Month: March 2023
China peace plan could end Ukraine war
There are growing concerns in the West that China might provide military support for Russia. The Russian leader met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday in Moscow to discuss the conflict, and relations between the two countries. Mr Putin said the peace plan could be put forward “when they are ready for it in the
Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania
High fever is a common symptom of the deadly Ebola-like virus, often followed by bleeding and organ failure. The Marburg virus is a cousin of the equally deadly Ebola virus part of the filovirus family – and it kills on average half of those infected, It is a severe, often fatal illness with symptoms including
New drone attacks on Sevastopol
Last Monday the Ukrainian Defense Ministry claimed that an explosion destroyed several Russian missiles being transported in the Crimean peninsula, without specifying whether the explosion was due to an attack by Ukrainian forces. For his part, the Russian governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, assured that the city’s air defenses were activated Monday night against a
Uganda-DRC joint attacks against ADF rebels
ADF, also a branch of the Islamic State in central Africa, has been holed up in the jungles of Eastern DRC. The rebel group is blamed for causing havoc and mounting attacks in North Kivu and Ituri provinces of Eastern DRC. The Ugandan military on Sunday said that its joint military operations with the neighbouring
Russia opens criminal probe into ICC
The ICC on Friday announced an arrest warrant for Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children. Russia said Monday that it had opened a criminal investigation into International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan after the court based in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin. Khan is being
Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank “bail out”
Between the fall of 2008 and late 2009, the US Treasury injected more than $200 billion to recapitalize US banks, without any compensation. It has since recovered more than it invested. In the 2008 financial crisis, authorities spared shareholders and bondholders while propping up institutions, said David Smith, professor of commerce at the University of
Germany’s Metro labeled “international sponsors of war.”
German wholesaler Metro faces heightened criticism from Ukraine’s NACP corruption watchdog and concerned citizens over its decision to continue business operations in Russia. Metro CEO Steffen Greubel made statements defending the company’s decision to stay in Russia as early as the spring of last year. Now, more than a year since Russian forces crossed the
Chinese President Xi Jinping Visit Russia as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Visits Ukraine
Japan, which has territorial disputes over islands with both China and Russia, is particularly concerned about the close relationship between Beijing and Moscow, which have conducted joint military exercises near Japan’s coasts. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring Russia
Muslims in Indonesia protest against Israel’s presence at U-20 Cup
Countries qualify for the U-20 World Cup based on performances in their respective U-20 or U-19 continental competitions and the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation is hosting the U-20 World Cup from May 20 to June 11 in Indonesia’s six major cities. Dozens of conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital on Monday to protests Israel’s
Saudi Arabia Sponsorship of Women’s World Cup reversed
The Women’s World Cup is the flagship global women’s football event and has long been a moment to celebrate women’s rights and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights and inclusion. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has reversed its sponsorship plans with Visit Saudi, Saudi Arabia’s state tourism authority, for the 2023 Women’s