March 2024
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There are people at the diplomatic level in Britain who have reservations about trusting the U.S. under President Joe Biden, Nigel Farage, a British politician who led the Brexit movement, told Newsmax on Monday. Because of Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021, “there are people now at diplomatic level, quietly whispering behind their hands,’ … can we still…
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Israel has recalled its negotiators from Doha after deeming mediated talks on a Gaza truce “at a dead end” due to demands by Hamas, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday. The official, who is close to the Mossad spymaster heading up the talks, accused Hamas’ Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar of sabotaging the diplomacy “as…
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A New York judge Tuesday issued a gag order barring Donald Trump from making public statements about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming criminal trial. Judge Juan M. Merchan cited Trump’s previous comments about him and others involved in the case, as well as a looming April 15 trial date in granting…
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U.S. stocks traded mostly in the black on Tuesday, however in late trading all the major indices turned southwards. In the end the key indexes closed in the red. “The market’s broadening out, it’s bringing in more of those cyclical sectors and that’s underpinned by the data that’s coming in that suggests the economy is…
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China has demanded a “thorough investigation” after five of its nationals were killed in an attack on a convoy in Bisham tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla, Dawn reported. Geo News reported, citing Malakand’s deputy inspector general of police (DIG) on Tuesday that a suicide bomber crashed his vehicle full of explosives into the car in…
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Russia’s ambassador to Poland did not attend the foreign ministry in Warsaw today despite being summoned to do so. Poland has demanded an explanation from Moscow after one of its missiles briefly entered Polish airspace during a major missile attack on Ukraine in the early hours of yesterday. Defence minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said the airspace…
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Vladimir Putin has held another phone call with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in the wake of the concert hall attack. All four men suspected of carrying out the massacre have been identified as Tajik nationals by Russian media. According to Russia’s foreign ministry, Mr Rahmon said today there “could not be any justification” for the…
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Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has called for the gunmen and anyone else involved in Friday’s attack near Moscow to be killed. The deadly attack has prompted discussions among Vladimir Putin’s allies about resurrecting the death penalty, which has not been used in Russia since 1996. In a post to Telegram after the four suspects…
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This morning – three days on from the horrors of the Crocus City Hall terror attack – people were still streaming to the site to lay flowers. The makeshift memorial stretched on and on, piles of carnations beside huge bouquets of roses, brightly coloured teddy bears wedged in among the flowers and the occasional photograph…
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Three more suspects in the case of the Moscow concert attack have appeared in court. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported investigators had asked for the three men to be taken into custody. The men have been named as two brothers Dilovar Islomov and Aminchon Islomov, and their father Isroil Islomov. Dilovar Islomav has…
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The White House has dismissed Russian claims that the shooting attack that killed 137 people in a concert hall outside Moscow was linked to Ukraine. White House spokesman John Kirby told reporters: “There was no linkage to Ukraine. “This is just more Kremlin propaganda.” Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was inappropriate to comment…
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The Russian foreign ministry has summoned the Australian envoy in Moscow to complain about a social media post condemning the holding of Russian presidential elections in parts of Ukraine Moscow claims to have annexed. Russia held voting in its presidential election in Ukrainian territories it says are now parts of Russia, including Crimea, and parts…
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The UK is aware of “no connection whatsoever” between Ukraine and the Moscow terror attack, defence secretary Grant Shapps has said. The minister told MPs there was a need to “resist” the efforts of Vladimir Putin to link the two. Speaking at defence questions, shadow defence secretary John Healey said the attack “must not become…
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The ‘Best Dressed Female’ award presented to popular crossdresser, Bobrisky, recently at a movie premiere has continued to stir reactions. MEZIESBLOG reports that Bobrisky was adjudged the Best Dressed Female at a movie premiere in Lagos over the weekend and received a cash prize of N1 million. However, reacting in a video message shared via…
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Washington’s ambassador to Ukraine says Russia is “attacking Ukraine with hypersonic missiles”. Bridget Brink echoed reports of “loud explosions” in Kyiv. The Kyiv military administration said on Telegram that a multi-storey building in the city’s Pechersk has been damaged by a rocket and that missile fragments had been found in the city. Vitali Klitschko, Kyiv…
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Controversial Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, has said he merited the ‘Best Dressed Female’ award he won at a recent event. MEZIESBLOG reports that reactions have continued to trail the recognition of Bobrisku as the Best Dressed Female at movie premiere in Lagos over the weekend. However, reacting via his Instagram account, Bobrisky insisted…
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