Day: February 18, 2023

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Western allies to speed up their military support for Ukraine, warning that delays would play into Russia’s hands. “There is no alternative to speed because it’s speed that life depends on,” Zelenskyy said on Friday at the Munich Security Conference in Germany. Ukraine depends on Western weapons to thwart Russian … Read moreZelenskyy urges speedy arms support to thwart Russian ambitions

Serik Talipzhanov does not like Russia any more. The 32-year-old bank cashier lives in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s former capital and the financial hub of ex-Soviet Central Asia. The city is still largely Russian-speaking, and Talipzhanov, who can name several generations of his ethnic Kazakh forefathers, considers Russian his mother tongue. But his opinion about Kazakhstan’s former … Read more‘I was naive about Russia’: Central Asians on the Ukraine war

Chinese social media company TikTok plans to open two more data centres in Europe, according to a senior executive, a move that could mitigate concerns over the security of users’ data and ease regulatory pressure on the company. TikTok has been seeking to assure governments and regulators that users’ personal data cannot be accessed and … Read moreTikTok eyes European data centres amid regulatory pressure

Madrid has approved legislation expanding abortion and transgender rights for teenagers, while making Spain the first country in Europe that will entitle workers to paid menstrual leave. The driving force behind the two laws was equality minister Irene Montero, who belongs to the junior member in Spain’s left-wing coalition government, the “United We Can” Party. … Read moreSpain approves menstrual leave, teen abortion and trans laws