Saturday, November 23, 2024

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S Africa pres: Russia sanctions hurting ‘bystander’ states

Due to the Soviet Union’s support for the anti-apartheid struggle, South Africa has close historical ties with Moscow. It abstained from a United Nations vote denouncing the invasion of Ukraine and has resisted calls to condemn Russia. The European Union has aggressively...

Russian warship sinks after ammunition on board explode

Dramatic pictures of – and a credible video of – the Russian warship Moskva before it sank last week have appeared online. The video and images match the shape and design of the missile cruiser. Russia says a fire onboard caused...

‘We’re ready for Russian onslaught’

The sound of Russian artillery grew louder to a Ukrainian frontline position in Luhansk. The rumble of shelling interspersed with the occasional burst of small arms fire within 500 metres of the Russian positions. This may be a conflict in...

Russian troops shoot civilians, hold others captive

Clear evidence of Russian troops rounding up Ukrainian civilians and using them as human shields has been found by the BBC. In multiple interviews in Obukhovychi, villagers say they were taken from their homes at gunpoint and held in a...

‘Mali, Russian fighters behind massacre’

Harrowing accounts are emerging of Malian troops and suspected Russian mercenaries allegedly executing about 300 people in central Mali. Residents told Human Rights Watch (HRW) that the killings took place during an operation against militant Islamists over four days in...

Putin hails Hungary PM’s election victory

Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister (PM), Viktor Orban, has been congratulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin after he won a fourth term by a landslide in the country’s general election. His right-wing Fidesz party had 67.8 per cent of votes with...

Russia to curb Kyiv assault as peace talks progress

Russia has announced it will “drastically reduce” military combat operations in two key areas of Ukraine “to boost mutual trust” in peace talks. The decision to scale back operations around the capital, Kyiv, and the northern city of Chernihiv is...

Doorstep threats, abuse hit anti-war Russians

Russian activists and journalists speaking out against their country’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine have had their homes vandalised by unknown pro-Kremlin figures. Apartment doors have been daubed with threatening graffiti, labelling the people inside "traitors”, with messages featuring...

Zelensky: Ukraine ready to discuss neutrality

Ukraine’s president has said his government was prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status as part of a peace deal with Russia. In an interview with independent Russian journalists, Volodymyr Zelensky said any such deal would have to be put...

Secret hit squad linked to murdered Putin rival

An investigation has found that Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shadowed by an agent linked to a political assassination team for almost a year before he was shot dead, an investigation has found. Nemtsov was a fierce adversary of...
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Next NPP gov’t to establish Hall of Fame in all regions, Tourism Minister reveals.

If given another mandate at this year’s general election, the next New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will establish Creative...
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