Ukraine PM to visit Washington next week

Ukraine

Several parts of Ukraine are still being bombed on day 52. While many have died in the war, others have been forced to flee. The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been found in the area around the Ukrainian capital since Russia left. Most of them were killed, police said Friday, which means that … Read more

A terrifying police video shows a home intruder holding a gun to a woman’s head following an assault case.

San Diego

A terrifying police bodycam video shows a nearly naked man holding a woman hostage at gunpoint after allegedly breaking into her San Diego home and assaulting her. According to the Times of San Diego, Demetrius Trussell, a 40-year-old parolee, allegedly broke into four other homes before breaking into the 53-year-old woman’s residence on Viacha Drive, … Read more

Dogs, cats, and snakes found in Arizona man’s freezer

Michael Patrick Turland

Michael Patrick Turland, 43, of Arizona, admitted to freezing some of the animals alive. He faces 94 counts of animal cruelty. Herde spokesperson Anita Mortensen described the scene as “absolutely disgusting and heartbreaking.” “As an animal lover, I was crying just looking at them,” she told the BBC. A woman told police she had left … Read more

The UK will process asylum seekers in Rwanda.

Rwanda

According to new government plans, some asylum seekers will be flown to Rwanda to have their applications processed. On Thursday, Home Secretary Priti Patel is expected to sign a migration agreement with the African nation. According to BBC home editor Mark Easton, single men arriving in Britain via the Channel could be deported. Rethinking the … Read more

Trade remains snarled as Gov. Greg Abbott eases state inspections at one commercial bridge

Gov. Greg Abbott

Gov. Greg Abbott and Gov. Samuel Alejandro Garca Seplveda of Nuevo León announced an agreement Wednesday to help ease commercial traffic at the Laredo-Colombia bridge, one of at least four international ports of entry slowed since Abbott ordered Texas state troopers to inspect cargo more thoroughly. So long as Nuevo León has checkpoints along its … Read more

A week of ‘death and deprivation’ for Ukrainian

Ukrainian

Russian troops forced Ukrainian citizens into a basement for weeks, causing stress, deprivation, and death. Russian soldiers forced 300 residents of Yahidne, near Kiev, into a school basement in March. During their captivity, they suffered stress and deprivation, and some died. “An old man died nearby, and then his wife,” Valentyna Saroyan, a survivor, told … Read more

They tried to escape by boat. Then came the Russian rockets.

Vladimir Nesterenko

When Vladimir Nesterenko was a child, all he wanted to do was play basketball. In the village where they lived in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, the brown-haired 12-year-old dribbled and shot hoops with his father Oleh. Michael Jordan, the NBA legend, was his hero. His mother Julia Nesterenko was happy to encourage the habit. “We … Read more

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted a response from the Polish president.

Polish President

Andrzej Duda, Polish president, referred to the conflict in Ukraine as “terrorism” on Wednesday, saying that those responsible for crimes must face justice, including those who gave the orders that led to those crimes. On Wednesday, Polish President Andrzej Duda labelled the Ukraine war “terrorism,” stating that those responsible for crimes must be brought to … Read more

Kyiv’s war crimes case against Russia

Russian aggression

Ukraine’s fightback against Russian aggression extends not only to the battlefield, but also to the legal arena. Across this shattered country, testimony and evidence are being gathered for a goal that may not come until long after the guns have fallen silent – international justice. The pursuit of it is being led by Ukraine’s Prosecutor … Read more

Ghana’s food Inflation hits highest since August 2009

Ghana

Food inflation pushed Ghana’s March 2022 inflation rate to 19.4%, the highest since August 2009. Oil and fats (28.2%), water (27.1%), cereal products (25.0%), vegetables (23.8%), fish and other seafood (23.7%), fruits and nuts (22.1%), soft drinks (20.5%), live animals (20.2%) and meat (20.2%) all had higher inflation rates than the national average. According to … Read more

Europe looks to Nigeria for gas supply

EU Ambassadors

As part of their visit to Nigeria on Monday, the EU Ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi, as well as ambassadors from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain met with the leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The EU is looking for its first African LNG supplier. The EU ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi, met … Read more

A boat capsizes on the Shagari River, killing 28 people.

Libya.

A boat carrying 28 people capsized in northern Nigeria as they attempted to cross the Shagari River to fetch firewood. At least 28 people died as a result of the accident. Following the recovery of the bodies from the River Shagari in Sokoto state by emergency workers and volunteers, regional government official Aliyu Dantani stated … Read more