By invading Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has provoked one of Europe’s worst security crises since World War II, with missiles and artillery barrages accompanying troops as they entered the nation from various directions. In a video by WION YouTube Channel, Palki Sharma Upadhyay pointed out her view point about the matter ‘Why putin wants […]
During the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has restricted access to Facebook due to the platform’s stance on the accounts of several Moscow-backed news outlets. Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, accused the network of “censorship” and violating “Russian citizens’ rights and freedoms.” Facebook stated that it would not
Russian assaults on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, have been met with fierce resistance, with the Ukrainian military claiming to have repulsed several attacks. In a Facebook post early 26th February, the military stated that an army unit was able to repel Russian forces near its base on a major city street. President Zelensky had previously warned […]
Ukraine has accused Russia of obstructing its access to the sea, as Russia prepares for naval exercises next week amid rising regional tensions. According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Russian forces have completely blocked the Sea of Azov and have cut off almost all access to the Black Sea. Despite amassing more than 100,000 […]
Kamila Valieva, a teen Russian figure skater, failed a drugs test in December, according to the International Testing Agency (ITA). The 15-year-old assisted the Russian Olympic Committee in winning team figure skating gold on Monday, but the medals were not awarded due to a “legal issue.” The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) lifted her suspension, allowing
Journalist jailed in Turkey for insulting the country’s president. Turkish journalist Sedef Kabas has been jailed by a Turkish court. Kabas was arrested in Istanbul on Saturday and ordered by a court to be jailed before the trial. The proverb quoted by Kabas in a live broadcast on a TV channel affiliated with the opposition […]
The height attained by the plume of last Saturday’s volcanic eruption in Tonga is an indication of its immense force. Scientists in the United Kingdom studying weather satellite data estimate it to be about 55 kilometres (35 miles) above the Earth’s surface. This is where the stratosphere and mesosphere layers of the atmosphere meet. According […]
According to his lawyers, a French tourist who has been detained in Iran since 2020 on suspicion of espionage has gone on trial. Benjamin Brière, 36, was arrested after flying a drone near the Iran-Turkmenistan border. If convicted, he faces prison time, however, his Iran-based lawyer has hinted that officials are considering putting him in […]
The world’s oldest man has died in Spain. Saturnino de la Fuente García died a month before he turned 113. She died Tuesday morning at her home in the northern Spanish city of Lyon. He was a shoe maker. He died on February 8, just as his family was about to celebrate his birthday. In […]
Lisbon’s City Hall has been fined €1.25 million ($1.4 million, £1 million) for handing on demonstrators’ contact information to foreign embassies where they were picketing. According to Portugal’s data commissioner, the mayor’s administration violated demonstrators’ personal data 225 times between 2018 and 2021. Former Socialist Mayor Fernando









