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Sanctioned Oligarch Roman Abramovich's superyacht Solaris

UK mulls using Russian oligarch properties for refugees

Britain is looking at whether it can use properties owned by sanctioned individuals in the country for humanitarian purposes
NATO in a show of strength

NATO warns Russia: Hit our convoys, escalate the war

"The allies are helping Ukraine uphold their right for self defence, which is enshrined in the UN charter. Russia is…
Missiles being fired

Missiles from Iran hit U.S. Consulate in Iraq, Israeli base targeted

The attack comes several days after an Israeli strike near Damascus, Syria killed two members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
Mike Pompeo

U.S. pays $2M monthly to protect Pompeo, ex-Iran envoy Hook

The department told Congress in a report that the cost of protecting Pompeo and former Iran envoy Hook between August…
Russia blames Ukraine for drone attacks on Moscow

U.S. says ready to help end Russo-Ukrainian war via diplomacy

"We are working to put the Ukrainians in the strongest possible negotiating position, including by increasing pressure on Russia by…
Major General Andriy Kolesnikov

3rd Russian general Kolesnikov dies in Ukraine as invaders suffer heavy losses

Though the Russians have increased the bombing of many cities and are approaching the capital Kyiv, President Zelensky claimed on…
Abramovich and Rabbi Daniel Litvak

Abramovich’s Rabbi Litvak barred from leaving Portugal

Officers of the Judicial Police, the national criminal investigation agency, detained Litvak on Thursday as part of an ongoing public…
Execution in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in one day, a world record

It was the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history and also a world…
Sergei Ryabkov deputy Foreign minister of Russia

We shall hit you: Russia warns NATO countries ferrying weapons to Ukraine

Ryabkov cautioned the West against "mindlessly pumping weapons" into Ukraine, is a dangerous move and that convoys carrying these weapons…
Fire in New Delhi slum

Fire in New Delhi slum kills 7

The Delhi Fire Service department said that the blaze was brought under control with the help of 13 fire trucks…
Abramovich- Britain wants to ground his jet, helicopter

Britain in massive hunt for Russian oligarchs’ helicopters, jets

Abramovich was among seven more oligarchs put under British sanctions on Thursday, meaning his assets, mainly property, private jets and…
Viktor Vekselberg

U.S. hits hard Russian billionaire Vekselberg, Peskov’s wife, children

Russia has faced a slew of measures since launching its Feb. 24 invasion, the biggest attack on a European state…
Ivan Fedorov, mayor of Melitopol arrested by Russian forces

Russian forces arrest Fedorov mayor of Ukrainian city of Melitopol

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the detention of the mayor is a "crime against democracy."
Andrey Melnichenko's SY A yacht

Italy impounds mega yacht of Russian oligarch Melnichenko

The statement on Friday said the vessel — called "SY A" — is worth about 530 million euros ($578 million)…
Boris Johnson

Britain imposes sanctions on 386 Russians

The announcement said the sanctions targeted those who had voted to recognise the independence of Ukraine's largely Russian-speaking breakaway regions…
Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth to miss Commonwealth service next week

The world's oldest and longest-reigning monarch, has been little seen since she spent a night in hospital last October for…
Raif Badawi

Saudi Arabia frees jailed blogger Raif Badawi

Badawi, who created and managed an online forum, was arrested in 2012, charged with "insulting Islam" and subsequently sentenced to…
Joe Biden

Biden announces new crushing sanctions on Putin’s Russia

Biden, locked in a test of wills with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the moves collectively will deliver "another crushing…
President Rupiah Banda

Breaking: Zambia’s ex-president Rupiah Banda is dead

Banda died a day after President Hakainde Hichilema paid a goodwill visit at his Makeni residence, and reported he found…
The SUV at the patio of Parthenon Restaurant in Washington D.C.

5 critically injured in Washington as SUV crashes into Parthenon Restaurant

The driver of the SUV was an elderly man who may have lost control of his vehicle or suffered a…
Pakistani Security men clear the Indian missile from landing point

India fires missile into Pakistan in error

Pakistani officials said the missile was unarmed and had crashed near the country's eastern city of Mian Channu, about 500…
U.S. issues 300 new sanctions against Russia, allies

Chemical weapons: Biden sends stern warning to Russia

There have been fears that Putin may deploy chemical weapons to prosecute the war in Ukraine.
Nigeria's regulatory agency, FCCPC explains why it imposed $200 million fine against Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC.

Death to Russian invaders: Facebook eases violent speech rule

The policy decision from Facebook and Instagram's parent Meta was met immediately with controversy, but the social media giant defended…
Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky

Russian army general Sukhovetsky killed in Ukraine

Before his death, Sukhovetsky was the deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Russian Ground Forces.
Dmitry Polyanskiy Russia's deputy UN representative

Russia drags U.S. to UN Security Council over biological weapons

Washington described Russian claims as gaslighting and "laughable". It suggested Moscow may be laying the groundwork to use a chemical…
Justice Raymond Zondo

Raymond Zondo appointed South Africa’s chief justice

"I have every confidence that Justice Zondo will acquit himself with distinction in this position," Ramaphosa said in the statement.
Roman Abramovich

More trouble for Abramovich as Portugal probes citizenship

Lisbon said the Russian's nationality status could change depending on the outcome of an inquiry.
COVID-19 vaccine:

U.S. launches trial on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

The single-site trial will enrol up to 100 people aged 16 to 69 years who had an allergic reaction to…

KFC, Adidas, 3 others join boycott of Russia

Other companies that have suspended operations in Russia includes; Zara owner Inditex, Estee Lauder, Spotify, Ikea, Disney and H&M.
Plateau residents attack Nigerian soldiers, defend gunrunner

Gunmen kill 18 inside church

The victims were sleeping slept in the church's outbuildings. They had fled there after escaping from previous attacks, the sources…
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