Ike Ekweremadu, Wife To Appear In Court Today
Former Nigeria’s deputy Senate president Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice will appear in a court in the UK later on Thursday. Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, have been formally charged with conspiracy to facilitate tra...
US Call To Exclude Russia From All Sports Worldwide Is Politicized – Russian Embassy
A call made by the United States to bar Russia from all sports tournaments worldwide is politically motivated and is an example of unfair competition, the Russian Embassy in the United States said in a statement. The US Department of State said in a ...
Iran Accuses Detained French Couple Of Undermining Security
Iran on Wednesday accused a French couple detained in May while on a holiday of allegedly “undermining the security” of the country, the judicial authority said. French teachers’ union official Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris were a...
Putin Declares Victory In Eastern Ukraine Region Of Luhansk
Barely a day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last remaining stronghold of resistance in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin declared victory in the province. The development was reported to Puti...
Pope Francis Says He Still Have Plans To Visit Russia And Ukraine
Pope Francis has said he still plans to visit Russia and Ukraine. “I would like to go, it is possible that I manage to go to Ukraine. The first thing is to go to Russia to try to help, but I would like to go to both capitals," said Pope Francis in ...
Pope Francis Reacts To Cancer And Retirement Rumours
Pope Francis, leader of Roman Catholic has refuted reports that he plans to resign in the near future, saying he is on track to visit Canada this month and hopes to be able to go to Moscow and Kyiv as soon as possible after that. This was done by the...
Ukraine Asks Turkey To “Detain” Russian-Flagged Ship Carrying Ukrainian Grain
Ukraine has requested that Turkish authorities detain a Russian-flagged ship carrying Ukrainian grain, the country's ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar told CNN Saturday. The Zhibek Zholy vessel is currently at anchor near the Turkish port of...
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...
NATO Bases To Put Finland, Sweden In Danger, Russian Speaker Warns
NATO bases in Finland and Sweden would not protect the two countries but would endanger the cities hosting military infrastructure facilities, Russian State Duma (the lower house of parliament) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin wrote on Telegram on Monday. ...
Increasing NATO’s Military Capacity May Distort European Security Structure – Expert
Bolstering NATO’s military potential may increase the internal tension in the alliance and disrupt the structure of European security, Executive Director of the Shanghai Society for Russia and Central Asia Li Lifan told reporters on Monday. "Increa...
