Top British royals are publicly condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in a departure from custom – carefully followed by Queen Elizabeth II – to avoid political commentary. Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and the future king, touched on Ukraine in an otherwise routine speech Tuesday in southeast England that mostly focused on the […]
President Biden praised the Ukrainian people as a “wall of strength” against the invasion launched last week by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s in his opening remarks of the State of the Union address on Tuesday. “Six days ago, Russia’s Vladimir Putin sought to shake the foundations of the free world thinking he could make it
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Former president Donald Trump has lashed out at the press and much of the party he remains the de facto leader of for reporting on and criticising his decision to praise Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. © Getty trumpputin-second.jpgIn a emailed statement sent out by his political action committee because he is banned from most
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HMRC Tells Married Couples To Check For Tax Back Worth £1,260 AdMarriage Tax Helpdesk Slide 1 of 31: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, better known as NATO, was set up shortly after the end of World War II. It remains a powerful force, and indeed has been in the news recently, given the Russian invasion
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President Putin has put Russia’s nuclear forces on “special” alert, raising concerns around the world. © BBCBut analysts suggest his actions should probably be interpreted as a warning to other countries not to escalate their involvement in Ukraine, rather than signalling any desire to use nuclear weapons.Nuclear weapons have existed for almost 80 years
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| (Bloomberg) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is entering a new phase, promising a more deadly time ahead for the country’s civilians and its remarkably determined army, according to Western military officials. © Photographer: SERGEY BOBOK/AFP Russian infantry mobility vehicles GAZ Tigr destroyed as a result of fight in Kharkiv, located some 50 km from Ukrainian-Russian
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Russia, careening toward economic crisis under the weight of devastating Western sanctions, has put its nuclear forces on alert as the Kremlin’s siege of Ukraine intensifies. © John R. Wright/AFP/Getty Images A U.S. airman guards an F-35 Lightning II fighter at Siauliai air base in Lithuania. The United States and its NATO partners have sent thousands
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
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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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