Pentagon To Bear Cost Of Travel For Service Members Seeking Abortion
The Pentagon is picking up the tab for service members who opt to travel to obtain abortions, according to a new policy directive by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Austin announced Thursday that the Department of Defense was setting up transportation allowances for service members and their dependents who opt to travel to receive an abortion. "Our Service members and their families...
Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Seeks Recommendation Of US Senate To Joe Biden To Impose Visa Ban On Buhari, AGF
Bruce Fein, a counsel to the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has written to the US Senate and House of Representatives, urging the parliament to recommend an adequate sanction to President Joe Biden against Nigerian leader, Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. Bruce Fein in the letter dated October 20,...
Villarreal Vice-President Jose Llaneza Passes Away At 74
Villarreal vice-president Jose Manuel Llaneza, a figure who has played a big part in the club’s success over nearly three decades, died on Thursday at the age of 74 years after a battle with leukaemia. “The club wishes to manifest its profound and immense pain, sadness and dismay for the irreparable loss and our most sincere love and care to...
Liz Truss Quits Office As UK Prime
Liz Truss has resigned as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, UK, after a month and half in office. She just made the announcement 24 hours after saying she was a fighter and not a quitter, and so would continue in office. Truss succeeds Boris Johnson who resigned from his appointment as PM in July over a series of scandals. Liz...
UK Home Secretary Resigns After Use Of Personal Email For Official Duty
Suella Braverman has resigned from her appointment as the home secretary for the United Kingdom (UK). The decision was contained in a letter Braverman addressed to Liz Truss, UK’s prime minister. According to the letter, Braverman said she sent a draft ministerial statement that had not been published from her personal email to a parliamentary colleague to get support for her policy. She...
Do Not Travel To Nigeria – Australian Govt Tells Nationals
The government of Australia has cautioned its citizens to desist from traveling to Nigeria over the recent flooding that has ravaged some parts of the country. This was contained in a travel advisory issued to Australians on the consulate’s website. It read, “There have been significant casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure caused by severe flooding. Essential services may be disrupted....
German Authorities Crossed The Red Line Supplying Arms To Ukraine, Russian Envoy Says
German authorities should not have crossed the red line with arms supplies to Kiev, given the country's historical responsibility to the Russian people, Russian envoy to Germany Sergey Nechayev said in an interview with TASS. "The German-made lethal weapons, supplied to the Kiev regime, are used not only against Russian servicemen, but also against civilians. It is certainly a red...
No One Will Be Able To Drive A Wedge Between Russia And Kazakhstan – Lavrov
The level of mutual trust allows Russia and Kazakhstan to frankly discuss and resolve the most difficult issues, and no one will ever manage to drive a wedge between the two countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a message to the readers of the International Affairs Journal on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations...
YouTube Blocks Russian Senators’ Accounts Amid Sanctions
YouTube has blocked accounts belonging to Russian senators amid the ongoing sanctions, and all their video clips and posts were deleted, the Federation Council revealed on Tuesday. "Google has blocked the Federation Council’s accounts on YouTube. There were more than 200,000 subscribers and 20,000 videos on YouTube channels. The accounts of the Federation Council and VmesteTV on the YouTube...
Russia Pledges Support For Central Asia In Fight Against Terrorism
Central Asian countries can rely on Russia’s support in their fight against terrorism, Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Department for New Challenges and Threats Vladimir Tarabrin said on Tuesday. Addressing a high-level conference on international and regional cooperation in combatting terrorism in Dushanbe, he said: "Central Asian countries can firmly rely on Russia's comprehensive assistance and support in their fight...
