Finland is on the verge of asking to join NATO. Here's why that's bad news for Putin
Updated 1520 GMT (2320 HKT) May 10, 2022
Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has backfired on a number of fronts. But one of the most disastrous consequences of all for the Russian President is the increasingly likely prospect of Finland joining NATO.
Sri Lanka troops rescue ex-PM as houses torched in deadly night of unrest
Mahinda Rajapaksa rescued in pre-dawn military operation after day of protests in which five people were killed
Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent
Sri Lankan troops have conducted a dramatic pre-dawn operation to rescue Mahinda Rajapaksa – who resigned as prime minister on Monday – firing warning shots in the air to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters who had stormed his official residence in Colombo.
Five people were killed and nearly 200 wounded on Monday in the worst violence in weeks of protests over an unprecedented economic crisis. Demonstrations continued on Tuesday as hundreds of anti-government protesters defied a nationwide curfew, gathering in the streets of Colombo and shouting slogans outside the office of the president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is the president’s brother, had reluctantly stepped down in a bid to placate the protesters who have accused the government of mishandling the economy and bankrupting the country, but his resignation did little to calm public anger.
Putin ‘loses 38th, 39th and 40th colonels’ in Ukraine war as casualties mount
‘Demonstrable failings’ have stopped Putin declaring success in Ukraine war, UK ministry of defence says
Vladimir Putin has reportedly lost his 38th, 39th and 40th colonels in the Ukraine war, adding to Russia’s mounting losses in the conflict.
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Blinov’s death was confirmed on Monday, when a photo emerged of his picture on a grave in Volgograd, south-western Russia.
Russian officials had previously denied that the colonel, who served in a motorised rifle unit, had been killed.
Why do humans eat so much meat?
We know the current meat and dairy industry are harming our planet and that eating too much animal protein can even be bad for our health. So why do humans continue eating meat?
Humans have been eating meat since the prehistoric age, consuming ever more of it as time has worn on. Over the past 50 years alone, we have quadrupled global production to roughly 350 million tons annually, according to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
And the trend shows no sign of abating. Current predictions suggest we will be producing up to 455 million tons a year by 2050.
New S Korean President Yoon says he hopes to meet with Kishida soon
New South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday he hopes to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida soon, in a show of willingness to improve soured ties between the two neighbors.
In a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in Seoul, Yoon said he wants to cooperate with Japan for better relations and expressed eagerness to closely communicate to that end, according to Hayashi.
Hayashi, who handed a letter from Kishida to Yoon during the meeting, said he told Yoon the two countries must resolve the wartime labor issue so as to advance bilateral ties.
‘Crazy rich’ Indonesians’ arrests spotlight investment perils
Indonesian influencers Indra Kesuma and Doni Salmanan lived the kind of lives most people can only dream of.
On his now-deleted Instagram, 25-year-old Kesuma, aka Indra Kenz, regularly posted pictures of himself posing next to luxury cars and sporting designer watches and clothes.
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