TURKEY CLOSES AIRSPACE TO RUSSIAN PLANES HEADED TO SYRIA

Sat 23 April 2022: Turkey closed its airspace to Russian military and civilian planes headed to Syria as the flight permission expired in April, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Saturday. Turkish airspace has been closed to military and civilian planes carrying troops from Russia to Syria after consultations with Moscow, Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT Haber […]

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‘INDISCRIMINATE’ RUSSIA’S ACTIONS IN UKRAINE MAY AMOUNT TO WAR CRIMES: UN RIGHTS CHIEF

Sat 23 April 2022: According to Michelle Bachelet, Russian armed troops have bombed populous areas, killing civilians and destroying hospitals and schools. The UN Human Rights Chief said on Friday that Russia’s war on Ukraine has wreaked havoc on civilians across the country and that its “indiscriminate” acts may amount to war crimes. “Russian armed […]

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FRANCE ACCUSES RUSSIAN MERCENARIES OF STAGING A MASSACRE IN MALI

Sat 23 April 2022: Footage made available by the French military in northern Mali appears to show Russian mercenaries burying bodies near the Gossi base. Russian mercenaries buried bodies near a Malian military base to falsely accuse France’s departing forces of leaving behind mass graves, the French military has claimed. The French army said it […]

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ZELENSKYY: RUSSIAN MILITARY OPERATION IN UKRAINE IS JUST BEGINNING

Sat 23 April 2022: Russia’s military operation in Ukraine is only the beginning — Moscow wants to subdue other countries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Friday. “The Russian invasion of Ukraine was intended only as a beginning, then they want to capture other countries. Of course, we will defend ourselves as long as necessary […]

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RUSSIA CONFIRMS 1 DEAD, 27 MISSING IN MISSILE CRUISER SINKING: RIA

A photo shared on social media and widely believed to show the Moskva on fire and listing badly. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sat 23 April 2022: Russia’s defence ministry on Friday confirmed for the first time that the crew of the missile cruiser Moskva suffered casualties when it blew up and sank last week, a report from RIA […]

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UN CHIEF GUTERRES TO MEET WITH PUTIN IN RUSSIA NEXT WEEK

Fri 22 April 2022: The Kremlin announced on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Russia next week. The declaration came on the 58th day of Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine, which has resulted in thousands of deaths and over 12 million people displaced in Europe’s biggest […]

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UK LAWMAKERS CONSIDER BANNING MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM CHINA’S XINJIANG

Fri 22 April 2022:  Following pressure from rights groups over Beijing’s treatment of the Uyghur people, British lawmakers will consider proposed changes to legislation next week that would ban the government from purchasing medical supplies made in China’s Xinjiang region. China is accused by human rights organizations and lawmakers of widespread abuses against Uyghurs and […]

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FRANCE AND GERMANY PROVIDE UKRAINE WITH CAESAR AND MILAN ARTILLERY SYSTEMS

Fri 22 April 2022: France and Germany have been supplying Ukraine with Caesar truck-mounted gun-howitzers and Milan anti-tank guided missile systems, French President Emmanuel Macron said. “We continue to deliver a substantial number of equipment, from Milans to Ceasars and other types of weapons. I think we must continue down this path,” he said in […]

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FRIDAY PRAYERS AT AL-AQSA MOSQUE DRAW AROUND ‘150,000 PALESTINIANS’

Fri 22 April 2022: Palestinians traveled to Al-Aqsa Mosque from the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Israel. The third Friday prayers of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem were sandwiched by Israeli police attacks on Palestinians attending prayers, but that did not stop some 150,000 Palestinians travelling to the mosque to worship, […]

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