Iran Air Crash: Iran accuses US of “big lie” over cause of Ukrainian plane crash
Iran urged the United States on Friday to wait for the results of the investigation into the crash of a Ukrainian airliner and dismissed as "a big lie" allegations coming from US officials that missiles downed the plane, Iranian state media reported, quoting a government spokesman. "No one will assume responsibility for such a big lie once it is known...
Legendary Singer Tina Turner Is Dead
Tina Turner – one of rock’s great vocalists and most charismatic performers – has died aged 83, her spokesperson has confirmed. The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll died after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich in Switzerland. Tina's spokesman confirmed she died "peacefully" at home and added: "With her, the world loses a music legend and a...
WhatsApp Restricted In Equatorial Guinea Amid Sex Scandal
The Equatorial Guinean government has banned its citizens from using WhatsApp to download and share multimedia files over mobile data. This decision was followed by the guidelines that the country’s government gave to telecommunications operators when it urged them to implement measures to restrict access to inappropriate content. The country’s Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency, Baltasar Engonga, was enmeshed in a...
United Nations Puts Russia In “List Of Shame” Over Death Of Ukrainian Children
The United Nations has put Russian military forces and proxy armed groups on its “list of shame” over the killing and maiming of hundreds of children in its war against Ukraine, according to a document seen by AFP Thursday. In an annual report on the treatment of children in conflict zones, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “appalled by...
Philippine Mayor Gives Singles Extra Pay On Valentine’s Day
The mayor of the Philippines, a lifelong bachelor, will pay single employees more on Tuesday in recompense for the extra hours they put in and to demonstrate that “someone loves them.” Mayor Matt Florido told AFP that lonely hearts at General Luna town hall in Quezon province will be paid three times their normal daily wage if they have been...
Ukrainians’ Will To Hold Referendums Has Nothing To Do With Russia, Kremlin Insists
The people of Ukraine's Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions want referendums, Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky has nothing to ask of Russia and its leadership in this situation, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday, commenting on ...
Coronavirus: Italy Sees 743 Deaths In A Day [VIDEO]
Italy's daily COVID-19 death toll shot back up today with 743 in one day, but more evidence emerged that the coronavirus infection rate is slowing thanks to a painful national lockdown. Three weeks into a lockdown restricting movement across the country, Italy's daily bulletin about its COVID-19 outbreak added thousands of more infections, pushing the nation's overall total up by...
Putin Describes US House Speaker Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip Carefully Planned Provocation
The US adventure with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan is a carefully planned provocation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday in his address to the participants and guests of the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security. "As you know, the US has recently once again deliberately tried to add fuel to the fire and rock the situation...
Russia Announces Ceding Of Four Ukrainian Regions After Sham Referendums
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin is currently attending the formal ceremony of the annexation of the four Ukrainian regions in Moscow. Putin has announced that the four Russian-occupied regions – Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia will officially become part of the Russian Federation today. According to Putin, who started a war against Ukraine on February 24, the four regions will be...
“Putin Is A Terrorist Who Talks With Missiles” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister React To Monday Morning Attacks
After reports of Russian missile attacks across Ukraine on Monday morning, Kyiv's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Twitter that Russian President Vladimir Putin "will not break Ukraine down." "Putin’s only tactic is terror on peaceful Ukrainian cities, but he will not break Ukraine down. This is also his response to all appeasers who want to talk with him about peace:...
