Zurich (TIP): Russia said on May 2 it saw no point in a conference being planned by Switzerland in mid-June to discuss how to end the Ukraine conflict and to which Moscow is not currently invited. The Swiss government said on Thursday that “at this stage” Russia is not among the dozens of countries invited, adding that while it was open to including Russia, Moscow had repeatedly underlined it had no interest. Switzerland in January said it would host the summit at the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow did not see it as a credible initiative. “What kind of conference can we talk about, with serious expectations of some kind of results, without the participation of Russia?” he said. — Reuters
Canada
Lawrence Bishnoi hawks media headlines, this time in Canada
TORONTO (TIP): When were discussing the restoration of diplomatic ties with the appointment of High Commissioners in each other’s countries, an unsavory controversy was waiting to unfold. NDP Premier of British Columbia, David Eby, called […]
World
6.1-magnitude earthquake hits off southern Philippines
MANILA (TIP): A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck deep off the coast of the southern Philippines on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which […]
World
Madagascar’s president orders lie detector tests for candidates applying to be government
ANTANANARIVO (TIP): Anyone applying to become a minister in Madagascar’s new government will be subjected to lie detector tests to root out those who are corrupt, the country’s military leader said Thursday. President Michael Randrianirina, […]
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