Russia restricted Instagram access and filed a criminal complaint against its owner, Meta, in punishment for the digital giant’s enabling comments inciting for violence against Russian military personnel. This latest escalation follows Russia’s closure of Facebook and limiting of Twitter in a conflict with US social media platforms that hasContinue Reading
MOSCOW, Russian Federation (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised Kyiv for bungled civilian evacuations from the important Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which is surrounded by Russian military, in a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, according to the Kremlin. Putin “raised attention to the fact that KyivContinue Reading
BRUSSELS: The EU sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the EU’s foreign policy leader, Josep Borrell. The action was agreed upon during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels to formally adopt a wideContinue Reading
BRUSSELS – French President Emmanuel Macron contacted Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday to “demand an urgent halt” to Moscow’s incursion in Ukraine, according to the Elysee Palace. “After speaking with the Ukrainian president and working with him, the president (Macron) contacted Vladimir Putin to urge an immediate halt toContinue Reading
On Thursday (February 24), Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military campaign in eastern Ukraine, potentially igniting a conflict in Europe over Russia’s demands for a stop to Nato’s eastward expansion. A Reuters witness heard the sound of what looked to be explosions in the distance from the capital, Kyiv,Continue Reading
US labour officials have filed a lawsuit accusing Amazon of employing intimidation and surveillance against its workers in a New York City warehouse who were attempting to form a union. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said in a lawsuit filed on Thursday that Amazon questioned workers about union activitiesContinue Reading
BEIRUT, LEBANON (AP) — According to a Kurdish official, US-backed Kurdish-led troops searched near a Syrian prison on Friday for Islamic State militants and issued an ultimatum to dozens of armed extremists holed up in a tiny section of the facility to surrender or face an all-out attack. According toContinue Reading
KIEV: The Ukraine crisis has placed a pall over Europe. NATO member states begin war preparations. Some Ukrainian ambassadors and their families have been told to leave the country by the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK). Russia has charged the US and NATO with fostering provocation.Denmark hasContinue Reading
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — According to the US military, a Navy combat jet training in the South China Sea crashed while attempting to land on the deck of an American aircraft carrier, hurting seven servicemen. According to a spokeswoman for the US 7th Fleet, the pilot was able to evacuateContinue Reading
Reuters reports that On Tuesday, oil prices rose, reclaiming some of the ground lost in the previous day’s severe losses, as investors worried about potential supply interruptions in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions in both Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Brent oil futures were up 48 cents, orContinue Reading
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