Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija’s twitter account has been suspended. The account was suspended for violation of Twitter rules and policy. Kakwenza fled into exile saying he was being persecuted by high ranking military officers in the country. Since he left the country, the lawyer has been criticizing President Yoweri Museveni and the first son …
From Russia to North Korea to Zimbabwe, the impact of diplomatic sanctions has long been questioned. But Bangladeshi activists have no doubts: extrajudicial killings have suddenly stopped since punitive US measures were imposed two months ago, they say. © Munir uz zaman The mother of Sajedul Islam Suman says her son disappeared in 2013, allegedly picked …
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YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta showed off its military strength with a parade in the capital Naypyitaw on Saturday, with its leader Min Aung Hlaing defending last year’s coup as necessary to protect the country from enemies, both domestic and foreign. © Reuters/Stringer . FILE PHOTO: Myanmar celebrates 76th anniversary of the founding of its national …
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Kanye West and Julia Fox’s romance has “cooled off a bit”. © Bang Showbiz Kanye West’s latest romance has cooled offThe 44-year-old rap star – who lives in Los Angeles – and Julia, 32 – who lives in New York – have found it difficult to maintain a cross-country romance over recent weeks.A source told …
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British troops helping with training in Ukraine will leave the country this weekend, the armed forces minister said as he warned that Russia could now launch an attack “at no notice”. James Heappey said the small number of UK personnel sent to train Ukrainian troops on the anti-tank missiles “will be withdrawn,” alongside around 100 …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee said on Saturday that a total of eight new COVID-19 cases were detected among games-related personnel on Feb. 11. © Reuters/TYRONE SIU Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics All of the cases were among those already in the “closed loop” bubble that separates all event personnel from the …
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Russia could invade Ukraine during the current Beijing Winter Olympics so Americans should leave the Eastern European country immediately, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. © Provided by Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens during a joint press availability at the Quad meeting of foreign ministers in …
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Adele has said the Las Vegas residency she recently postponed will “absolutely 100%” happen later this year. © PA Media Adele won three prizes at this week’s Brit Awards Last month, the singer posted a tearful video the day before her first show, saying it wasn’t ready. She has now told TV host Graham Norton she …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British nationals who choose to stay in Ukraine should not expect a military evacuation if conflict with Russia breaks out, junior defence minister James Heappey told Sky News on Saturday. © Reuters/OLEKSANDR KLYMENKO Ukrainian service members guard the area near the line of separation in the Donetsk Region“British nationals should leave Ukraine immediately by …
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Hungary’s far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán is hoping Donald Trump will travel to Budapest in the coming weeks to boost his reelection campaign. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Manuel Balce Ceneta/APA thinktank linked to the Orbán government, the Centre for Fundamental Rights, has issued an invitation to Trump, a government source told The Guardian. The invitation …
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