We Give Visa Approval To 96% Of Nigerian Students — UK Commissioner
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said 96 per cent of Nigerians who applied for student visas were granted. Laing said this on the British High Commission’s official Twitter page while encouraging Nigerian students who w...
Russia Ready To Provide Aid To Afghanistan Over Earthquake – Maria Zakharova
Russia expresses its condolences to the people of Afghanistan in regards to the earthquake in the country’s southeast and is ready to provide necessary aid, should Kabul make a request, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in h...
Earthquake Death Toll In Afghanistan Exceeds 920
At least 920 people have been killed and about 620 others injured in an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, Deputy Minister of State for Disaster Management Sharafuddin Muslim said on Wednesday. His statement was broadcast by the TOLOnews TV channel. ...
Russian Nobel Laureate Sells Medal For $103.5M To Benefit Ukraine Kids
Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for $103.5 million to benefit children displaced by the war in Ukraine. The medal was sold to an as yet u...
Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant Sinks At Sea
An iconic Hong Kong floating restaurant has sunk, just days after it was towed out to sea en route to an unspecified destination. Jumbo Kingdom, a three-story vessel that was at one time the world's largest floating restaurant, was towed away by tugb...
Japanese Court Upholds Ban On Same–S-e-x Marriage
Japan's ban on same-sex marriage is not unconstitutional, a court has ruled, dealing a blow to gay couples and activists seeking greater rights for the LGBTQ community. The Osaka district court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit in which three same-sex c...
US Is In Talks With Allies About Caps On Russian Oil – Yellen
The US is in talks with Canada and other allies around the world about curbing Russian energy revenues by imposing a price cap on Russian oil, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in Toronto on Monday. "We are talking about price caps or a price e...
Russia Can’t Guarantee That Captured Americans Won’t Face Death Penalty – Dmitry Peskov
Russia can’t guarantee that the former Americans servicemen that were captured in Ukraine won’t face the death penalty, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with NBC television that was aired on Monday. "I cannot guarantee anythin...
Ukraine Meets No Criteria For EU Candidacy, Top Russian Legislator Says
Ukraine meets no criteria for accession to the European community, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said in a Telegram post on Monday. "Ukraine meets no criteria for either joining the European community, or being granted candidacy," Volodin wro...
Granting NATO Membership To Sweden, Finland To Require New Summit, Says Turkish Expert
Turkey won’t greenlight Sweden and Finland’s bid to join NATO at the bloc’s Madrid summit set for late June, the head of the Ankara-based Foreign Policy Institute told TASS on Monday. "Turkey cannot be expected to give the greenlight at the Mad...
