Europe

Russia confirms 8,828 new COVID-19 cases, 399 deaths

Editorial Bureau April 24, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA)- Russia reported 8,828 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, including 2,541 in Moscow. This has taken the national tally to 4,753,789 since the start of the pandemic. The coronavirus crisis centre said 399 more deaths of coronavirus patients had been confirmed in the past 24

World

Czechs seeks Russian to embassy to cut short their staff

Editorial Bureau April 22, 2021

PRAGUE (CZECH REPUBLIC) – The Czech Republic has ordered Russia to sharply reduce the number of its diplomats at the Russian embassy in Prague to match the number of Czech staff in Moscow, Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek said on Thursday. Russia will have until the end of May to comply with the request, he told.

Europe

Russia calls troops back to base following buildup near Ukraine

Editorial Bureau April 22, 2021

MOSCOW/KYIV (RUSSIA/UKRAINE) – Russia announced on Thursday it was calls troops back to base from the area near the border with Ukraine, apparently bringing an end to a buildup of tens of thousands of soldiers that had alarmed the West. The currencies of both Russia and Ukraine rose sharply after the announcement, signalling relief among […]

Europe

Drift between Russia and France! Macron says ‘clear red lines’ should be drawn with Kremlin

Editorial Bureau April 18, 2021

PARIS (FRANCE) – French President Emmanuel Macron has revealed his strong dislike towards the Kremlin an interview saying that World powers should draw “clear red lines” with the country and consider possible sanctions against Moscow when they’re crossed. Macron’s remarks departed from France’s previous stance on Russia and shifted the

Sport

Russian competitors will not have tricolour flag on their uniforms for Tokyo Games

Editorial Bureau April 14, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Because of doping sanctions, Russia’s tricolour flag will not appear on the uniforms of Russian competitors at this year’s Tokyo Olympics. instead they will be wearing blue, red and white uniforms. ZASPORT, the supplier of the Russian Olympic team, unveiled uniforms on Wednesday that bore the logo of the Russian Olympic Committee […]

Europe

Ukraine says Putin ignores Russian troop build-up talks

Editorial Bureau April 12, 2021

KYIV/MOSCOW (UKRAINE/MOSCOW) -Ukraine levelled accusations against the Kremlin on Monday of ignoring its request for discussions between the two countries’ presidents with regard to a build-up of Russian troops near its border. However, Moscow said its soldiers were on its own territory, unlike US forces in the region. Kyiv and Moscow have traded blame over […]

Europe

Ukraine says Russian ‘aggression’ in conflict area could provoke them

Editorial Bureau April 10, 2021

KYIV (UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s defence minister said on Saturday Russian aggravation of the situation in the conflict area of Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region could leave them provoked . The minister, Andrii Taran, said Russian accusations about the violation of the rights of Russian-speakers could be the reason for the resumption of armed aggression against

Middle East

Ukrainian, Turkish presidents conduct talks amid Donbass tensions with Russia

Editorial Bureau April 10, 2021

ANKARA (TURKEY) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will conduct talks with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Saturday, amid tensions between Kyiv and Moscow regarding conflict, which has been going for long, in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region. Kyiv has raised the alarm over a buildup of Russian forces near the border between Ukraine

Europe

Russia records 8,817 new COVID-19 cases, 357 deaths

Editorial Bureau April 4, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russia recorded 8,817 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 1,901 in Moscow. This has pushed the number of infections registered in the country to 4,580,894 since the pandemic began last year. The government coronavirus task force said 357 people had died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking Russia’s overall death […]

Middle East

Car bomb kills at least 7, 53 injured in Afghan Herat province

Editorial Bureau March 13, 2021

HERAT (AFGHANISTAN) – A powerful car bomb near a police station on Friday night killed at least seven people and wounded more than 50 others in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, officials said. Herat Governor Sayed Abdul Wahid Qatali said several women and children were among the dead. He added that at least 53 people, including […]