India’s reliance on Russian military and strategic equipment is ‘huge’. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1217 EAT on Tuesday 8/03/2022. New Delhi, India–India has held its nose and abstained five times since the February 24 invasion of Ukraine by Russia. While none of these abstentions has affected the outcome of the vote, they were…
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Sri Lanka’s most revered elephant dies at 68; National treasure.
Amid an outpouring of grief, Sri Lanka’s president orders that cadaver of Nadungamuwa Raja be preserved for posterity. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1123 EAT on Tuesday 8/03/2022. Sri Lanka’s most sacred elephant has passed away at the age of 68, prompting an outpouring of grief and a presidential order for the huge cadaver…
Russia Wants “Equal Rights” In Iran Nuclear Deal
Updated at 2144 EAT on 07th March 2022. A revived Iranian nuclear deal must secure “equal rights” for everyone involved, Russia said on Monday, after Iran asked for details of Moscow’s demands for US guarantees on restoring the accord. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that, before backing the Iran nuclear deal, Moscow…
TikTok limit posts, Netflix blocks services in Russia.
The decision comes as Moscow cracks down on what people and media outlets can say about Russia’s war in Ukraine. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1342 EAT on Monday 7/03/2022. Netflix and TikTok have suspended most of their services in Russia as the government cracks down on what people and media outlets can say…
Niece to Marine Le Pen defects to rival French far-right campaigno
Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1258 EAT on Monday 7/03/2022. Marion Marechal Le Pen, the niece of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, has officially joined forces with a rival campaign for the April 2022 presidential elections in a blow to her aunt’s bid. Marion Marechal Le Pen, who is also the granddaughter of…
Ukraine will not forgive Russia for invasion, shelling: Zelenskyy.
Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1232 EAT on Monday 7/03/3022. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not forgive Russia for all the casualties and sufferings the war it started had caused, accusing Russian forces of targeting civilians. Zelenskyy made the comments during an address on “Forgiveness Sunday” – a special religious day on which,…
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Ahead Of South’s Election
Updated at 21:50 EAT on 05th March 2020. North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile Saturday, Seoul’s military said, continuing this year’s record-breaking blitz of weapons tests with a launch just days before South Korea’s presidential election. From hypersonic to medium-range ballistic missiles, Pyongyang test-fired a string of weaponry in January and last week launched…
Biden closes US airspace to Russian flights; Russia-Ukraine.
In his first State of the Union address, US president says Putin will pay ‘continuing high price’ for invading Ukraine. Updated on Wednesday 2/03/2022 ar 1159 EAT. In his first state of the Union address, United States President Joe Biden announced closing US airspace to all Russian flights, saying that Moscow will be weaker by the…
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