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Putin and Elon Musk

Elon Musk invites Putin to duel: Winner’s Prize is Ukraine

Musk has directly involved himself with the conflict by offering Internet support and other tech resources to help Ukrainians deter…
Some of the British squatters at the balcony of the London home of Deripaska

British squatters occupy London property of Russian oligarch Deripaska

Britain froze the assets of Deripaska last Thursday, one of a number of Russian oligarchs targeted in the wake of…
Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba

Museveni’s son Kainerugaba yet to retire from Ugandan army

Kainerugaba announced on Twitter on March 8 that he had retired from the military after more than 20 years' service.
Ukrainian refugees

Britain offers sanctuary to sick Ukrainian children

Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced that these children and their immediate family members arrived from Poland on Sunday evening.
Debris scattered at the crash site of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, in a field near the village of Grabove, in the Donetsk region, on July 23, 2014.

Australia, Netherlands sue Russia over downing of flight MH17

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in a statement on Monday that Russia was responsible…
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators in Belarus

Russia, Ukraine set for talks, Zelenskiy wants to meet Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the countries' delegations had been speaking daily by video link and a clear aim of…
Testing for COVID-19 in China

Stealth Omicron fuels COVID-19 surge in China

The vast majority of the new cases were in far northeastern Jilin province with 895.
the pregnant Ukrainian woman bombed by Russia

Russia-bombed Ukrainian pregnant woman, baby die

Surgeon Timur Marin found the woman’s pelvis crushed and hip detached. Medics delivered the baby via cesarean section, but it…
Russia's Putin and Xi in Beijing

Russia asks China for military equipment

Russia, which calls its action in Ukraine a "special operation," and China have tightened cooperation as they have come under…
Jake Sullivan, U.S. National Security Adviser

U.S. warns China of ‘consequences’ helping Russia

Russia has asked China for military equipment since the start of its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, sparking concern in…
Arinze

Nigeria’s Arinze Igweike beaten to death by Indonesian immigration

Igweike, from Onitsha, Anambra State was said to have been arrested by the Indonesian immigration along with two other Nigerians…
Brent Renaud

U.S. journalist Renaud killed in Ukraine by Russian forces

Juan Arredondo, who was traveling with Renaud during the attack and hospitalised for his injuries, told a journalist that the…
Obama honours Fela Kuti in new podcast

Obama tests positive for COVID-19, Michelle negative

"Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, and she has tested negative," Obama wrote
Yavoriv International Center for Peace bombed by Russia

35 dead as Russia escalates bombing near Poland

Britain said the incident, just 15 miles (25 km) from the Polish border, marked a "significant escalation" of the conflict.
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…
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