of commuters and travellers at the start of the work week during one of the largest walkouts in decades in Europe's largest economy ... .
SHANGHAI, China. Taiwan's former leader Ma Ying-jeou arrived in China on Monday on the first cross-strait visit by a current or former leader of the island in more than seven decades, a trip that Taipei's ruling party called "regrettable." ... Taiwan will hold a presidential election next year, with the KMT and DPP the main contenders for the position.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Bending to a wave of mass protests, Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu delayed his contentious judicial overhaul plan Monday and said he wanted “to avoid civil war” by making time to seek a compromise with political opponents ... READ. Mass protests erupt after Israeli PM fires defence chief ... “I’m here for the fight to the end.” ... .
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has returned to China, ending a more than year-long stay overseas that was viewed by industry as reflecting the sober mood of China's private businesses and troubled policymakers trying to spur the economy ... The school was founded by Ma and other Alibaba founders in the e-commerce giant's home city of Hangzhou in 2017 ... .
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's largest trade union group launched a strike across a broad swath of sectors Monday, joining a surging protest movement against Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu's plan to overhaul the judiciary — a plan that is facing unprecedented opposition ... “The entire nation is rapt with deep worry ... “Wake up now!” ... ___ ... .
NATO has condemned Vladimir Putin for "dangerous" nuclear rhetoric after the Russian president announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, while Russian forces intensified shelling of the frontline Ukrainian city of Avdiivka... "NATO is vigilant and we are closely monitoring the situation ... "These tactical nukes are disturbing." ... .
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's presidential race kicked off on Monday, a day after the electoral authority finalized its approved candidate lineup for the June election, even as critics blasted decisions to disqualify some candidates while allowing others to run. Polls point to two conservative women as early presidential front-runners ... 20 ... .
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Third-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 at the Miami Open on Monday, the Greek's first on-court action after a bye and walkover in the opening rounds. Tsitsipas had 12 aces in his first victory since an opening-round win in Rotterdam over Emil Ruusuvuori in mid-February ... ... ___.
GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N. fact-finding mission on Libya said on Monday that it had reasonable grounds to believe war crimes and crimes against humanity had been committed, including against migrants, and that it would relay the evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC) ... Advertisement ... Sign Up. Sponsored Financial Content. Latest Articles ... ....
Storm-ravaged Mississippi struggled on Sunday with the aftermath of a huge tornado that tore across the southern US state, killing at least 25 people, with devastated communities bracing for a fresh bout of extreme weather ... .
Hungary has said that the "habit" of Finnish and Swedish politicians to question its democracy is "really unacceptable". However, the Hungarian parliament is ready to vote on Finland'sNATO bid after receiving "reassurance" that these problems will not persist. Conversely, a vote on Sweden's bid is not even planned ....