Wed 19 July 2023: On Wednesday, the chief of Britain’s MI6 foreign spy service called on Russians appalled by the conflict in Ukraine to “join hands” with his intelligence agency and put an end to the bloodshed, Reuters reported. Moore said there appeared little prospect of Russia regaining momentum in Ukraine. “I invite them to […]
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Tue 18 July 2023: The government has passed the Illegal Migration Bill after winning a final series of votes in the House of Lords. The bill was passed between the House of Commons and the House of Lords three times whilst a group of peers attempted to make amendments. One amendment was that UK-based victims […]
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Tue 18 July 2023: An increase in Russia’s debt burden has become inevitable as Moscow spends on the military and economy, a deputy finance minister said, Reuters reported. Deputy Finance Minister Irina Okladnikova said Russia’s current level of debt is 22.8 trillion roubles or 14.9 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Faced with a January-May […]
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Tue 18 July 2023: More than a quarter of Britain’s single parent households have recently run out of food and been unable to afford more, according to a survey from the country’s statistics agency which highlights the impact of surging inflation. Out of nearly 15,000 households surveyed between February 8 and May 1, 5 percent […]
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Tue 18 July 2023: After surviving just on rainwater and uncooked fish for two months while adrift at sea, an Australian sailor and his dog were found and saved off the coast of Mexico. Tim Shaddock departed for French Polynesia from Mexico in April, but a month into the trip, a hurricane severely destroyed his […]
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Mon 17 July 2023: Russia has halted its participation in the Black Sea grain deal. The United Nations and Turkey-brokered pact, which helped alleviate a global food crisis amid several extensions, was due to expire on Monday. Russia had been saying for months that conditions for its extension had not been fulfilled. “In fact, the Black […]
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Mon 17 July 2023: Soaring interest rates have caused household wealth in Britain to fall by more than £2 trillion over the past year – the biggest fall since the Second World War, a think tank warned. The Bank of England has engaged a rapid rate-rising cycle since late 2021 in a bid to tackle the inflation […]
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Mon 17 July 2023: On Sunday, air quality alerts were issued for at least 11 states stretched over the Midwest, Plains, and Great Lakes region due to smoke from a Canadian wildfire that is still wreaking havoc on the country. According to forecasters, about 60 million people, including citizens of Cedar Rapids, Detroit, Chicago, St. […]
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Mon 17 July 2023: Russia has banned government employees from using Apple iPhones accusing Apple of helping the US government conduct espionage operations, the media reported on Monday. Government officials at Russia’s trade ministry will be banned from using iPhones and other Apple products for “work purposes” from July 17, the Financial Times reported. The trade ministry’s […]
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Mon 17 July 2023: The Crimean Bridge, the only link between the annexed peninsula and Russia, has suffered damage to its spans, Russia’s Transport Ministry said on Monday. Images showed a partial collapse, of a section of the roadway portion of the bridge, which also carries railroad tracks. A source in Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) […]
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