South African ties to Russia shadow Ukraine peace mission
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a delegation of African leaders on a peace mission to Ukraine and Russia this week amid attempts to assuage Western concerns that South Africa is siding with Russia in the conflict despite its proclaimed neutrality – which has Ramaphosa doing a round of diplomatic damage control. Russian President […]
9 Deaths That Shocked Russia in 2022
31 December, 2022 Comments Off on 9 Deaths That Shocked Russia in 2022
2022 was defined by Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine, with the resulting violence leading to the deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians. But some major Russian public figures also passed away in 2022, including the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, and extreme nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky. As the year draws […]
Continue reading …Six Tasks Facing Newly-Liberated People of Kherson By Kyiv Post.
14 November, 2022 Comments Off on Six Tasks Facing Newly-Liberated People of Kherson By Kyiv Post.
After a weekend of jubilant celebration, residents of newly-liberated Kherson are beginning the monumental task of restoring their lives to some level of normality. A young boy stands on a destroyed car, waving a Ukrainian flag, at a former Russian checkpoint at the entrance of Kherson as local residents celebrate the liberation of the city, […]
Continue reading …The first 20 bodies have been exhumed at a mass burial site in the Donetsk region’s Lyman.(VIDEO)
9 October, 2022 Comments Off on The first 20 bodies have been exhumed at a mass burial site in the Donetsk region’s Lyman.(VIDEO)
The first 20 bodies have been exhumed at a mass burial site in the Donetsk region’s Lyman. The relevant statement was made by Head of the National Police of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko when inspecting the investigative activities within the Donetsk region’s liberated areas, an Ukrinform correspondent reports, referring to the National Police of Ukraine. The first […]
Continue reading …Azimio, Kenya Kwanza leaders in mind games
14 August, 2022 Comments Off on Azimio, Kenya Kwanza leaders in mind games
What you need to know: The posturing only served to heighten anxiety among Kenyans who have been awaiting the official announcement of the presidential results since Tuesday. DP Ruto, in one of only a few tweets he has sent out since the August 9 polls, steered clear of the debate as to who had won […]
Continue reading …Russia orders cease-fire for humanitarian corridors in Ukraine
5 March, 2022 Comments Off on Russia orders cease-fire for humanitarian corridors in Ukraine
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, a Russian soldier points a gun from a Russian military helicopter as it flies over an undisclosed location in Ukraine, March 3, 2022. (AP Photo) Russian forces were ordered to stop firing Saturday morning to allow humanitarian corridors out of the […]
Continue reading …3,000 people left in the practically destroyed Volnovakha: no water or light in the city
3 March, 2022 Comments Off on 3,000 people left in the practically destroyed Volnovakha: no water or light in the city
Denis Karlovsky – Thursday, 3 March 2022, 20:33 About 3,000 people remain in the frontline town of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region, where fighting is taking place between Ukrainian defenders and the Russian occupying forces. Source: MP Dmytro Lubinets – responsible for evacuation of civilians, in a comment for “Ukrayins’ka Pravda” Details: About 500-550 people were evacuated […]
Continue reading …Ethiopia’s Tigray forces enter neighbouring Afar region Ethiopia’s eight-month-old conflict expands as Tigrayan fighters cross into neighbouring Afar region.
19 July, 2021 Comments Off on Ethiopia’s Tigray forces enter neighbouring Afar region Ethiopia’s eight-month-old conflict expands as Tigrayan fighters cross into neighbouring Afar region.
Forces from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have mounted attacks in neighbouring Afar region, marking an expansion of an eight-month-old conflict into a previously untouched area. Tigrayan fighters crossed into Afar on Saturday and Afar forces and allied militias were still fighting them on Monday, Afar spokesman Ahmed Koloyta said. KEEP READING Ethiopia says second filling […]
Continue reading …Police say killing of Muslim family in London, Ont. was ‘planned, premeditated act motivated by hate
8 June, 2021 Comments Off on Police say killing of Muslim family in London, Ont. was ‘planned, premeditated act motivated by hate
A Muslim family out for a Sunday walk at dusk were intentionally run down by the driver of a speeding truck who targeted the family because of their faith, London, Ont. police said — a “hate-motivated killing” the city’s mayor called an act of mass murder. At 8:40 p.m. on a clear and warm night, […]
Continue reading …Brazil’s daily Covid-19 death toll passes 4,000 for first time
7 April, 2021 Comments Off on Brazil’s daily Covid-19 death toll passes 4,000 for first time
Relatives of Luiz Alves, 63, who died from Covid-19, attend his funeral at Inhauma cemetery in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 10, 2021. © Pilar Olivares, Reuters Brazil registered more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours for the first time Tuesday, the health ministry said, as the country reeled from a surge of infections that […]
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