Time for tea? Barack Obama visits Rishi Sunak at No10 March 18, 2024 Former US president Barack Obama has met with Rishi Sunak in a “courtesy visit” to Downing Street.
Putin launches a game of nuclear chicken in warning to US March 13, 2024 Putin described US President Joe Biden as a veteran politician who fully understands the possible dangers of escalation, and said he does not think the world is heading to a nuclear war.
Russians BANNED from Paris 2024 Paralympics opening ceremony March 6, 2024 Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics this summer. Their achievements will also be erased from the medal table. It comes as athletes from the two nations will compete as neutrals in France after being vetted by the International Paralympic Committee. The move comes in response [...]
Three killed in Russian drone strike on Ukrainian port city March 2, 2024 Three people have died after a Russian drone hit an apartment block in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, officials said.
US and EU pile new sanctions on Russia February 24, 2024 The United States and the European Union have heaped new sanctions on Russia on the eve of the second anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine and in retaliation for the death of noted Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny last week in an Arctic penal colony. The US government imposed roughly 600 new sanctions on Russia and [...]
UK hints at fresh sanctions after Navalny’s death in Russia February 18, 2024 The UK could launch fresh sanctions against Russia in response to the death of jailed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the foreign secretary hinted.
Brits to get ‘much-needed respite’ with energy price cap to drop by 15 per cent February 16, 2024 It said the cap will keep going down until July, which is also due to the seasonal change, causing less Brits to use oil and gas for heating especially.
Alexei Navalny: Opposition leader and Putin critic dies in prison February 16, 2024 Navalny, who was serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism, was moved in December from his former prison in the Vladimir region of central Russia to to a “special regime” penal colony
Minister insists military is ‘ready’ after report warns UK too weak for war with Russia February 4, 2024 A government minister has insisted the UK’s military services “are ready to be there” after a report claimed Britain was too weak to conduct a war with Russia.
Even Russia’s central bank is ‘surprised’ as country’s lenders post record profits January 31, 2024 Russian banks posted record profits in 2023 in news that surprised even the country’s own central bank, showing how the state is weathering Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.