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UKRAINE WAR TRIAL Russian soldier pleads guilty in first war crimes trial since invasion

EFE |
Lviv
Vadim Shysimarin, the first Russian soldier to be tried in Ukraine for war crimes, pleaded guilty to killing a civilian in a Kyiv court on Wednesday.
CLIMATE CRISIS 'Climate catastrophe' closer as key indicators set record levels in 2021

EFE |
Geneva
Four key climate change indicators reached record levels in 2021 as the world edged closer to "climate catastrophe", the United Nations warned in a gloomy report published Wednesday.
MEXICO DISAPPEARED Mexico's missing exceed 100,000 amid impunity

EFE | Mexico City
The number of people reported as disappeared or missing in Mexico since 1964 have surpassed 100,000 amid alarming rates of impunity, experts told EFE.
US CHINA US sues casino tycoon to compel him to register as Chinese agent

EFE | Washington
The United States Department of Justice sued casino tycoon and Republican fundraiser Steve Wynn on Tuesday to compel him to register as a Chinese agent.
CORONAVIRUS NORTH KOREA Kim Jong-un slams North Korea negligence as Covid-19 cases increase

EFE | Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday criticized the country's negligence in containing the initial coronavirus wave as infections continued to spread nationwide.
UKRAINE WAR Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks

EFE | International Desk
More than 260 Ukrainian soldiers were evacuated on Monday from the Azovstal steelworks in the besieged city of Mariupol after more than 80 days of bombardment, the country's Ministry of Defense reported.
US VIOLENCE Biden condemns white supremacy, calling it "poison"

EFE | New York
President Joe Biden said Tuesday in Buffalo, New York, that white supremacy is a "poison" in the US body politic and social fabric after visiting the Tops supermarket where an 18-year-old white gunman last weekend killed 10 people for racist reasons, a massacre that the president called "national terrorism."
SPAIN QATAR Spain monarchs welcome Qatari Emir as global energy crisis escalates

EFE | Madrid
The King and Queen of Spain on Tuesday officially welcomed the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and his wife, Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani, for a two-day state visit as the global energy crisis continues to bite amid the war in Ukraine.
CANNES FESTIVAL Cannes Film Festival: Hollywood stars, Cronenberg's return mark 75th edition

EFE | Cannes, France
After two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival returns on Tuesday to the French riviera in its traditional form.

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