The United States announced Friday that it would freeze the assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, following similar steps taken by the European Union and Britain, as nations around the world sought to tighten sanctions against Russia’s government over its invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury Department announced the […]

Beijing [China], February 25 (ANI): Russia is ready to negotiate with Ukraine at a high level, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a phone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. “Russia is ready to negotiate with Ukraine at a high level,” Putin said, cited by Sputnik News Agency. Meanwhile, Beijing supports the settlement […]

President Joe Biden announced additional sanctions that ‘will impose severe costs on the Russian economy’ following its invasion of Ukraine. ‘Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war and now he and his country will bear the consequences,’ Biden said from the White House Thursday. The new sanctions will target Russian banks, oligarchs, and high-tech […]

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. President Joe Biden, in an address to the nation, said on Thursday (local time) that sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin is “on the table.” Replying to a question whether he will impose sanctions on Putin, Biden said, “It is on the table.” During his address, Biden announced “new strong sanctions and […]

ENTEBBE, Uganda: The Ugandan parliament is debtaing a bill in which people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 would be fined, and those who fail to pay their fines could be imprisoned. Only some 16 million vaccinations have been administered, out of a population of 45 million, since the East African country began administering […]

TALLAHASSEE, Florida: Florida’s House of Representatives has passed a bill to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, as part of a measure promoted by several Republican-led states. The U.S. Supreme Court is now considering the constitutionality of such limits. The approval on a party-line 78-39 vote sent consideration of the legislation to the state […]

WASHINGTON D.C.: An American official reports that the U.S. and the UAE are seeking an additional $4 billion in global investments as part of an initiative launched last year aimed at ensuring that agriculture is protected from climate change. During the COP26 climate talks held in November 2021, the UAE and U.S. launched the Agriculture […]

PORTLAND, Oregon: Portland Police responded to six shootings within a nine-hour span on Friday of last week. The incidents included a car chase when suspects shot at an officer. During that incident, three suspects were arrested and the officer was not injured. According to the Portland police, 2021 witnessed record-high numbers of gun violence in […]

BRUSSELS, Belgium: Ursula von der Leyen, head of the European Union Executive Commission, has said if Russia attacks Ukraine, Moscow would lose access to financial markets and high-tech goods as part of Western sanctions. Last week, U.S. President Joe Biden said he was convinced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine. Also, […]

LONDON, England: More than 200,000 people in the UK watched planes, live on Big Jet TV, battle to land at Heathrow Airport during Storm Eunice, which generated winds of up to 122 mph last week. The storm, one of the most severe in more than 30 years, caused widespread disruptions across the UK, with dozens […]