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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that all EU purchases of Russian gas must be made in roubles starting April 1, a demand immediately rejected by French and German officials who said they were preparing for a possible halt in Russian supplies. Europe will not be “blackmailed” by Putin, Germany’s economy minister said. […]
After voicing concerns over the Qatar’s suitability as 2022 World Cup, England boss Gareth Southgate has been told to ‘pick his words carefully’ by Qatar 2022 chief executive Nasser Al Khater Accusations concerning the treatment of migrant workers and a poor record of human rights have plagued the Gulf state since it was […]
European Union (EU) countries Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland and the Czech Republic on Tuesday announced the expulsion of dozens of Russian diplomats suspected of spying, in coordinated action taken in the shadow of Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes said her country was kicking out 21 diplomats from Russia’s embassy in […]
At the Oscars gala night held at Dolby Theatre on Sunday, Will Smith gave it hot to Chris Rock for making jokes about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith. Rock who was presenting the best documentary prize with a short comedy routine, had cracked a joke comparing Jada Pinkett Smith’s tightly cropped hair to Demi […]
At the Oscars gala night held on Sunday at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles gave a moment of silence to support the people of Ukraine presently facing invasion and conflict within their borders. The 94th Academy Awards night messages was shown on slides celebrating movies identified with Ukraine. “While film is an important […]
Google, has issued an urgent upgrade warning to its billions of Chrome users around the world to address a bug. The tech giant issued the warning on its official Chrome blog, revealing that Chrome on Windows, macOS and Linux is vulnerable to a new ‘zero-day’ hack (CVE-2022-1096). The company said it “…is aware […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country will sell its gas to “unfriendly countries” in rouble. Putin, on Wednesday, in a televised meeting with top officials, said the West had erased all trust in their foreign currencies. The European nations and the United States had imposed heavy sanctions on Russia following its invasion of […]
The chief of NATO, Jens Stoltenber on Thursday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of making a “big mistake” by invading Ukraine, as leaders gathered to discuss overhauling the alliance’s Eastern defences. “President Putin has made a big mistake and that is to launch a war against an independent sovereign nation. He has underestimated […]
The Taliban ordered secondary girls schools in Afghanistan to shut Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion over the policy reversal by the hard-line Islamist group. “Yes, it’s true,” Taliban spokesman Inamullah Samangani told AFP when asked to confirm reports that girls had been ordered home. An AFP team was […]
The President of Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Russian fighter pilots flying sorties in his country that they will not escape the full hand of justice. On Wednesday Zelensky said “You will be held accountable one way or another, today or tomorrow, it doesn’t matter that much. The important thing is that it’s […]
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