The world’s top industrialised nations’ leaders will hold video talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, according to a spokeswoman for the German government, which is acting as G7 chair. “The German chancellor (Olaf Scholz) will hold the third video conference since the start of the year with his G7 partners,” Christiane Hoffmann told … Read more
In her breakout movie “Roman Holiday”, Audrey Hepburn’s ingenue princess flirts with Gregory Peck at La Bocca Della Verita, placing the ominous Italian statue firmly on the tourist trail. Now fans of the late star will have another — more elegant — landmark to visit in her native Brussels, in a park opened in her … Read more
Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of planning to maintain a navy parade inside the captured town of Mariupol on May 9 to have a good time victory over the Nazis in World War II. Kyiv said a legitimate from Russia’s presidential management had arrived in the strategic southern port city, which has been largely destroyed in Russia’s … Read more
A Russian navy helicopter violated Finland’s airspace on Wednesday, the Finnish defence ministry said, as the united states of America mull an increasing number of probable NATO membership bids. “The aircraft type is a Mi-17 helicopter and the depth of the suspected violation is about four to five kilometres”, a ministry spokesman told AFP. The … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin informed French counterpart Emmanuel Macron Tuesday the West need to prevent providing weapons to Ukraine and accused Kyiv of not taking talks to cease the battle significantly, the Kremlin stated. Accusing Ukrainian forces of committing struggle crimes and claiming the EU turned into “ignoring” them, Putin told Macron “the West could help stop … Read more
Britain denied Thursday it become over-achieving against Russia after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss stated “the complete of Ukraine” should be liberated, indicating that Crimea ought to also be regained. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace stated Truss’s observation, made in an excessive-profile speech, complied with the West’s longstanding stance considering that Russia seized the Crimean peninsula in 2014. … Read more
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday visited sites of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, decrying conflict as “an absurdity within the 21 century” and urging Russia to cooperate with worldwide research into atrocities. Making his first visit to Ukraine because Russia launched a full-scale invasion on February 24, Guterres toured numerous cities and villages … Read more
Mykola keeps a “little war diary” of the violence in his part of eastern Ukraine by scouring the frontlines with binoculars from his home in Lysychansk. The date is in the top right-hand corner of every page, and the day’s entry is below it, always beginning with the words “We’re holding on!” The 67-year-old said … Read more
Jews in Croatia on Friday snubbed a professional commemoration for the sufferers of the united states of America’s maximum notorious World War II dying camp accusing the government of putting up with pro-Nazi sentiments. Jews, as well as ethnic Serbs and anti-fascists, had boycotted the occasion for three consecutive years earlier than rejoining it in … Read more
A Finnish cupboard minister stated Friday it turned into “tremendously likely” that Finland might observe for NATO membership, just hours after Russia warned of unspecified “consequences” should Helsinki and Stockholm be a part of the army alliance. Moscow’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine has sparked a dramatic U-turn in public and political opinion in each Finland … Read more
In the latest in a spate of heavy losses for Moscow, twin Russian brothers were slain on the same day while fighting in Ukraine. Sergeants Alexei and Anton Vorobyov, both 29, were killed three weeks after Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine on February 24. The signalmen of the 150th Rifle Division, a World War II-era regiment … Read more
Official data released on Thursday indicated that Britain’s economy rebounded somewhat less than expected last year, pointing to a considerably tougher 2022 due to the consequences of the Ukraine crisis and increasing prices. The Office for National Statistics announced in a statement that GDP increased 7.4% in 2021, down from an early estimate of 7.5 … Read more
GENEVA: Nearly 3.9 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion a month ago, UN figures showed Monday, with the flow continuing to slow. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said 3,862,797 Ukrainians had fled the country — an increase of 41,748 from Sunday’s figures. Around 90 percent of them are women and children, it added. … Read more
KYIV – Weeks of intense diplomacy to avert war failed to deter Vladimir Putin as Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, forcing residents to flee for their lives as situation deteriorates. Russian air strikes hit military facilities across the country and ground forces moved in from the north, south and east, triggering condemnation … Read more
Economics and politics are inter-twined, the quicker any nation recognised this reality, the better placed it is for growth and development. For any nation state to be successful, the basic human needs and necessities of its populace have to be satisfied, first and foremost. The People’s Republic of China has achieved this enormous task. Having … Read more
ROME – Italy’s parliament starts voting Monday for a new president a process that could take several days and, with Prime Minister Mario Draghi tipped for the job, risks destabilising the government. – Secret ballots – The president is elected for a seven-year term by an electoral college that this year includes 1,008 people. … Read more
TOKYO – Japan moved ahead with an expansion of support to US troops as the allies held top-level talks last week over tensions with China and North Korea. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the two nations were signing a five-year extension of the support package provided by Japan for the hosting of around … Read more
Ghislaine Maxwell comes from a family dominated by her father, Robert, whose mysterious drowning at sea left behind conspiracy theories, financial scandal and a fallen empire. Her conviction in the United States for procuring young girls for the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein has put the family back in the news. The father Robert Maxwell’s … Read more
In 2020, we observed the largest one-year debt surge since World War II, with global debt rising to $226 trillion as the world was hit by a global health crisis and a deep recession. Debt was already elevated going into the crisis, but now governments must navigate a world of record-high public and private debt … Read more
Global debt went up by the highest one-year jump in 2020 since World War II to reach a record $226 trillion, Arab News quoted the International Monetary Fund, as saying in a blog posting. This came as countries grappled with the pandemic and a significant recession. The IMF indicated that the surge in debt was justified to … Read more
WASHINGTON, (AFP) – Abigail Miller’s parents lost practically all they owned in the weekend twisters that ravaged their small Kentucky town. But with the help of strangers, they tracked down photographs of their daughter’s graduation — via social media groups which thousands are using to reconnect storm victims with cherished possessions strewn many miles away. … Read more
A West Virginia couple celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary by recreating the ceremony, complete with the groom’s World War II attire. Ulysses and Lorraine Dawson of Poca stated they chose to have a second wedding to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. Lorraine Dawson, 92, told the media, “I thank God for him. I could never … Read more
The United Kingdom on Thursday apologized for failing to fully acknowledge the services of 3.5 million Asian and black soldiers killed in World Wars while fighting for Britain. According to the reports, the investigations in this regard have been described as “widespread racism”. An independent investigation by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) found that … Read more
