Tag: Ukraine
Alleged war crimes: Conference on Ukraine conflict opens in The Hague
Western officials will gather on Tuesday in The Hague to discuss efforts to prosecute alleged Russian war crimes committed by its forces during its...
British national among 7 aid workers killed in Gaza air strike
A British national was among the seven aid workers killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity has...
Price of rice: RIFAN urges govt. to end farmer/herder crisis, kidnapping
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has urged the government at all levels to prioritise ending farmer-herder conflicts as well as kidnapping in...
Uganda faces malaria funding crisis as int’l donors withdraw support
Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Friday that international donors have significantly cut funding for malaria projects in the country over global crises, including conflicts...
Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs tortured by Russian forces – UN report
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has revealed a surge in credible allegations of torture and executions of captured Ukrainian prisoners...
Zelensky congratulates Ukrainian team for Euro 2024 qualification
Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, and team officials have thanked the players of the war-torn country after it qualified for this summer’s European Championships.
“Thank you,...
Russia`s security council accuses Ukraine of concert attack
Despite the credible claims by Islamist terrorists, the Secretary of Russia’s National Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, has accused Ukraine of the attack near Moscow...
Uganda’s president appoints son as military chief
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as head of the military, the defense ministry said on Friday.
Kainerugaba, 48, a general...
Putin says total war with NATO can’t be ruled out
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has said that a full-scale conflict with NATO cannot be ruled out.
Putin said this at a news conference in...
Scholz to take questions on missiles for Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is due to face questions from lawmakers in the lower house of the German parliament, the Bundestag, for the first...
Survey shows most German don’t support sending missiles to Ukraine
A large majority of people in Germany support Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s decision not to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, a new survey showed.
In...
Nigeria’s acceptance of grains from Ukraine is not sign of failure...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the fact that Nigeria accepted grains from Ukraine does not make Nigeria a weak...
Get Ukraine, Mid-East crises under control, Baerbock urges G20
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called on the Group of 20 leading economies to press for solutions to the Ukraine and Mideast crises.
“We...
New Russian war crimes probe launched as Sweden promises Ukraine aid
A war crimes probe has been launched after five civilians were killed in a Russian drone attack in the northern Ukrainian region of Sumy,...
Around two thirds of Ukraine refugees want to return, UNHCR says
A survey by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has found that the majority of Ukrainian refugees and those who have been internally displaced want...
Sweden to send Ukraine combat boats, other equipment worth $684m
Copenhagen, Feb. 20, 2024 (dpa/NAN) Just days before the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sweden has promised Kiev new military aid...
Many dead as Russia missiles hit Ukraine’s Kiev, Kharkiv
Kiev, Jan. 23, 2024 (dpa/NAN) Several people were killed in Ukraine after Russia fired missiles across the country, with explosions reported from the capital...
