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President Biden makes U-turn and denies he called for regime change in Russia after telling the…
President Biden has made a U-turn over his call for regime change in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine by troops ordered by Russian…
Ukraine is ready to accept neutral, non-nuclear status – Zelensky
Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country is ready to accept neutral non-nuclear status as part of a peace deal with…
Israeli PM Bennett catches COVID, now in isolation
The Police Command in Kwara has arrested Mr Musibau Esinrogunjo, the Special Assistant on Rural Mmobilisation to Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for assaulting a traffic warden on duty along Ahmadu Bello Way, Ilorin.…
‘Is NATO being run by Russia?’- President Zelensky accuses NATO of being intimidated by…
Ukraine's president, Volodimir Zelensky has demanded that Western nations hand over military hardware…
The Making of Vladimir Putin
Speaking in what he called “the language of Goethe, Schiller and Kant,” picked up during his time as a KGB officer in Dresden,…
Emmanuel Macron fears ‘escalation’ after Joe Biden calls Vladimir Putin a ‘butcher’
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday warned against verbal “escalation” with Moscow, after US President Joe Biden called Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “butcher” over his invasion of Ukraine. Macron told…
Russian oligarch Eugene Shvidler’s private jets held indefinitely
Private jets owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch have been detained indefinitely by the British government. The two jets belonging to billionaire oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler had been under investigation at…
Was it a gaffe or an escalation? Biden stirs concern with remark that Putin ‘cannot remain in…
After four days of alliance building, emotional interactions with refugees and stirring words about the need to fight for…
Biden calls for overthrow of Putin
U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday called for Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s removal, saying, “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.” Biden also used a speech in Poland’s capital to make a vociferous…
BREAKING: Polish President’s plane in emergency landing as Biden visits
The airplane carrying Polish President Andrzej Duda has made an emergency landing in Warsaw. Duda was on his way to meet to meet U.S. President Joe Biden in eastern Poland. Duda’s advisor Jakub Kumoch disclosed…
Europe Acted Too Late In Stopping Russian Invasion – Ukranian President
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the European Union acted “a little late” in imposing sanctions on Russia to stop the ongoing Russian invasion. Zelensky said sanctions should have been…
Where is Putin’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu?
Speculation is mounting in Russia over the whereabouts of Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, amid reports of heavy losses in the war against Ukraine. One report said that he is in poor health, but Kremlin…
NATO leaders pledge more missiles to Ukraine to fight Russia
NATO leaders promised Kyiv new military support and assigned more troops to the alliance’s eastern flank while London and Washington imposed fresh sanctions on Moscow. The decisions were taken during a trio of…
Trump sues Hillary Clinton over Russian links
Donald Trump has sued Hillary Clinton, his rival in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and several other Democrats, alleging that they tried to rig that election by tying his campaign to Russia. The lawsuit…
Judge Jackson close to securing Senate confirmation for SCOTUS
Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee is on course to securing Senate confirmation in the next two weeks. The indication comes as experts from the nation’s leading lawyers’ group…
Ukraine: NATO accusing China of spreading misinformation is itself ‘disinformation’ – Beijing
Amid growing international pressure to sequester Moscow as an international pariah, Beijing has described as a smokescreen, NATO’s rant of China’s purported backing of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying the NATO…
Biden joins NATO, EU leaders in Brussels
U.S. President Joe Biden is meeting with European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders in Brussels on Thursday. This is in a bid to show trans-Atlantic unity exactly one month after the…
Madeleine Albright: First Female US Secretary Of State Dies
Madeleine Albright, a Czech immigrant who went on to become the first female US secretary of state in history, has died aged 84. A long-time foreign policy veteran, Albright became America’s top diplomat in 1997 during…
China limits concerns on Ukraine to self-interest
Nearly a month into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Chinese appear barely interested in the crisis. While the world has noticed Beijing’s absence from the negotiating table, that, experts say, is in line with…
U.S., UK end Trump-era tariff dispute
The United States and the United Kingdom have settled their dispute over special tariffs on steel and aluminium imports introduced under then-president Donald Trump, the two sides announced in a statement. Britain…
Peace negotiations with Russia difficult, says Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has described his country’s ongoing peace negotiations with Russia as “very difficult, and scandalous. In a video message released early Wednesday, the President assured the…
What are hypersonic missiles? Russia’s newest weapon in Ukraine war
Russia’s military has claimed to have twice unleashed hypersonic missiles in its invasion of Ukraine, apparently destroying an arms…
UN says 6.5m Ukrainians now IDPs
No fewer than 6.5 million people are now internally displaced in Ukraine after attacks on health facilities by Russia. This was stated by the United Nations (UN) on Monday, as it records over 10 million forced to…
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelensky insists on meeting with Putin
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday insisted that a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “in any format” is needed to end the war in Ukraine. “I believe that without this meeting it is impossible…