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  • Dmitry Medvedev

    Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden, Finland join NATO

    One of Russian President, Vladimir Putin’s closest allies warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led military alliance then Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in an exclave in the heart of Europe. Finland, which shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia, and Sweden are considering joining the NATO alliance. Finland will decide in…

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    UK to send asylum seekers to Rwanda under controversial new deal

    The United Kingdom plans to send some asylum seekers who make it the country thousands of miles away to Rwanda for their claims to be processed there under a controversial new immigration scheme announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “From today … anyone entering the UK illegally as well as those who have arrived illegally since January 1 may now…

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    Putin says Europe has no energy alternatives to Russian gas

    Russian President Vladimir Putin said Europe doesn’t have an alternative to Russian energy, and severe economic consequences will follow if the continent tries to replace its supply of oil and gas from the country. “A reasonable replacement for Europe simply does not exist,” Putin said Thursday during a televised statement ahead of a meeting on Russian energy. “There are simply…

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  • World Bank

    South Asia sees slower growth as war in Ukraine impedes recovery

    Growth in South Asia, already uneven and fragile, will be slower than previously projected, due to the impacts of the war in Ukraine and persistent economic challenges, says the World Bank in its twice-a-year regional update. Released on Wednesday, the latest South Asia Economic Focus Reshaping Norms: A New Way Forward projects the region to grow by 6.6 per cent…

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  • Okonjo Iweala

    Russia-Ukraine war has damaged global economy – Okonjo-Iweala

    Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has “damaged the global economy”. She spoke on Tuesday at a press briefing in Geneva at WTO headquarters to appraise the current state of global economy and the disruption the Russia-Ukraine war has caused. According to her, worst hit are low-income nations who…

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  • Roman Popadiuk

    1st US ambassador to Ukraine: ‘I think we handled it wrong from the get-go’

    Ukraine’s first President, waiting to see America’s 41st, chatted with a White House press aide — in Ukrainian. George H.W. Bush’s deputy secretary of state didn’t need to hear more. “I know where I’m sending you,” Lawrence Eagleburger told the press aide, Roman Popadiuk. That’s how Popadiuk, born in Austria to displaced Ukrainians who then immigrated to America, in 1992…

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  • Pope Francis

    Pope appeals for Easter truce in Russia-Ukraine war

    As the war wages on in Ukraine and the massacres continue, Pope Francis has appealed for a truce in the war-ravaged nation this Easter. During his remarks prior to the recitation of the Angelus prayer this Palm Sunday, the Pope exclaimed, “Let the weapons be put down! Let the Easter truce begin.”  The Holy Father told the 65,000 pilgrims in St.…

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  • Merkel

    Angela Merkel’s reputation has taken a big hit in Germany in recent weeks

    Former ministers who served under her have been lining up to repudiate her foreign policy since the invasion of Ukraine. “In my lifetime, I would never have thought it possible to enter into such a crisis with Russia,” said Wolfgang Schäuble, Merkel’s former finance minister. “I too thought that we should cooperate with Russia. Today, I know: I was wrong,…

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  • Chrisrian Obumseli

    OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney stabs Nigerian boyfriend to death

    An OnlyFans model allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death in their apartment — before racy content was posted on her social media page. Influencer Courtney Clenney, 25, known on her social media platforms as Courtney Tailor, was detained and later taken to a mental institution after killing 27-year-old Christian Obumseli, cops said. Police responded to a 911 call from Clenney…

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  • INTERACTIVE UN Vote suspend Russia 07 04 2022

    Nigeria abstains as UN suspends Russia from Human Rights Council over Ukraine war

    The United Nations General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council. A United States-initiated resolution that expressed “grave concern at the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine” on Thursday received 93 votes in favour and 24 against, with 58 member states abstaining from the process. After the vote, Russia announced it was quitting the council.…

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