Fri 11 March 2022: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has confirmed the deaths of 564 civilians in Ukraine since February 24, including 41 children. The real toll is thought to be considerably higher since it has not yet been able to corroborate reports from areas where intense hostilities are ongoing, OHCHR said. Most died […]
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Fri 11 March 2022: Following claims that the US tech giant Meta changed its rules to enable calls for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers on its platforms in the context of Moscow’s conflict on Ukraine, the Russian Investigative Committee initiated a criminal inquiry against it on Friday. “The Main Investigative Department of the Russian […]
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Fri 11 March 2022: Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has called for anti-war protests to be held in Russia’s capital, Moscow, and other cities across the country on Sunday. “Mad maniac Putin will most quickly be stopped by the people of Russia now if they oppose the war,” Navalny said in a message posted on […]
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Fri 11 March 2022: A think tank has warned that to meet global climate targets, removing carbon dioxide from the air will now be essential. As per the energy transitions commission, there is a need to tidy up carbon offset markets. This will form a critical route to limiting global heating to 1.5C in line […]
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Fri 11 March 2022: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia must allow volunteers who are willing to fight in Ukraine to take part in Moscow’s offensive, Reuters reports. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu proposed handing over American made anti-tank systems such as Javelin and Stinger to fighters from the rebel regions of Luhansk and […]
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Anyone interested in buying Chelsea Football Club can contact the British government with a proposal, the government announced on Friday, after current owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned and his planned sale of the club was halted. “As the license conditions are written today, the sale would not be allowed,” Britain’s technology minister Chris Philp told Sky […]
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Fri 11 March 2022: The World Health Organization (WHO) advised Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens housed in the country’s public health laboratories to prevent “any potential spills” that would spread disease among the population, the agency told the Reuters news agency. Biosecurity experts say Russia’s movement of troops into Ukraine and bombardment of its cities […]
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Fri 11 March 2022: Interpol announced on Wednesday that various priceless objects, including paintings, musical instruments, furniture, antique coins, and statuettes, were captured during a four-month police operation spanning 28 nations. More than 9,400 items were recovered and 52 persons were arrested during the operation, which took place between June and September of last year. […]
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Thu 10 March 2022: As the war in Ukraine entered the third week on Thursday, the British Army said a “small number” of its soldiers have “disobeyed orders” and may have travelled to Ukraine “in a personal capacity”. Downing Street has imposed a wide variety of sanctions on the Russian Federation and has also supplied […]
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Thu 10 March 2022: The US and Britain have warned Russia could be planning a chemical or biological weapon attack in Ukraine. White House press secretary Jen Psaki suggested “Russia’s false claims about alleged US biological weapons labs and chemical weapons development in Ukraine” were an “obvious ploy” to justify “further premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified” […]
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