Jordan Gatley is the second Briton to have died fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. His father said his son had left the British Army in March and went to Ukraine. He was killed in the city of Severodonetsk. A former British soldier was shot and killed in Ukraine, according to his family, who praised him as … Read more
The food, fuel, and financial problems in Ukraine are projected to impact the economic climate this year. Global FDI recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, reaching about $1.6 trillion. UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2022 noted signs of deterioration already visible. The food, fuel, and financial problems precipitated by Russia’s war in Ukraine are projected … Read more
African countries could be hit especially hard by food shortages, the World Trade Organization chief says. Millions of tonnes of grain are sitting in warehouses and Ukrainian ports unable to be exported due to the war. Ukraine is a major global exporter of wheat and sunflower oil. A food emergency started off by the Ukraine … Read more
National Action’s co-founder is sentenced to eight and a half years in prison. He was found guilty of remaining a member after the group was banned in 2016, after forming the NS131. Some members of the organization had applauded the murder of Jo Cox MP. National Action’s co-founder is sentenced to eight and a half … Read more
India’s wholesale price index (WPI) increased by 15.08 percent year on year, reaching a new high. Annual inflation rose to 7.79 percent in April, the highest level since May 2014. India is a member of the G20, a worldwide economic intergovernmental organisation. The government must be innovative and think of new ways to protect people’s … Read more
Pope Francis renews plea for “real negotiations” to end Ukraine crisis. Pope confirms desire to visit Ukraine. On Sunday, Pope Francis reiterated his plea for “real negotiations” to resolve the war in Ukraine, which he described as “increasingly dangerous escalation.” “As the fury of destruction and death rages and clashes flare, fueling an escalation that … Read more
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24 and has entered its 100th day. Nearly 14 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes. UN is working to limit the war’s impact on food security. As the crisis entered its 100th day and Moscow’s soldiers moved deeper into the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, … Read more
Three civilians were shot dead by snipers near the front line. The majority of the victims were killed by landmines. UN announced that 19 civilians were murdered in Yemen during recent cease-fire. The UN announced on Friday that 19 civilians were murdered in Yemen during a recently restored two-month cease-fire, the majority of them were … Read more
Iran’s representative to the United Nations, Majid Taqt-Ravanchi, reported on Iranian state television that the United States is waging a “war” against Iranian citizens through sanctions. Some countries use unilateral coercion as a means of war to starve innocent civilians. Read more: US sanctions Iran’s Quds Force, Hezbollah These international crimes violate the Charter of the United Nations and international law, “he said at a Security Council forum to strengthen accountability and justice for serious … Read more
Volodymyr Zelensky declares Moscow in control of 20% of country. Lugansk regional governor Sergiy Gaiday vows Ukrainian forces will fight “until the end”. Russia accuses Washington of “adding fuel to the fire”. On the eve of the war’s 100th day, Russian soldiers pounded Ukrainian positions in the Donbas region, prompting Kyiv to declare Moscow in … Read more
Saudi-backed forces and Huthi agree to extend a two-month cease-fire in Yemen. The conflict has killed some 380,000 people according to UN. President Hadi hands over his powers to a new leadership council. On Thursday, Saudi-backed government forces and Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen agreed to extend a two-month cease-fire that has provided some relief … Read more
On Sunday, the war for control of Donbas in eastern Ukraine raged as Russian forces reinforced their grip on the strategic cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk. The situation in Lysychansk had become “significantly worse”, the regional governor of the Lugansk region, Sergiy Gaiday, said on the messaging service, Telegram. “A Russian shell fell on a … Read more
On a journey to the Kharkiv region, where Moscow has withdrawn in recent weeks, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky paid his first visit to the country’s war-torn east since the Russian invasion. Zelensky’s office posted a video on Telegram of him wearing a bullet-proof vest and being shown heavily destroyed buildings in Kharkiv and its surroundings. … Read more
According to the first official tally of these assaults, the West African state of Benin, which is threatened by the expansion of Islamist violence from the Sahel, has been the target of roughly 20 attacks. The country borders Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, where a years-long jihadist campaign has claimed thousands of lives and driven … Read more
The war in Ukraine loomed large over a ceremony in Prague on Friday commemorating the assassination of a key Nazi official by Czechoslovak paratroopers 80 years ago. British Foreign Minister Liz Truss attended the event in honor of the UK-trained paratroopers who killed Reinhard Heydrich, one of the architects of the Holocaust. “The bravery of … Read more
Russia’s vital financial institution cut its key interest price Thursday following an emergency meeting, as the government is looking to rein in the ruble which has surged in cost despite the war in Ukraine. The Bank of Russia slashed the rate to eleven percent from 14 percent, pronouncing external situations for the financial system to … Read more
Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb stated during a panel discussion at the Globe Economic Forum on Monday that the Ukraine conflict will have a long-term impact on the economy of Europe and the rest of the world. Stubb predicted that the Russian invasion of Ukraine would have a negative impact on the world economy, … Read more
The majority of the stalls are still closed, but the reopening of Bucha’s market symbolizes a return to some sort of normalcy for this Ukrainian town known for war crimes. Barely visible behind the piles of eggs on her stall, Nataliya Morgun, 69, remembers how cold it was in March when the Russian troops entered … Read more
After the alleged mass deaths of Ukrainian citizens and war crimes attributed on Moscow’s soldiers, Poland’s president warned on Sunday that “business as usual” with Russia was impossible. Hundreds of civilian bodies have been found in towns near Kyiv previously occupied by Russian troops such as Bucha and Borodianka. The southeastern port city of Mariupol … Read more
The remaining time pinnacle politicians, CEOs, and billionaires accrued in a Swiss mountain village to discuss society’s biggest issues and pitch their answers, the coronavirus outbreak in China was little more than a far-flung hazard. The economy become humming, and primarily armed warfare in Europe become on no person’s list of most important dangers. More … Read more
In the midst of an impasse in discussions between Kyiv and Moscow, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared Saturday that only “diplomacy” can end the Ukraine conflict. “The end will be through diplomacy,” he told a Ukrainian television channel. The war “will be bloody, there will be fighting but will only definitively end through diplomacy”. “Discussions … Read more
Odessa Mayor Gennady Trukhanov, formerly branded a Kremlin sympathiser, prefers to organize his thoughts before expressing his sentiments about Russia and President Vladimir Putin. “The Russians are on our soil today and they are bombing our cities, killing our people and our soldiers. Our people are dying,” the mayor of the southern Ukrainian port city … Read more
As Moscow stopped gas supplies to Finland, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky cautioned that only a political breakthrough, not an overwhelming military victory, could end Russia’s war on his nation. “There are things that can only be reached at the negotiating table,” Zelensky said, just as Russia claimed its long-range missiles had destroyed a shipment of … Read more
Ukrainians at the Cannes Film Festival said Thursday that all Russians, including those who have spoken out against the war, should have been barred from attending. “We feel strongly that anything and everything Russian must be cancelled,” said Andrew Fesiak, founder of Ukrainian production firm F Films. “At a time when Ukrainian film-makers are forced … Read more
Key developments in the war for Mariupol, Ukraine’s key port, where more than 1,700 Ukrainian fighters surrendered to Russian forces following a week-long siege inside a steelworks. Located on the Sea of Azov, the city, which had a population of 441,000 before the war, is a key prize for Russia in its bid to connect … Read more
During the first war-crimes trial since the war began, a Russian soldier admitted to killing a Ukrainian civilian in the early stages of Moscow’s invasion. The hearing in a packed Kyiv courtroom is the first in a series of proceedings being brought by Ukraine against Russian servicemen who have been accused of carrying out atrocities by … Read more
According to the US Treasury Secretary, the US would likely terminate an exception that allows Moscow to pay its international debts using dollars kept in the country, putting Vladimir Putin’s country at risk of default. “When we first imposed sanctions on Russia, we created an exemption that would allow a period of time for an orderly … Read more
On Wednesday, the Afghan Taliban said that it was hosting peace negotiations between Pakistani officials and a Taliban-inspired insurgent organization that has waged a decade-long war against Islamabad. Since the Afghan Taliban returned to power last year, Islamabad has increasingly complained of attacks by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), especially along the mountainous border with Afghanistan. … Read more
