UKRAINE CONFIRMS DEATH OF RUSSIAN MAJOR GENERAL KUTUZOV NEAR POPASN

Mon 06 June 2022: Following a report on Russian state media on Sunday, the Ukrainian military has confirmed the death of a senior pro-Russian rebel general in the field. According to the Ukrayinska Pravda news website, the leader of the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic’s 1st Army Corps, Major General Kutuzov, was “officially denazified and demilitarized” […]

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ISLAMIC COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE OIC CRITICIZE REMARKS BY BJP SPOKESWOMAN AGAINST PROPHET  

Mon 06 June 2022: The 57-member 01C, which sees itself as the collective voice of the Muslim world, also slammed India for the comments against the Prophet and called upon the UN to take necessary measures to address ‘the practices targeting Muslims in India”. “These abuses come in the context of the escalation of hatred […]

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WHO CONFIRMS 780 MONKEYPOX CASES ACROSS THE GLOBE

Sun 05 June 2022: The World Health Organization said Sunday that 780 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases had been reported to it from 27 non-endemic countries, while maintaining that the global risk level was moderate. The WHO said the 780 figure, for cases from May 13 to Thursday, was probably an underestimate due to limited epidemiological and laboratory information. “It is […]

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‘REAL NEGOTIATIONS’ ARE NEEDED IN UKRAINE WAR, POPE SAYS

Sun 05 June 2022: On Sunday, Pope Francis reiterated his plea for “real negotiations” to resolve the war in Ukraine, what he called the “increasingly dangerous escalation” of the conflict in Ukraine. “As the fury of destruction and death rages and clashes flare, fuelling an escalation that is increasingly dangerous for all, I renew my […]

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FRANCE AND UAE DISCUSS ALTERNATIVES TO RUSSIAN OIL: FRENCH FINANCE MINISTER

Sun 05 June 2022: On Sunday, France’s finance minister said that his country is in negotiations with Gulf countries to find an alternative to Russian oil supply and lessen the country’s reliance on Moscow for energy. “Discussions are already underway with the United Arab Emirates, we need to find an alternative to Russian oil,” Bruno […]

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QATAR SUMMONS INDIAN ENVOY OVER LEADER’S REMARKS AGAINST PROPHET MUHAMMAD; BJP SUSPENDS NUPUR SHARMA

Sun 05 June 2022: Qatari Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned the Indian ambassador to Doha to condemn the statements of an official of the ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against the Prophet Muhammad. The Qatari Foreign Ministry said that Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, handed the Indian ambassador Deepak […]

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RUSSIA WILL STRIKE HARDER IF LONGER-RANGE MISSILES SUPPLIED, PUTIN WARNS WEST

Sun 05 June 2022: According to the TASS news agency, President Vladimir Putin warned the West that if the US began supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles, Russia would strike new targets. If such missiles are provided, Putin is cited as saying in a clip from an interview with Rossiya-1 state television channel, “we will strike […]

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BRITISH GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF DEPORTING MINORS TO RWANDA

Sun 05 June 2022: The British Home Office has been accused of attempting to deport unaccompanied minors to Rwanda. Charities claim there is a “worrying pattern” of asylum seekers who are under the age of 18 being classed as adults by the government. The refugee charity Care4Calais is currently engaged in an age dispute with the Home Office over […]

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