Year: 2022

European Union suspends Russia and Belarus from Council of Baltic Sea States

Africa, Breaking News, East Africa, International News, Politics / Ronald Kabuubi

| PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union said it had joined members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) in suspending Russia and Belarus from the Council’s activities. © Reuters/YVES HERMAN FILE PHOTO: Flags flutter outside EU Commission in Brussels“This decision is a part of the European Union’s and like-minded partners response to Russia’s […]

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Kremlin says the West is behaving like bandits

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LONDON (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Saturday that the West was behaving like bandits but that Russia was far too big to be isolated as the world was much larger than just the United States and Europe.© Reuters/SPUTNIK FILE PHOTO: Russian President Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council outside MoscowKremlin spokesman

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Ukrainians head west as UN warns refugee crisis is only just beginning

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Just over a week after Russian rockets first began to slam into Ukraine, more than 1.2 million people have fled over the borders of neighbouring European countries into a frightening and uncertain future. What we are witnessing, the United Nations has warned, is the largest refugee crisis in a century. All week, the world has

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Local churches shun Vatican’s moderate stance on Russia

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ROME (AP) — The head of the Polish bishops’ conference has done what Pope Francis has so far avoided doing: He publicly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urged the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to use his influence with Vladimir Putin to demand an end to the war and for Russian soldiers to

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African students say they faced guns, hostile guards as they fled Ukraine

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ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian medical student Oduola Adebowale said he and some friends were trying to get on a train to flee Ukraine when the soldiers pointed guns at them and ordered them back. © Reuters Nigerian students arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport from Ukraine after fleeing the invasion by Russia, in Abuja, Nigeria

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Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska pays tribute to ‘incredible’ women facing wa

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Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska has paid tribute to the women of Ukraine in a moving Instagram post. © GettyUkrainian first lady Olena Zelenska – GettyPosting a slideshow of images to her feed earlier this week, Zelenska pointed out that there are two million more women than men in Ukraine and said this takes on

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AFP:Behind closed doors, trial starts for Nicaragua opposition figure

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Nicaraguan opposition figure Cristiana Chamorro, detained since June last year while planning an election challenge to President Daniel Ortega, went on trial behind closed doors Thursday, a rights group said. © INTI OCON Cristiana Chamorro, seen here in May 2021, was the favorite to beat incumbent Daniel Ortega in presidential electionsChamorro, 68, the daughter of ex-president

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Airbnb Guests Book Rooms in Ukraine to Help Out Hard-Hit Hosts

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(Bloomberg) — Airbnb Inc. said it accepted almost $2 million in bookings in Ukraine from people who have no intention of staying in the accommodation and just want to get money into the hands of the war-torn citizens there. © Bloomberg Displaced Ukrainians disembark a train from Kharkiv at the Lviv-Holovnyi railway station in Lviv, Ukraine,

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As Ukrainians flee, ‘we even feel a bit guilty we are OK

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Britney Spears gushed about how she wants a family with her fiancé Sam Asghari and later affectionately called him her husband. Recently, the singer has been enjoying her new found freedom after her conservatorship was ended following a lengthy battle to get control of her life back.© Britney Spears Instagram britneyspears456.jpgHer dad Jamie Spears had legal

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As Ukrainians flee, ‘we even feel a bit guilty we are OK

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MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — Walking the final 14 miles to Ukraine’s border and to safety, Ludmila Sokol was moved by the mounds of clothes and other personal effects that many others discarded as they fled the fighting before her. © Provided by Associated Press People who left Ukraine, wait for a bus to take them to

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