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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…
UK justice minister Wolfson quits over partygate
UK Conservative MP David Wolfson has quit as justice minister over the “scale, context and nature” of breaches of COVID rules in Downing Street. Shortly afterwards, according to Sky News, Craig Whittaker, Tory MP…
Russian warship Moskva gutted by fire, Ukraine claims credit
Russia’s major warship the ‘Moskva’ was evacuated Wednesday after an ammunition explosion triggered a ravenous fire that will likely sink the ship. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday…
New York subway shooting suspect, Frank James, arrested
New York City police on Wednesday arrested Frank James, the suspect in the mass shooting that occurred on a crowded subway train in Brooklyn on Tuesday. James, 62, was taken into custody in the East Village…
Bird Defecates On US President Biden While Delivering Speech
There was a mild drama on Tuesday when a bird appeared to poop on the US President, Joe Biden. The bird defecated on Biden’s suit in Iowa as he delivered his speech on inflation and the state of the American…
Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers surrender in Mariupol -Moscow
Russia’s defence ministry said Wednesday that more than a thousand Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered in Mariupol, a strategic port city in eastern Ukraine that has been besieged by Moscow’s troops for over…
New York Subway shooting: 62 year-old wanted, $50K reward for information
The New York City Police Department has declared a 62 year-old black man as a person of interest in the shooting of commuters at the city’s subway Tuesday morning. He set off a smoke bomb and opened fire in a New…
PM Johnson, Sunak to be fined for ‘partygate’
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Treasury chief Rishi Sunak will be fined by police for holding parties in breach of COVID-19 regulations. This was the outcome of police investigations into allegations of…
Shooting, explosive devices at New York subway, in rush hour
At least five people were shot and 13 injured overall as explosive devices were found in a New York City subway station on Tuesday. Local media, citing fire department sources said the incident occurred at about…
Austrian chancellor meets with Putin, no photo, no joint statement
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, without photos being taken or a joint statement released. The meeting was “very direct, open and tough” and his…
Ukraine: Finland gears up for historic NATO decision
Finland is preparing for a potentially historic decision “before midsummer” on whether to apply to join NATO as a deterrent against Russian aggression. The Nordic nation of 5.5 million has traditionally been…
No-confidence vote: Imran Khan ousted as Pakistan PM
Imran Khan was dismissed Sunday as Pakistan’s Prime Minister after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament following weeks of political turmoil. A new premier will be chosen Monday, with Pakistan Muslim…
Putin appoints brutal Gen. Dvornikov as commander for Ukrainian war
Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Gen. Alexander Dvornikov as new theatre commander to direct the war in Ukraine’s Donbas region. Dvornikov,60, is the commander of Russia’s Southern Military District,…
Macron or Marine Le Pen? France decides today
France votes on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election, with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen posing an unexpected threat to President Emmanuel Macron’s re-election hopes. Until just weeks ago,…
Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan on brink of being ousted
Pakistan’s embattled prime minister Imran Khan faces a tough no-confidence vote Saturday introduced by his political opponents, who say they have the votes to defeat him. A combined opposition that spans the…
One million people can perform Hajj: Saudi Arabia eases COVID curbs
Saudi Arabia will let up to one million people join the Hajj pilgrimage this year, greatly expanding the key event to participants from outside the kingdom after two years of tight COVID restrictions, state media…
Putin attends funeral in Moscow with a nuclear suitcase in tow
Russian leader Vladimir Putin was seen attending a Moscow funeral on Friday, with an aide carrying one of three ‘secret nuclear briefcases’. The Russian president arrived at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow,…
EU freezes assets of Sberbank, its boss, Putin’s daughters
The European Union has agreed to freeze the assets in the EU of the boss of Russia’s top lender Sberbank, Vladimir Putin’s two daughters and more oligarchs, according to a document published in the EU’s official…
China warns U.S. against Nancy Pelosi visiting Taiwan
China warned on Thursday it would take strong measures if U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan and said such a visit would severely impact Chinese-U.S. relations, following media…
I would have rioted with my supporters on 6 January – Trump
More than a year later, former U.S. President Donald Trump has shown no remorse for the historic assault on the Capitol by his supporters on 6 January 2021. In an interview published Thursday by Washington Post,…
Putin’s daughters stash billion dollars away for dad – U.S.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters, Katerina and Maria, are hiding Putin’s wealth, U.S. officials believe. This explains why latest round of U.S. sanctions on Russia has targeted them.…
Ukraine accuses Hungary of aiding Putin
Ukraine on Thursday accused its neighbour, Kremlin-ally Hungary, of appeasing Russian aggression and disrupting EU unity following a telephone call between the Hungarian and Russian leaders. “Apparently, after the…
FBI smashes Russian military hackers
The U.S. FBI has wrested control of thousands of routers and firewall appliances away from Russian military hackers by hijacking the same infrastructure Moscow’s spies were using to communicate with the devices,…
US sanctions Putin’s daughters, Russian government officials
The United States says it will impose a fresh round of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. US President Joe Biden announced the sanctions in a speech on Wednesday. He said the sanctions would be…