The UK will increase its military aid to Ukraine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated in a phone discussion with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Boris Johnson informed Mr. Zelensky that additional armored vehicles, drones, and anti-tank weaponry would be supplied to Ukraine, according to a Downing Street spokesperson. Mr. Zelensky expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister for … Read more
The Defence Ministry of the UK has warned Russia that enlisting civilians in the Russian military would constitute a breach of international law. The UK intelligence report cited unconfirmed allegations from Ukrainian officials that Russia was considering conscripting people in Ukraine’s seized Kherson and Zaporizhzhia districts. “This would follow similar prior conscription practices in the … Read more
According to Tunisian naval officials, a commercial tanker that sank off the Tunisian coast and was believed to be carrying 750 tons of diesel fuel really had no fuel at all. On suspicion of criminal behavior, the ship’s crew has been detained. Last week’s loss of the Xelo ship sparked concerns about a possible fuel … Read more
Israel announced Sunday that it will close the Gaza Strip’s sole border crossing, Erez crossing, for workers in response to rocket fire, but will refrain from retaliatory strikes in an apparent bid to defuse tensions. On Friday night, Gaza launched two rockets at southern Israel; one struck the Jewish state, while the other missed and … Read more
On Saturday, gunmen murdered the bodyguard of a Revolutionary Guards general in an attack on a checkpoint in restive southeast of Iran, official television said. According to the Iranian news agency IRNA, the shooting occurred in Sistan-Baluchistan, a province on the border with Pakistan and Afghanistan that is frequently the site of assaults or conflicts … Read more
As Russian bombings decimated their homeland of Mariupol, Yevgen and Tetiana determined that they could only flee on foot with their four children. Speaking to AFP Friday in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia as they awaited a train westward, the family recalled their remarkable 125-kilometer (80-mile) walk to safety through tears and laughter. For weeks … Read more
The tragic story of a young Mexican lady abandoned by the side of a highway in northern Mexico late at night ended in tragedy, with her rotting body discovered in a motel’s basement water tank. Assistant Public Safety Secretary Ricardo Mejia said Friday that the woman’s body — which was seemingly unrecognizable after nearly two … Read more
An emergency service spokesman confirmed that six persons were killed in a bomb at a beachside restaurant in the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu. Security and government personnel frequented the Pescatore Seafood Restaurant, which opened recently on the city’s south side. Smoke pouring from the scene of the incident is captured on video published to social … Read more
Zambia’s foreign ministry reported that a 21-year-old Zambian student was detained in Russia last Sunday for twerking at a World War II memorial in Khanty-Mansiysk. Tionge Ziba, a first-year Zambian student at Khanty-Yugra Mansiysk’s State University, has been released on bond, the ministry reports, but her case has been referred to the municipal prosecutor. The … Read more
Cameroon is the latest African country to reach an agreement with Russia on military cooperation, which was inked last week in Moscow by the two nations’ defense ministers. According to reports, the agreement would involve arms, information collection, and training, as well as the exchange of UN personnel. Many Cameroonians are unsurprised. Additionally, the nation … Read more
Two individuals who fired missiles at police during an April 2021 riot in Belfast have been sentenced to a 20-month prison sentence, half of which will be served in prison. After a gathering in Sandy Row and Shaftesbury Square, the four-hour brawl erupted. Petrol bombs, flares, stones, and pyrotechnics were hurled at police, injuring 27 … Read more
According to official figures, Covid infections decreased by more than 30,000 in Scotland last week. In the week ending 16 April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that 281,400 people tested positive for the virus. This was down from 314,800 the previous week and equated to about one in every 19 people in the … Read more
Boris Johnson has stated that the British embassy in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv would reopen next week. Ambassador Melinda Simmons stated that she was “returning” after fleeing Russia’s invasion. Additionally, the prime minister stated that there was a “realistic probability” that Russia might continue its bombing until the end of next year. Mr Johnson claimed that … Read more
A man in Glasgow was sentenced to 19 months in prison for stealing a dog at knifepoint and stabbing two ladies who confronted him. Jamie Dunn, 34, threatened Jamie Jenkins in the basement of a Maryhill apartment complex. He then fled with Lennon, a Staffordshire bull terrier that Mr. Jenkins had been caring for his … Read more
Certain stores are restricting the number of cooking oil consumers may purchase due to the Ukraine war’s impact on supplies. Tesco allows customers to purchase three things. Waitrose and Morrisons have imposed a two-item restriction on consumers. The bulk of sunflower oil imported into the UK originates from Ukraine, and disruptions in supplies have resulted … Read more
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, has criticized statements made by a Russian general, who stated that Moscow desires control of southern Ukraine because it would provide access to the breakaway area of Transnistria in Moldova. According to Zelensky, the comment demonstrates Russia’s desire to conquer other nations and that the war on Ukraine is simply the … Read more
Prime Minister Eduard Heger of Slovakia alongside Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki expressed his displeasure that nations like as Hungary and Germany have protested against sanctions against Russia. Eduard of Slovakia has advocated for tightening sanctions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. He expressed this view alongside Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki after … Read more
The United Nations welcomed the news on Thursday of the scheduled first commercial flight from Yemen’s Sanaa airport in six years and urged all parties to continue supporting such flights in accordance with the truce negotiated at the start of the holy month of Ramadan. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the Amman-bound flight, due to … Read more
