Its Hard To Imagine Visa Ban On Russians, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
It’s hard to imagine a ban on the issuance of Schengen visas to Russian nationals, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday. According to him, it is the Russian leadership that is responsible for the situation in Ukraine and not the Russian people. Scholz pointed out that the European Union had earlier imposed "large-scale sanctions" on Russia, which "are affecting...
IPOB Not On List Of Terrorist Groups – UK
The United Kingdom (UK) has clarified that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is not a proscribed organisation in the UK. The British government described the reports in some sections of the media (not The Nation) as “inaccurate reporting”. ...
President Biden Revokes Trump’s Ban On Green Card Applicants Into U.S
American President Joe Biden on Wednesday lifted a freeze issued by his predecessor Donald Trump that blocked many green card applicants from entering the United States, Reuters reported. Trump had last year halted the issuance of green cards until the end of 2020 in the name of protecting American jobs amid high unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic. On December...
COVID-19: Bill Gates Estimate 18 Months Before Normalcy Will Return Globally
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist, Bill Gates, has said that life may return to normal in the next eighteen months if everything goes perfectly well following the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) across the world. According to Gates, the Coronavirus pandemic across the globe is unprecedented and is proving very tough, but a vaccine will bring the ordeal to an end. “We want...
US Should Look At China’s Peaceful Development In An Unbiased Way And Accept It China
The United States must stop passing its national interests off as international legal norms, a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman told a news conference Thursday. "The US must stop palming off its home-grown concepts as international rules," Senior C...
UK Police Detain Six Connected To Proscribed Kurdish Group
Police said Wednesday that six people were arrested in London as part of a "significant" counter-terrorism policing operation for "suspected activity" connected to the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Two women and four men were detained under the Terrorism Act 2000, the Metropolitan Police said, but there is “not believed” to be any imminent threat to the public linked to...
Zambian President Lungu Collapses At Defence Day Event
The Zambian President, Edgar Lungu, collapsed on Sunday, during the 45th Defence Force Day Commemoration and Investiture ceremony on Sunday. A statement by the Principal Private Secretary to the President, Simon Miti, on Sunday, as published by Lusakatimes, confirmed the incident, whilst stating that the president recovered immediately. The statement read, “The President of the Republic of Zambia, Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu, this...
Burkina Faso Military Govt Alleges Coup Plot
Burkina Faso's military junta has said it has uncovered an international plot to overthrow it, alleging that the attempt is linked with the massacre of hundreds of civilians by Islamist insurgents in August. In a statement on Monday, interim security minister Mahamadou Sana said the Barsalogho attack was a first step meant to create chaos and facilitate the infiltration of...
Police And Anti-Judicial Reform Protesters Clash As Bill Advances In Israel
Israeli police have clashed with protesters amid huge demonstrations against the government's controversial judicial reform plans. Police used water cannon to clear a major highway, and 66 people have been arrested across the country. It comes after a bill to remove the power of the Supreme Court to review ministers' decisions passed its first reading in parliament on Monday night. The reforms...
Plane With 132 On Board Crashes Near Wuzhou In Southern China
A China Eastern Airlines plane with 132 people on board crashed near the city of Wuzhou in the southern Chinese region of Guangxi on Monday, the country’s aviation authority confirmed. The crash was first reported by state media, which initially listed 133 passengers on board. There is currently no information about the victims or the cause of the crash. The 132 figures...
