•A ‘Grad’ self-propelled 122mm multiple rocket launcher fires towards a Ukrainian position in the Kursk region, Russia Russia has denied hiring Nigerians as soldiers to fight in its war against Ukraine. In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and began occupying more of the country, starting the current phase of the...
•Domodedovo International Airport outside Moscow One of Russia’s biggest airports, Moscow’s Domodedovo, has been re-privatised and sold to a managing company of the country’s busiest airport, Sheremetyevo, the buyer said today. In June, a Russian court ruled ownership of Domodedovo, the nation’s fourth-busiest, be nationalised and transferred ...
•Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV today urged Russia and Ukraine to find the “courage” to hold direct talks and spoke of the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza in his first Christmas message. The US Pope, who was elected by fellow cardinals in May after the death of his predecessor pope Francis, also condemned the […]
Russia today declared feminist protest punk band Pussy Riot “extremist” – a label used to outlaw critics of President Vladimir Putin and his war in Ukraine. Pussy Riot songs and videos have been banned in Russia since 2012, after the band held a protest in a church, which brought it worldwide fame but terms for […]
•Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia was “ready” for war if Europe seeks one, accusing the continent’s leaders of trying to sabotage a deal on the Ukraine conflict before he met with US envoys. The comments came as US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner ...
•US and Iraq flags Iraq’s oil ministry announced today that it had invited US companies to bid on an oil field which had been operated by the now American-sanctioned Russian company Lukoil for years. The oil ministry said in a statement it had taken “all necessary measures to directly and exclusively invite several major American […]...
•South African President Cyril Ramaphosa South African police have arrested four Russia-bound men at Johannesburg’s airport suspected of having signed up to fight for the Russian army, the Force said yesterday. The announcement comes in the wake of revelations that police were investigating a daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma over claims she...
Russia said yesterday it was considering banning popular messaging service WhatsApp, accusing it of failing to prevent crime, and urged its tens of millions of users to switch to domestic alternatives. US technology giant Meta, which owns WhatsApp, said Russia was trying to ban the application because it “defies government attempts to violate ...
•Russian President Vladimir Putin Russia added Human Rights Watch to its list of “undesirable” organisations today, effectively banning the New York-based pressure group from operating on its territory. Russia did not give a reason for the decision, and Human Rights Watch, which was forced to shut its offices in Russia in 2022, did not immedia...
•Volodymyr Zelensky (Ukraine), Donald Trump (US) and Vladimir Putin (Russia) Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims as its own — otherwise his army would take it by force. The Russian army has been slowly but steadily grinding through eastern Ukraine in ...
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