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PARIS (AA) – France will launch a sponsorship program to enable French families to provide accommodation to fleeing Ukrainian refugees. Since Feb. 25, border police have allowed 5,000 people to enter France and many more are likely to follow, Premier Jean Castex said, while announcing the launch of the “I am committed to Ukraine” program...
GENEVA- The WHO head in Europe has said that 16 attacks on Ukrainian health facilities have been confirmed since Russia attacked it. “To date, we have 16 confirmed reports of attacks on health facilities in Ukraine, and more are being verified,” Hans Kluge told a news conference. “WHO strongly condemns these attacks on health...
WASHINGTON- Russia has become the world’s ‘most sanctioned country’ due to its war on Ukraine, according to recent data. Moscow has been subjected to 2,778 new sanctions in just under two weeks since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine, bringing the total to 5,532, according to the global sanctions mo...
WASHINGTON- US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of 500 more troops to Europe to bolster NATO’s capabilities against Russia. The measure has been taken in order to “augment” forces that have already been deployed to Europe. “These additional forces are going to be positioned to respond to the ...
MOSCOW – The Russian government has issued a list of countries “taking unfriendly actions”, referring to the sanctions imposed on it. The list includes Albania, Andorra, Australia, Great Britain and includes Jersey, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, EU member states, Iceland, Canada, Liechtenstein, Micronesia, Mona...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – UN Special Adviser on Libya Stephanie Williams on Monday called for opening oilfields and resuming all civilian flights in the Arab country. “I am following with concern reports of closure of oil fields and suspension of some civilian flights,” Williams said on Twitter. “Freedom of movement around the country is a [&helli...
ANKARA (AA) – Ukraine “will not forgive” Russia’s attacks against innocent people, the country’s president said late Sunday. “Today is Forgiveness Sunday…But we will not forgive the executions of unarmed people. The destruction of our infrastructure…Hundreds and hundreds of victims. Thousands and thousands of suffering. And God will not forgiv...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday flayed European Union envoys for asking Islamabad to condemn Russia’s war on Ukraine. In a letter to the Foreign Ministry this week, nearly two dozen EU ambassadors in Islamabad, including two veto powers, France and the UK, urged Pakistan to vote against...
SANAA, Yemen – Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie is visiting Aden in order to draw attention to the catastrophic consequences of the 8-year conflict in Yemen. “She will be visiting Yemeni families, including displaced families and refugees, to hear directly from them how the conflict has ripped their lives apart,” the UN High Commissioner...
Nigeria may be reaping extra revenue since Ukraine’s crisis pushed oil prices above $100 a barrel, but it is facing fuel scarcity at home. OPEC member Nigeria has little capacity to refine its own crude and relies heavily on fuel imports so higher oil prices mean more budget spending. President Muhammadu Buhari says Africa’s top [&...
