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Biden announces new $800m military aid for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a new package of $800 million in military aid for Ukraine, saying it would help Kyiv in the fight against Russian forces in the Donbas region. The Pentagon said the…
Deaths of 2 Russian oligarchs 48 hours apart trigger questions
The deaths of two Russian oligarchs, both linked to gas giants, have triggered curious questions whether they were organised hits or simply murder-suicides. According to a Newsweek report, both oligarchs died…
Ex-Honduran President Hernandez, handcuffed, extradited to U.S
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been extradited to the United States to face trial for participating in a cocaine-importation conspiracy and related firearms offences. Hernandez indictment by…
Barbie doll for Queen Elizabeth as she clocks 96
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, who marks her 96th birthday today, is being honoured with a Barbie doll in her likeness. The doll is to mark her Platinum Jubilee this year. Toy maker Mattel said on Thursday it was…
Putin vetoes plans to storm Mariupol steel plant, opts for blockade
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. Instead, he said the plant should continue to be hermetically…
U.S., UK, Canadian officials walk out on Russia at G20 meeting
Top finance officials from Britain, the United States and Canada walked out of Wednesday’s G20 meeting as Russian representatives spoke, UK finance minister Rishi Sunak said. The boycott exposed deepening…
Wikileaks founder Assange to be extradited to U.S
A British Magistrate Court in Westminster has issued a formal order to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face espionage charges. The decision on whether to approve the extradition…
U.S. targets Russian oligarch Kerimov’s superyacht Amadea
The United States seeks to seize superyacht Amadea that is suspected of belonging to a Russian oligarch, Suleiman Kerimov. The ship is now docked in the Pacific island nation of Fiji, according to an…
Ukraine’s city of Kreminna falls to Russian forces
Russian invading forces have taken control of the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the city, the regional governor said on Tuesday. “Kreminna is under the control of…
Russia: Western sanctions have failed – Vladimir Putin
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said that the barrage of Western sanctions imposed against Russia over its invasion of neighbouring Ukraine has failed. Putin said on Monday that the West “expected to…
Iran warns it will target Israel’s heart
Iran’s armed forces will target Israel’s heart if it makes “the slightest move” against the Islamic Republic, President Ebrahim Raisi told a military parade on Monday. “If you make slightest move against our nation ……
Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol ignore Russian surrender ultimatum
Ukrainian soldiers resisted a Russian ultimatum to lay down arms on Sunday in the pulverised port of Mariupol, which Moscow said its forces had almost completely seized in what would be its biggest prize of the…
UK archbishop slams govt’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
The leader of the Church of England, Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, on Sunday, criticised the British government’s plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda to process their claims. The scheme has sparked…
Funeral directors in Ireland report ‘crazy’ trend as business ‘completely…
Funeral directors in Ireland are reporting a trend for increasingly elaborate funerals, a new study shows. A survey found some undertakers are on the receiving end of increasingly complex service demands as the…
What I want to be remembered for – Ukrainian President, Zelensky
Death indeed stalks the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky. Amid the growing threat to his life in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the embattled President has said he would want to be remembered as a man…
Sinking of Moskva: Russia bombs Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, Lviv
Russia’s warplanes bombed Lviv and its missiles struck Kyiv on Saturday, as Moscow retaliated after the sinking of its Black Sea Fleet flagship, Moskva. An explosion was heard and smoke seen in Kyiv’s southeastern…
Boris Johnson, Theresa May, 11 others on Russia’s ‘stop list’
Russia announced yesterday hat it has put British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and key members of his government, on its “stop list”. Also included is Theresa May, former British prime minister. According…
Philippines president blocks bill to register social media users
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected a proposed law requiring social media users to register their real names and phone numbers, citing threats to free speech and privacy, his spokesman said Friday.…
Germany seizes world’s largest yacht owned by Russian oligarch
Germany has officially confiscated the world’s largest superyacht owned by Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, as part of sanctions against Moscow following the outbreak of war in Ukraine, police sources said Thursday.…
Russia threatens to deploy nuclear weapons if Sweden, Finland join NATO
Russia, on Thursday, warned that if Sweden and Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty…
Joe Biden gives ‘crime scene’ Ukraine $800 million to hold off Russia
US President Joe Biden announced an $800 million military aid package for Ukraine on Wednesday as international prosecutors declared the war-torn Western ally a “crime scene” amid fears of a massive revamped Russian…
Worldwide coronavirus cases surpass 500 million as Omicron variant BA.2 surges
Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 500 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as the highly contagious BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron surges in many countries in Europe and Asia. The rise of BA.2 has been…
Top US official urges China to pressure Russia to end Ukraine war
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has called on China to pressure Russia to end its military offensive in Ukraine, saying Beijing risked losing its standing in the world if it does help end the “heinous war”.…
UK to move processing of asylum applications to Rwanda
Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, says the country will begin processing applications of asylum seekers in Rwanda. The prime minister’s office said this on Wednesday, adding that Johnson will announce plans of…