Russian missile strikes damaged a hospital and residential building in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday, injuring at least 45 people, the city’s mayor said. An AFP journalist in the city…
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Putin says he will run for re-election in 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday that he would run for re-election in 2024, allowing the Kremlin leader to extend his decades-long grip on power into the 2030s. The…
Russia set to hold presidential election in March 2024
Russia’s upper house of parliament on Thursday set March 17, 2024 as the date for the next presidential election, in which longtime President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to run…
14-year-old girl shoots dead classmate, self in Russia
A Russian teenager on Thursday shot dead a classmate and injured five others before killing herself in a school in Bryansk near the Ukrainian border, investigators said. School shootings are…
Russia bans ‘international LGBT movement’ for ‘extremism’
Russia on Thursday banned the “international LGBT movement,” claiming it was an extremist group in a move that cements a long crackdown on the community as the Kremlin pushes ultra-conservative…
Russia moves to ban ‘international LGBT movement’ for ‘extremism’
Russian officials said Friday they are seeking a ban on the “international LGBT public movement,” building on a crackdown against liberal-leaning groups that has intensified since Moscow deployed troops to…
How COVID-19, Russia/Ukraine War Stalled Full Operation Of Ajaokuta Steel Coy – Minister
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, says the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia/Ukraine war stalled planned take-off of full operation of Ajaokuta Steel Company.
Russia-Ukraine War Will End On Ukraine’s Terms – British Envoy
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which she describes as an “invasion on Ukraine by Russia” will end on Ukraine’s terms.
Hundreds of people remain trapped in a steel plant in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol
Hundreds of people remain trapped in a steel plant in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, despite a group of evacuees leaving on Sunday. The Azovstal plant, which has become…