Australia To Send $100 Million Aid Package To Ukraine As Anthony Albanese Meets President Zelensky
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited the Kyiv region on Sunday, travelling to Bucha, Hostomel and Irpin, before meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyiv Governor Olexiy Kuleba said on his official Telegram channel. Kuleba...
Putin Just Lost An Opportunity To Gain A Major Ally In The West
With Marine Le Pen's loss in the runoff of the French presidential election on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin may have just lost his best shot at getting a major geopolitical partner in the West. Le Pen has, historically, been a vocal ad...
Kansas City Shooting: One Dead, 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade
One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police...
How Two Nigerians Allegedly Scammed Swiss Woman £612,000 In London
A 60-year-old Swiss woman has been scammed out of £612,000 by two men pretending to be a doctor who was in love with her, a court heard. The woman believed her online romance was with an English doctor living in London. But she was actually communicating with James Olagbaiye, 47, and Adesola Adebayo, 38, flatmates from Newham, East London. The pair sent...
Gaza: No One Has Idea How Many Israeli Hostages Still Alive – Hamas Official
A senior Hamas official has said that “no one has an idea” how many of the remaining 120 hostages in Gaza are still alive. Hamas spokesperson and political bureau member, Osama Hamdan, told CNN that any deal to release them must include guarantees of a permanent ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza. The fate of the 120...
WHO Alerts On High-Risk Marburg Outbreak In Tanzania
A suspected Marburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania has been confirmed by the World Health Organization. The WHO, which disclosed this on its website on Tuesday, noted that the source of the outbreak is currently unknown. It stated that the risk of the suspected MVD outbreak is assessed as high at the national level due to several concerning factors, and the...
Harvard Takes Legal Action Against Trump Over Ban On Foreign Students
Harvard University filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday in response to the government’s attempt to block the university from enrolling and hosting foreign students, according to a court filing. On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revoked Harvard’s permission to enroll foreign nationals, putting the futures of thousands of students at risk. President Donald Trump is reportedly angry...
Bulgaria Exempt From Russian Oil Embargo Until End Of 2024, Says Prime Minister
Bulgaria has been exempted from the European Union embargo on Russian oil until the end of 2024, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday. Further details on the exemption will be revealed in a couple of days, Pe...
Moscow “Making Every Effort” To Assist Countries Impacted By Recent “Volatility” – Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow is "making every effort to provide critical products" to countries impacted by recent volatility in prices, while speaking at a summit in Kazakhstan on Thursday. "Other regional associations have to deal with many acute problems, including the increased volatility in world prices for energy resources, food, fertilizers, raw materials and other important goods,"...
COVID-19: Austria To Re-Open Schools In May
Austria said Friday it would start to re-open schools in May as it continues a gradual loosening of coronavirus lockdown measures. Some 100,000 final-year students will go back to school on May 4, Education Minister Heinz Fassmann told a press conference. Schools for six- to 14-year-olds will re-open May 15, while classes for other students aged 15 and over will follow...
