Syria-Turkey rescue, Ukraine's call for ammo, ballooning tensions, Sturgeon resigns

20.02.2023 - 13:45 france24.com

What Ukraine needs right now is ammunition. That was the assessment of NATO defence ministers in Brussels this week as they monitored Russia's bloody bid for Bakhmut in the eastern Donbas region.

For years, alliance members thought cyberdefence and counter-insurgency were the priority. They didn't expect an old school, full-scale ground war in Europe.

In the mix when the US Secretary of State sits down with his Chinese counterpart in Munich will be ballooning tensions over spy crafts.

More unidentified floating objects have been shot down over North America. "In my head and in my heart" it was time to go. Those could have been the words of New Zealand's prime minister when she announced her resignation last month.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced he would look into a petition that proposes officially renaming Russia as 'Moscovia'.

Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte calls for trust following Richarlison row - 'The coach is not so stupid'

Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte has called for trust in his judgement following a tense period with forward Richarlison. Conte came out firing in his post-match press conference after the 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, a result that consolidates their place in the top-four. Ad The Italian stressed that he is “not so stupid” when asked about Richarlison, who launched a scathing attack on his boss after he was benched for the Champions League last-16 exit to AC Milan on Wednesday.

Airdrie v Kelty Hearts: Diamonds focused on landing play-off spot, says No.2 Callum Fordyce

Callum Fordyce says Airdrie are focused on reaching the League One play-off as they look to bounce back from their defeat at Queen of the South last week.

Georgia's pro-EU protests: What next after government drops 'foreign agents' bill?

Show prepared by Imen Mellaz, Alessandro Xenos, François Picard and Clemence Waller

Lithuanian parliament calls for Olympic ban on Russia, Belarus

VILNIUS: Lithuania's parliament on Friday (Mar 10) called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other sports bodies to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition until the war in Ukraine has ended, war criminals are prosecuted and reparations paid.

Nord Stream sabotage revelations: Who's really behind Russian gas pipeline explosions?

It's an active investigation and Berlin warns not to jump to hasty conclusions. We go over the facts and the possible motives to once and for all sever Europe's dependency on the Kremlin for its energy: was it a false flag operation by Moscow to show strength and spite for the suspension of those gas imports? What about the recent claim by veteran American journalist Seymour Hersh that gas producers Norway and the US somehow colluded?