VIDEO: Fears As Itay’s Coronavirus Death Tolls Rise To 10,023
Italy's coronavirus death toll has skyrocketed by 899 in just 24 hours bringing the total number of deaths to 10,023. The second-highest death toll increase comes as the total number of cases in Italy hit 92,472. The Italian Army was today brought in to ferry coffins out of Bergamo, Northern Italy as its morgue and crematorium struggle to cope with...
Russia Declares Ceasefire In Ukraine
Russia’s Ministry of Defence on Saturday announced it would stop its bombardment of parts of Ukraine, to allow for civilians to safely evacuate, ABN TV reports. “Today, March 5, from 10 a.m. Moscow time, the Russian side declares a ceasefire regime and opens humanitarian corridors for the exit of civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha,” said the ministry in a statement. “Humanitarian...
West Commits War Crimes By Supplying Weapons To Ukraine – Russian Diplomat
Western nations commit war crimes by supplying Ukraine with weapons that it uses to shell residential districts, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya told the UN Security Council session. "The West commits another wa...
Nigeria Elections: UN Demands Respect Of Peace Accord
The United Nations has advised Nigeria’s political parties and candidates to respect their commitments under the peace accord. All 18 political parties signed a peace pact on the 2023 general elections on Wednesday in Abuja. The agreement, coordinated by the National Peace Committee, NPC, entails that all parties accept the outcome of the elections. In the event of grievances, such are expected...
NASA: Stranded US Astronauts Set To Return To Earth On Tuesday
NASA announced that a pair of US astronauts, who have been stranded on the International Space Station for over nine months, will return to Earth on Tuesday evening. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are to be transported home with another American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon craft, which arrived at the ISS early Sunday. The stranded...
Pope Francis Has Named Three Women As Members Of The Catholic Dicastery For Bishops.
Pope Francis has named three women as members of the Catholic dicastery for bishops. The female members are Raffaella Petrini, a nun, and secretary-general of the governorate of the Vatican City State; Yvonne Reungoat, a nun and former superior-gener...
Man Who Planned To Kill Queen Elizabeth II, Pleads Guilty To Treason
A man who was arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle carrying a crossbow on Christmas Day 2021, telling police he was planning to kill Queen Elizabeth II, has pleaded guilty to treason, ABN TV reports. Jaswant Singh Chail, who is of Sikh heritage, claimed his actions were in revenge for the 1919 Amritsar massacre in which the British killed...
More Sanctions On Russia Are “In The Pipeline”, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss Says
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the United Kingdom will not back down in its support for Ukraine and that more sanctions on Russia are "in the pipeline," according to a readout of Monday's cabinet meeting. "She said the UK would not back ...
French President Macron Picks 34-Year-Old Gabriel Attal As Prime Minister
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday picked Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister in a bid to give new momentum to his government. The 34-year-old Attal becomes France’s youngest and first openly gay head of government. Following days of speculation, Macron yesterday accepted the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, 62, who stepped down along with the rest of the government after serving less...
No Peace Until Hamas Is Totally Destroyed, Netanyahu Vows
Israel bombed Gaza on Tuesday after its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed there won’t be peace until its Hamas rulers are destroyed and Palestinian society is “deradicalised”. The army said it had struck more than 100 targets in 24 hours, including military sites and tunnel shafts in central Jabalia and Khan Yunis in the south, as heavy ground combat continued. The...