Russian prosecutors on Friday demanded a six-year prison sentence for a paediatrician accused of criticising the Ukraine campaign during a private appointment, in a case that has revealed the extent of repression gripping Russia.Nadezhda Buyanova was reported to the police by the ex-wife of a soldier missing after fighting in Ukraine — Anastasia Akinshina —...
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SWISS BAN ‘BURQA’ COVERING IN PUBLIC, EFFECTIVE FROM T 2025, VIOLATORS TO PAY CHF1,000
From January 1, 2025, it will be forbidden to cover the face in public places throughout Switzerland. Violations can be punished with a fine of up to CHF1,000 (about $1,143).Narrowly passed in a 2021 referendum in neutral Switzerland, and condemned by Muslim associations, the measure was launched by the same group that organised a 2009 ban on new...
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HUNDREDS MOURN MILITARY COUPLE IN KYIV WHO MET DEATH TOGETHER
Hundreds gathered in the biting cold in Kyiv on Friday to mourn military medic Valentyna Nagorna and soldier Daniil Liashkevych, who fell in love and died together at war a week ago.“It warms our souls to know that his heart was truly filled with love, as was Valentyna’s heart. When the moment came, they met...
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MUSK PARTICIPATED IN TRUMP-ZELENSKY CALL AMID CONCERNS FOR UKRAINE’S SUPPORT
An unidentified source confirmed that Tech tycoon and Telsa CEO, Elon Musk joined a call conversation between US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the day after the presidential election.Trump was reportedly with Musk at Mar-a-Lago when Zelensky called to congratulate the president-elect for what a source briefed on the call described as...
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JAPAN’S P.M PLEDGES TO REINFORCE MILLITARY POWER AND DEEPEN TIES WITH US AS COUNTRY SAFETY IS THREATENED
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday renewed a pledge to reinforce his country’s military power and deepen its alliance with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump. Ishiba made the announcement at an annual troop review held at Camp Asaka in the Tokyo suburbs, said the security environment surrounding Japan and the international community...
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UKRAINE DOUBT U.S SUPPORT AT TRUMP’S VICTORY, BORRELL ASSURES OF EUROPE BACKING
EU foreign policy Chief Josep Borrell on Saturday in Kyiv, reassured Ukraine of Europe’s backing in the first visit by a top Brussels official after Donald Trump’s poll win. U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump’s victory has set doubt in Ukraine and Europe that upon office resumption, Trump could end Washington’s support for Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s...
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US UNSEAL CHARGES IN ALLEGED IRANIAN PLOT TO ASSASINATE TRUMP, OTHERS
Three men have been charged in connection with an alleged Iranian plot to kill people in the United States that included an apparent effort to assassinate Donald Trump while he campaigned for a second term in office.According to U.S. department of Justice: “Farhad Shakeri, 51, of Iran; Carlisle Rivera, also known as Pop, 49, of Brooklyn, New...
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NIGERIA FORMER PRESIDENT BUHARI’S DAUGHTER DECLARED AS ANAN AMBASSADOR
The Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) has appointed Fatima Buhari, daughter of former Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari, as its first ambassador. Speaking at a dinner organised for the officials, the ANAN’s National President, James Neminebor, confirmed Buhari’s appointment and urged the executives to prioritise service and commitment to the association in their respective...
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US PRESIDENT-ELECT NAMES SUSAN WILES, AS WHITE HOUSE FIRST FEMALE CHIEF OF STAFF
US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced his campaign manager, Susan Summerall Wiles, as White House chief of staff on Thursday. Commending her effort during the campaign, Trump stated: “just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history” and “is tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected”. “It is...